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JVC RX-DP15B Connecting a subwoofer, Enhance your audio system

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About the FRONT 2/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals

The FRONT 2/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals can be used as follows:

•To connect the second pair of the front speakers in Zone 1.

•To connect the front speakers in Zone 2 when using the multi- room operations (see page 19).

•To connect the front speakers in Zone 1 and to drive them using two amplifiers built in this receiver.

If the speakers connected are of the bi-wiring connection type, you can connect the speakers as illustrated below. (You can use either front speaker terminals for high frequency or for low frequency terminals.)

Left front speaker	Rear view		Right front speaker
	Rear view
	HIGH		HIGH
	LOW		LOW
	FRONT 1 SPEAKERS		FRONT 2 /	CENTER
	FRONT 1 SPEAKERS	ZONE 2 SPEAKERS		SPEAKER

CAUTION : +

SPEAKER

IMPEDANCE

FRONT 1 AND 2

/ZONE 2:

8– 16

FRONT 1 OR 2: 4– 16

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

To use the speaker with the above connection, see “w Setting the Zone 2/Speakers 2 Usage—ZONE 2/SPEAKER 2” on pages

43 and 44.

•When this connection is used, you cannot use the surround back speakers. (In this case, no sounds come out of the PREOUT SURR BACK jacks.)

Connecting a subwoofer

You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer.

Connect the input jack of a powered subwoofer to the PREOUT SUBWOOFER jack on the rear panel, using a cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied).

Rear view

FRONT

Enhance your audio system

You can use this receiver as the pre-amplifier (control amplifier) when you connect power amplifiers to the PREOUT 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.

Rear view

Left front speaker

Right front speaker

Power amplifier

Center speaker

R L

Power amplifier

RL

FRONT

SUB

WOOFER

CENTER

R

SURR

L

SURR

BACK

L

R

PREOUT

R L

Power amplifier

RL

SUB	Power amplifier
WOOFER	Power amplifier
	CENTER
SURR

SURR

BACK

	Powered	R		L
			PREOUT
	subwoofer

Left surround	Right surround
speaker	speaker

Left / Right surround back speakers

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Contents

LVT1216-001A Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE For U.S.A Note to CATV system installer: For the remote control: For Canada/pour le Canada For the main unit / Pour l’appareil principal Introduction Table of Contents Parts Identification Page Rear Panel 8 9 p q w e r ; a s 1DIGITAL IN terminals (16) 2 Earth (ground) terminal (11) Remote Control Remote’s display window ZONE ZONE 2 LEARN 1ZONE 1/ZONE 2 (LEARN/TRANSMIT) selector Getting Started AM Antenna Connections Connecting the Speakers You can connect the following speakers: Turn the loop until you have the best reception AM Loop Antenna IMPORTANT: After connecting the speakers, set the speaker setting Front speakers information properly: Center speaker Connecting a subwoofer Enhance your audio system Connecting Audio/Video Components Analog Connections Audio component connections Use the cables with RCA pin plugs (not supplied) CAUTION: External 7.1-channel output component Decoder A B C (or DVD player) VCR(s) A B D-VHS/S-VHS/VHS D E F G Red TV and/or DBS tuner Red ÅTo audio output ıTo component video input Ç To S-videoinput Î To composite video input ıTo composite video output Ç To S-videooutput Î To component video output DVD player •When you connect the DVD player with stereo output jacks: Green Digital Connections Digital output terminal Digital input terminals Before connecting a digital optical cable, unplug the protective plug Using the RF Rod Antenna and IR Signal Transmitter Setting Up the RF Rod Antenna To set up the RF rod antenna On the main unit’s rear In remote control Target component(s) Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the remote control, insert the two supplied batteries first LR6(AM3) /L40(15A) Multi-RoomOperations Basic Operating Procedure for Zone 1. Press (STANDBY/ON) 1. Set ZONE 1/ZONE 2 (LEARN TRANSMIT) selector to “ZONE 1.” 2. Press AUDIO (ON) The sources and functions available for the Zone 2 operations are limited 2. Press ZONE 2 ON/OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON/OFF lamp lights up 3. Press DOOR DOWN so that you can use the other buttons inside the front door 4. Press ZONE 2 CONTROL so that ZONE Zone 1 (Main Room) Operations Canceling the Zone 1 Operations To stop Zone 1 operations and sounds from the Zone 1 speakers press ZONE 1 ON/OFF so that the ZONE 1 ON/OFF lamp goes off Selecting the Zone 1 Source to Play Press one of the source selecting buttons Selecting different sources for picture and sound Adjusting the Zone 1 Volume SUBWFR LFE Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers On the unit ONLY: To use the speakers connected to the FRONT 1 SPEAKERS terminals, press SPEAKERS (inside the front door) so that the speakers 1 SPEAKERS DIGITAL AUTODGTL DOLBY D DGTL DTS Dimmer Much dimmer Canceled repeat the same procedure above—press –You cannot use the digital input (see page 25) for the MD recorder Using the Sleep Timer •Sleep Timer works for the Zone 1 source only Zone 2 (Sub-room)Operations control work for Zone 2 operations Canceling the Zone 2 Operations To stop Zone 2 operations and sounds through the ZONE Zone 2 speakers, press ZONE 2 ON/OFF so that the ZONE 2 ON/OFF lamp goes off Zone 2 speakers Selecting the Zone 2 Source to Play DVD : Selects the DVD player : Selects the video component connected to the VCR 1 IN jacks Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers Press ZONE 2 to activate the Zone front speakers The ZONE 2 speaker indicator lights up on the ZONE 2 speaker Receiving Radio Broadcasts Using Preset Tuning To store the preset stations Press PRESET 5 / ∞ (inside the front door) until you find the channel you want Basic Settings Ex. When you press SETUP MENU with ZONE 1/ZONE 2 (LEARN/TRANSMIT) selector set to “ZONE 1.” Usable buttons Operation through On-ScreenDisplay Menus Menu operation buttons Menu Operating Procedure Operations On the TV screen 1. Press SETUP MENU 2.Press ﬁ or % (DOWN or UP) repeatedly to select the desired submenu 1Setting the Speakers—SPEAKERSETTING 7 CROSSOVER 7SUBWOOFER You can select the crossover frequency for the small speakers and be reproduced by the subwoofer (or by “LARGE” speakers 7TEST TONE You can emit the test tone to adjust the speaker output level Select one of the following AUTO : When this is selected, the test tone comes out of all 3 Setting the Speaker Distance 4Setting the Bass Sounds—SUBWOOFER —SPEAKERDISTANCE The distance from your listening point to the speakers is another 7BASS PEAK LIMIT : Normally select this : Select when not using Bass Peak Limit 7BASS TEST TONE : Select to emit the bass test tone 6Setting the Surround Channel Output Speakers—SURRCH OUT 7DUAL MONO Select the playback sounds (channel) On this submenu screen, you can preset which surround speakers MAIN : Select to play back the main channel (Ch 1).*1 7 DIGITAL OUT Select the output digital signal format through the DIGITAL qTurning On and Off the Video Output —VIDEOPOWER OUT (optical) terminal on the rear 7 SPEAKER When using the FRONT 2/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals rShowing the Text Information on the Display—FLDISPLAY determine the speaker terminal usage: SPEAKER 2 : Select to connect the second front speakers in Zone Sound Adjustments Ex. When you press ADJUST MENU with ADJUST MENU display or erase the Adjustment Menu select a submenu on the Adjustment Menu DOWN/UP or an item on a submenu (downwards or upwards) exit from menu operations or return to the previous menu 1. Press ADJUST MENU Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer for Each 7Submenu items On this submenu, you can adjust the following items for each channel: 7Adjustment procedure The submenu of the selected channel appears 2Setting the Midnight Mode—MIDNIGHTMODE Using the Midnight mode, you can enjoy a powerful sound at night even at a low volume level 7MIDNIGHT MODE •When Dolby Pro Logic II Music is activated: PANORAMA: CENTER WIDTH: OFF DIMENSION: Using the Surround and THX Modes Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic •When Dolby Pro Logic is activated, the indicator lights up on the display THX Cinema can be applied together with Pro Logic when an analog or digital Surround and THX Modes Applicable to the Various Software Available Incoming Signal Type (2-channel) Available Surround Mode Available THX Mode EXES7.1 OFF EXES7.1 AUTO EXES7.1 ON PLII MOVIE PLII MUSIC PRO LOGIC NEO:6 MUSICNEO:6 CINEMA PLIIMOVIE THX PROLOGIC THX NEO:6 C THX Using the DSP Modes All Channel Stereo mode This mode cannot be used without activating the surround speakers If headphones are connected or if the front speakers are deactivated “ALL CH STEREO” cannot be selected Using the Analog Multi-channelPlayback Mode COMPU LINK Remote Control System Automatic Power On: •When you turn on the receiver by pressing Automatic Power Off (Standby): •When you turn off the Zone 1 sound by pressing ZONE 1 ON/OFF TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Control System the Zone 1 TV to the MONITOR OUT jack the Zone 2 TV to the ZONE 2 MONITOR OUT jack Ex. When you press TEXT DISPLAY with ZONE 1 DISPLAY with ZONE Searching for a Disc (Only for the CD player) 1. Press TEXT DISPLAY while “CD” is selected as the source 2. Press % / ﬁ to move to “SEARCH,” then press SET 3.Press % / ﬁ to move Search for a disc by its genre: 2. Press % / ﬁ to move to “SEARCH,” then press SET 3.Press % / ﬁ to move to “GENRE,” then press SET The GENRE SEARCH screen appears To insert a space, press To correct an incorrect character: 5.Press % / ﬁ / @ / # to move to “DISC 1: MICHAEL (in this example),” then press SET 6. Enter the disc title, referring to steps 3 and AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System CONNECTIONS 3: Video Cable Connection he video input terminal should be correctly preset S-video jacks TV’s Video Input 1 terminal using S-videocables One-TouchDVD Play the receiver automatically turns on and changes the Zone 1 source to “DVD.” Automatic Selection of TV’s Input Mode (Only for Zone 1 Operations) When you select “TV” as the •When you select “DVD,” “DVD MULTI,” “VCR 1,” “VCR 2,” Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components CD player After pressing CD, you can perform the following operations on the CD player: : Starts playing 4: Returns to the beginning of the current (or previous) track ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next track Operating Video Components •To operate the video component(s) using the remote control: –The IR signal transmitter can send signals from a distance of 3 m (10 feet) –Set the TV operation mode selector to “TV” or “CATV/DBS” properly Operating Other Manufacturers’ Equipment To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer’s VCR 1.Set the TV operation mode selector to “CATV/DBS.” 2.Press and hold TV/CATV/DBS (STANDBY/ON) 3.Press TV/DBS Press and hold VCR 1.Press and hold AUDIO (STANDBY) 2.Press DVD 3. Enter a manufacturer’s code using buttons 1–9,and 4. Release AUDIO (ON) 4. Release AUDIO (STANDBY) Manufactures’ codes for DBS tuner Manufactures’ codes for CATV converter Manufactures’ codes for VCR Manufactures’ codes for DVD player Manufactures’ codes for CD player Storing the Remote Signals Manually This function is called “Learning Function.” The learning buttons To store the signals 1. Set the LEARN/TRANSMIT control The LEARN indicator starts flashing If you have pressed DVD DVD MULTI To use the stored signals When you want to use the stored signals, follow the procedure below Set the LEARN/TRANSMIT (ZONE 1/ZONE 2) selector to “TRANSMIT (ZONE 1/ZONE 2).” 3. Press the desired button To erase the stored signals Troubleshooting FM/AM General Specifications Video Page Page © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0304RYMMDWJEIN