For Customer Use
RX-DP20VBK
AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER
INSTRUCTIONS
Warnings, Cautions and Others
Caution –– STANDBY/ON switch
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
Note to CATV system installer
For the remote control
For the main unit
Power sources
Features
Precautions
Introduction
COMPU LINK Remote Control System
Table of Contents
Basic Settings
Sound Adjustments
Parts Identification
r ANALOG DIRECT button 27 t SETUP MENU button
6 ADJUST MENU button
7 DOWN button 36, 46 TUNING ∞ button
8 UP button 36, 46 TUNING 5 button
2 Earth ground terminal
8 9 p q w e r t
Rear Panel
1DIGITAL IN terminals
Page
Getting Started
Before Installation
Checking the Supplied Accessories
Connecting the FM and AM Antennas
4 Turn the knob clockwise
Connecting the Speakers
3 Insert the speaker signal cable
2Turn the knob counterclockwise
Front speakers and center speaker
Zone 1 speaker layout
Surround and surround back speakers
About the FRONT 2/ZONE 2 SPEAKERS terminals
Connecting a subwoofer
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Analog Connections
Connecting Audio/Video Components
Audio component connections
External 7.1-channel output component
When attaching the front
When removing the cover
When using the digital input terminal
Notes
VCRs
Notes
TV and/or DBS tuner
Notes
DVD player
DVD player
Notes
Digital input terminals
Digital Connections
Notes
Digital output terminal
1.Find a place where you can attach the IR signal transmitter
3.Replace the cover
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control
Connecting the Power Cord
2.Insert the batteries
To use the Zone 2 TV
Multi-RoomOperations
Required Connections for Zone
Zone 2 Layout
4. If no sound comes out of the front
Basic Operating Procedure for Zone
1. Press STANDBY/ON
2. Select and play a source
ZONE 2 ON/OFF lamp lights up
6. Turn MASTER VOLUME to
4. Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the
2. Press ZONE 2 ON/OFF so that the
To turn off the power into standby mode
Turning the Power On and Off Standby
Zone 1 Main Room Operations
To turn on the power, press
SETTING” on page
Canceling the Zone 1 Operations
Selecting the Zone 1 Source to Play
Speaker and signal indicators on the display
Selecting different sources for picture and sound
Adjusting the Zone 1 Volume
Listening with headphones only
Activating the Zone 1 Front Speakers
Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode
mode
front door so that the INPUT ATT
Attenuating the Input Signal
indicator lights up on the display
Press and hold INPUT ATT inside the
Turning Analog Direct On and Off
Changing the Display Brightness
Press DIMMER
Making Sounds Natural
From the remote control ONLY
Using the Sleep Timer
Press SLEEP repeatedly
Basic adjustment auto memory
the front door so that “ZONE 2”
Zone 2 Sub-roomOperations
and Selecting the Zone 2 Operations
3. Press ZONE 2 CONTROL inside
To turn off the power into standby mode
Canceling the Zone 2 Operations
To turn off the power into standby mode
From the remote control
To decrease the volume, turn it
Adjusting the Zone 2 Volume
Selecting the Zone 2 Source to Play
To increase the volume, turn MASTER
Muting the Zone 2 Sound
Activating the Zone 2 Front Speakers
Press ZONE 2 to activate the Zone
front speakers
Notes
Tuning in to Stations Manually
Receiving Radio Broadcasts
1. Press FM/AM
the front door until you find
Using Preset Tuning
Press PRESET 5 / ∞ inside
3. Press PRESET 5 / ∞ inside the
Setup Menu Configuration
Basic Settings
On the unit
Operation through On-ScreenDisplay Menus
From the remote control
Menu operation buttons
repeatedly to select an item
Menu Operating Procedure
1. Press SETUP MENU
3. Press SET
Select when no subwoofer is used
1 Setting the Speakers—SPEAKERSETTING
2 Adjusting the Speaker Channel Output
Select when a subwoofer is connected
Select to adjust the center speaker
7Adjusting the speaker channel output levels
Select to adjust the left front speaker
Select to adjust the right front speaker
LSB RSB
3Setting the Speaker Distance —SPEAKERDISTANCE
4Setting the Bass Sounds—SUBWOOFER
7PHASE
Select when a conventional subwoofer is used
5 Setting the THX Audio—THXAUDIO SETUP
Select when not using Bass Peak Limit
Select when a THX Ultra2 subwoofer is used
7AUDIO DELAY
6 Setting the Surround Channel Output
7 Setting the Audio Delay Level—AUDIODELAY
9 Setting the Digital Input/Output Terminals
7DIGITAL OUT
pSetting the Video Input Terminals —VIDEOINPUT
q Turning On and Off the Video Output -VIDEOPOWER
7VIDEO POWER
To cancel the One Touch Operation
t Memorizing the Volume Level for Each
Select not to store the volume level setting
To recall the volume level
Adjustment Menu Configuration
Sound Adjustments
Menu operation buttons
Ex. When you press ADJUST MENU with
From the remote control
Operation through On-ScreenDisplay Menus
the same submenu
1.Press ADJUST MENU
2. Press fi or % DOWN or UP repeatedly
to select the desired submenu
BASS
7Adjustment procedure
Notes
7Submenu items
Notes
2 Setting the Midnight Mode—MIDNIGHTMODE
3Adjusting the Various Effects —EFFECTADJUST
7MIDNIGHT MODE
From the remote control ONLY
• When Dolby Pro Logic II Music is activated
• When Neo:6 Music is activated
To adjust the DSP effect levels using the 10 keys
Home THX*1
Using the Surround and THX Modes
Reproducing Theater Ambience
Introducing the Surround and THX Modes
DTS*3
Dolby Digital EX
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic
Zone
Zone
EXES7.1 OFF EXES7.1 AUTO EXES7.1 ON
Activating the Surround and THX Modes
About Dialog Normalization
Activating the 7.1-channelreproduction
3.Press LEVEL +/– to adjust the speaker
2.Press SURROUND to activate the Surround mode
To cancel the Surround mode
From the remote control ONLY
PLIIMOVIE THX
2.Press THX to activate the THX mode
To cancel the THX and Surround modes
Activating the THX Modes
HEADPHONE Mode
Using the DSP Modes
Reproducing the Sound Field
Introducing the DSP Modes
To cancel the DSP modes
Activating the DSP Modes
1.Select and play any sound source
To adjust the DSP effects
necessary
Using the Analog Multi-channelPlayback Mode
Activating the Analog Multi-channel
3. Apply the THX mode or the DSP mode if
automatically turns on and changes the Zone
COMPU LINK Remote Control System
Automatic Source Selection
supplied for this receiver, the receiver
3. Press the play 3 button on the CD player
at the same time
CONNECTIONS
TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Control System
FUNCTIONS
Note on
OPERATIONS
Disc Information screen
To exit from the Disc information screen
5. Press SET again
2. Press % / fi to move to “SEARCH,” then press
3. Press % / fi to move to “PERFORMER,”
then press SET
4.Press % / fi to move to the genre you
3.Press % / fi to move to “GENRE,” then press SET
2. Press % / fi to move to “SEARCH,” then press SET
then press SET
5.Press % / fi / @ / # to
6. Enter the disc title, referring to steps 3 and
2. Press % / fi to move to “TITLE INPUT,”
CONNECTIONS 1: IR Signal Transmitter Connection
AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System
CONNECTIONS 2: AV COMPU LINK Connection
One-TouchVideo Play
CONNECTIONS 3: Video Cable Connection
Automatic Power Off Standby
Automatic Power On/Off Standby
Automatic Power On
•When you turn on the receiver by pressing
Sound control section Amplifier
Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components
Operating Audio Components
Tuner
1.Select a disc number
CD player
CD player-changer
2.Press CD, then press +10,
VCR VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks
Operating Video Components
DVD player
Press and hold TV/CATV/DBS
Changing the Preset Signal Codes
Operating Other Manufacturers’ Equipment
1. Set the TV operation mode selector to “TV.”TV
3. Press TV/DBS
3. Enter a manufacturer’s code using
4. Enter a manufacturer’s code using
2.Press and hold TV/CATV/DBS STANDBY/ON
1. Press and hold AUDIO ON. STANDBY ON
1.Press and hold AUDIO STANDBY 2.Press DVD
4. Release AUDIO ON
4. Release AUDIO STANDBY
Manufactures’ codes for CATV converter
Manufactures’ codes for DBS tuner
Manufacturer
Codes
“LEARN.”
Storing the Remote Signals Manually
1. Set the LEARN/TRANSMIT
ZONE 1/ZONE 2 selector to
Notes
•Repeat steps 3 to 5 to store more signals in a
control
different remote mode source
To use the stored signals
3. Press the desired button
1. Set the LEARN/TRANSMIT ZONE 1/ LEARN TRANSMIT
ZONE 2 selector to “LEARN.”
Multi-roomoperations Zone1/Zone
Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
FM/AM General
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Audio
Specifications
Output Power
Amplifier
General
Video
FM tuner IHF
AM tuner
AUDIO-2
LIMITED WARRANTY
WHAT YOU MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
Do not service the television yourself
Accessories
Authorized Service Centers
HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER
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RX-DP20VBK
RECEIVER
AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL