The digital signal format output through the DIGITAL OUT terminal is the same as that of the input signal. This means that when the DTS Digital Surround signals are input, the DTS Digital Surround signals are output.

DIGITAL IN

DIGITAL 1 (DVD)

DIGITAL 2 (CD)

DIGITAL 3 (TV)
Before connecting a digital optical cable, unplug the protective plug.

DIGITAL 4 (CDR)

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USB Connection

This receiver is equipped with a USB terminal on the front panel. You can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound reproduced through your PC. When you connect your PC for the first time, follow the procedure below. Remember you cannot send any signal or data to your PC from this receiver. IMPORTANT
Check if your PC equipped with the CD-ROM drive is running on WindowsR 98*, WindowsR Me* or WindowsR XP* and prepare its CD-ROM. Check your PCs BIOS settingwhether USB is available, and whether USB IRQ is set to AUTO or to available IRQ number.
5. Check if the drivers are correctly installed. 1. Open the Control Panel on your PC: Select [Start] = [Settings] = [Control Panel]. 2. Select [System], then [Device Manager] and click [Sound, video and game controllers] and [Universal serial bus controllers]. The following window appears, and you can check whether the drivers are installed.
How to install the USB drivers
The following procedure is described using the English version of WindowsR 98. If your PC is running on a different version of operation system or language, the screens shown on your PCs monitor will differ from the ones used in the following procedure. 1. Turn on your PC and start running WindowsR 98, WindowsR Me or WindowsR XP. If the PC has been turned on, quit all the applications now running. 2. Turn on the receiver, and press USB AUDIO on the front panel or USB on the remote control. The lamp on the USB AUDIO on the front panel button lights up. 3. Connect the receiver to the PC using a USB cable (not supplied). Your PC automatically recognizes this connection, and shows the following screen on the monitor.
The items shown on the PCs monitor differ depending on your PC settings.
6. Change the PC audio setting. 1. If you have closed Control Panel, open it again: Select [Start] = [Settings] = [Control Panel]. 2. Click [Multimedia], then select USB Audio Device [1] for Playback of Audio, and close the window. To play back a CD from CD-ROM drive on PC, click [Multimedia], [CD Music], then check [Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device]. Now PC is ready for playback through the USB connection. After installation is completed, you can use your PC as the playback source. The PC automatically recognizes the receiver whenever a USB cable is connected between the PC and the receiver while the receiver is turned on. When not using the PC as the playback source, disconnect the USB cable. To play back sounds on the PC, refer to the manuals supplied with the sound reproduction application installed in the PC.

TV/DBS

PHONO CD CDR TAPE / MD USB AUDIO FM / AM
When playing a software encoded with the Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, the following symptoms may occur: Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback. Noise comes out while chapters or tracks are being searched for or skipped over. 1. Press INPUT ANALOG/DIGITAL (INPUT ATT) or ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT on the remote control. DGTL AUTO appears on the display. 2. Press CONTROL UP 5 or DOWN on the front panel to select DGTL D.D or DGTL DTS while DGTL AUTO still remains on the display. Each time you press the button, the input mode changes as follows:

L R DGTL AUTO

On the front panel
If TAPE has been assigned as the source name to the TAPE/MD button when using an MD recorder, it does not work in this step. To change the source name, see Changing the source name on page 17.
2. Press INPUT ANALOG/DIGITAL (INPUT ATT)or ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT on the remote control briefly to change the input mode.

ANALOG/DIGITAL

DIGITAL SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME

(Digital) (Digital)

(Digital Dolby Digital)

DGTL D.D

DGTL DTS
From the remote control When selecting DGTL D.D or DGTL DTS, the following indicators showing detected signals light up on the display. DGTL : Always lights up. When selecting DGTL D.D DIGITAL : Lights up when Dolby Digital signals come in. The frame flashes when Dolby Digital signals are not recognized. When selecting DGTL DTS : Lights up when DTS Digital Surround signals come in. The frame flashes when DTS Digital Surround signals are not recognized.
Each time you press the button, the input mode changes as follows:

(Digital)

When you turn off the power or select another source, DGTL D.D and DGTL DTS settings are canceled and the digital input mode is automatically reset to DGTL AUTO.
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Muting the Sound

From the remote control ONLY:
When the shut-off time comes: The receiver turns off automatically. To check or change the time remaining until the shut-off time: Press SLEEP once. The remaining time until the shut-off time appears in minutes. To change the shut-off time, press SLEEP repeatedly. To cancel the Sleep Timer: Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP 0min appears on the display. (The SLEEP indicator goes off.) Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers and headphones connected.
MUTING appears on the display and the volume turns off (the volume level indicator goes off).
Ex.: When the source is DVD.
The volume level indicator goes off.
Recording a source For analog-to-analog recording
You can record any analog source through the receiver to the cassette deck (or MD recorder) connected to the TAPE/MD jacks, the VCRs connected to the VCR 1 and VCR 2 jacks, and the CD recorder connected to the CDR jacks at the same time.

To restore the sound, press MUTING again. Turning MASTER VOLUME on the front panel or pressing VOLUME +/ on the remote control also restores the sound.
Changing the Display Brightness

You can dim the display.

For digital-to-digital recording
You can record the currently selected digital input source through the receiver to a digital recording device connected to the DIGITAL OUT terminal.

Press DIMMER.

Each time you press the button, the display dims and brightens alternately.
Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog recordings are not possible. The output volume level, Midnight Mode (see page 24), Bass Boost (see page 31), digital equalization (see page 39), Surround modes and DSP modes (see pages 32 to 36) cannot affect the recording. The test tone signal (see pages 40 and 41) does not come out through the DIGITAL OUT terminal.

Using the Sleep Timer

Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep while listening to music.
Basic adjustment auto memory

Press SLEEP repeatedly.

The SLEEP indicator lights up on the display, and the shut-off time changes in 10 minutes intervals:
This receiver memorizes sound settings for each source when you turn off the power, when you change the source, and when you assign the source name (see page 19). When you change the source, the memorized settings for the newly selected source are automatically recalled. The following can be stored for each source: Analog/digital input mode (see page 19) Input attenuator mode (see page 30) Analog Direct (see page 30) Speaker channel output levels (see pages 40 and 41) Digital equalization pattern (see page 39) Sound parameters (see page 42) Surround and DSP mode selection (see pages 35 and 36) Bass Boost setting (see page 31)
Notes: If the source is FM or AM, you can assign a different setting for each band. If you want to memorize the volume level with the above settings, set ONE TOUCH (OPR) to ON (see page 26).

0 (Canceled)

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Basic Settings

Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers while others will make operations easier. When performing the basic settings, it is recommended to use the remote control so that you can show the on-screen display on the TV. When using the buttons on the front panel, you can perform the same settings. (The following on-screen display cannot be shown if you use the buttons on the front panel.) The on-screen display will disappear if no operation is done for about 1 minute.

Basic Procedure

Ex. When setting the subwoofer information
Using the on-screen display (through the remote control): On the front panel: Before you start, remember. There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

1. Press MENU.

The MENU screen appears on the TV.
1. Press SETTING repeatedly until SUB WOOFER appears on the display.

SETTING

On-screen operating buttons
Each time you press the button, the setting items change as follows. For details about each setting item (1 to 9), see pages 22 to 26.
2. Press 5 or to move press 2 or 3.

to SETTING, then

SETTING 1 menu showing setting items appears on the TV. is also shown on the display on the The item pointed by unit.

3. Press 5 or to move

to SUBWOOFER.
SUB WOOFER:NO (1) CNTR SPK:SMALL (1) SBACK SPK:SMALL (1) SURR CH:SURR (1) DIST UNIT:meter (3)
FRONT SPK:LARGE (1) SURR SPK:SMALL (1) SBACK OUT:2SPK (1) EX/ES:AUTO (2) FRONT DIST:3.0m (3) SURR DIST:3.0m (3) CROSS OVER:100Hz (4) MID NIGHT:OFF (5) 2:CD 3:TV 4:CDR (6) VIDEO DBS:S/C (7) FL DISP:TEXT (9)
To go to the next screen, press continuously. To go back to the previous screen, press 5 continuously.
CNTR DIST:3.0m (3) SBACK DIST:3.0m (3) LFE ATT:0dB (4) DGTL COAX 1:DVD (6) VIDEO DVD:S/C (7) ONE TOUCH:OFF (8)

SETTING 1 menu

SETTING 2 menu

(Back to the beginning)

SETTING 3 menu For details about each setting item (1 to 9), see pages 22 to 26.
2. Press CONTROL UP 5 or DOWN to select a setting you want to use.
In this example, the subwoofer information is set to YES to output bass sound through the subwoofer.
4. Press 2 or 3 to select a setting you want to use.
5. When you finish, press EXIT repeatedly until the menu disappears from the TV.

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NOTICE Items shown on the on-screen display and on the front panel display in this section are initial values when shipped from the factory. Some of the items cannot be shown or cannot be adjusted according to currently selected settings. (For details, see the respective explanation.)

1 Setting the Speakers

To obtain the best possible surround sound from the Surround and DSP modes, you have to register the setting about the speaker arrangement after all connections are completed. 7 Subwoofer settingSUBWOOFER [On-screen display] [Front panel]
7 Surround back speakers quantityS BACK (SBACK) OUT [On-screen display] [Front panel]

To tune in a preset station
Selecting the FM Reception Mode
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, you can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast. You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station (see page 27).
While listening to an FM station, press FM MODE.
Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode alternates between FM AUTOMUTING and FM MODE MONO.
2. Press FM/AM PRESET 5 or until you find the channel you want.
Pressing FM/AM PRESET 5 increases the number. Pressing FM/AM PRESET decreases the number.

SBACKL

AUTO MUTING VOLUME
2. Press the 10 keys to select a preset channel number.

SPEAKERS 1 VOLUME

For channel number 5, press 5. 6 ENTER For channel number 15, press +10 SURRL SURRR 7/P then 5. DIGITALEQ SBACKL SBACKR For channel number 20, press +0 +10 then 10. RETURN FM MODE 100+ For channel number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.
When you use the 10 keys on the remote control, be sure that they are activated for the tuner, not for the CD and others. (See page 51.)
FM AUTOMUTING: Normally select this. When a program is broadcasted in stereo, you will hear stereo sound; when in monaural, you will hear monaural sounds. This mode is also useful to suppress static noise between stations. The AUTO MUTING indicator lights up on the display. (Initial setting) FM MODE MONO: Select this to improve the reception (but stereo effect will be lost). In this mode, you will hear noise while tuning into the stations. The AUTO MUTING indicator goes off from the display. (The STEREO indicator also goes off.)
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Operating the Tuner Using the On-Screen Display
You can also operate the tuner using the on-screen display. The on-screen display will disappear if no operation is done for about 1 minute. 7 Operating the tuner
7 Storing the preset stations
2. Press 5 or to move to TUNER CONTROL, then press 2 or 3.
The TUNER CONTROL menu appears.
3. Tune into a station you want to store on the TUNER CONTROL menu, referring to Operating the tuner. to PRESET 4. Press 5 or to move MEMORY, then press 2 or 3.
moves to PRESET CH and the channel number starts flashing.
5. Press 2 or 3 to select a channel number you want. 6. Press SET to store the setting.
The selected channel number stops flashing.
3. Press 5 or to move set or adjust.
BAND: PRESET CH: FREQUENCY: FM MODE: PRESET MEMORY:
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 until you store all the stations you want. to an item you want to 8. When you finish, press EXIT repeatedly until the menu disappears from the TV.

I DTS Digital Surround

DTS-ES Extended Surround (DTS-ES)** This is another new digital surround encoding format, developed by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., that adds the third surround channel surround back channel. (See Dolby Digital EX.) DTS ES has two typesDTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1: DTS-ES Discrete 6.1compatible with DTS-ES Extended Surround (DTS-ES), which has discrete 6.1-channel. You can play ). back the software encoded with DTS ES ( DTS-ES Matrix 6.1is designed to add an extra surround channel to DTS Digital Surround 5.1-channel. By using a matrix encoding/ decoding method, additional surround back channel signal is encoded (and decoded) in both the left and right surround channel signals. You can playback the software encoded with DTS-ES ). ( To enjoy the software encoded with DTS-ES, connect the source component using the digital terminal on the rear of this receiver. (See page 13.) Neo:6** Neo:6 is a newly developed conversion method to create 6-channel (plus subwoofer) from all 2-channel software. Neo:6 has two modesNeo:6 Cinema and Neo:6 Music: Neo:6 Cinemasuitable for reproduction of matrix-based 2-channel software. Neo:6 Musicsuitable for reproduction of all 2-channel stereo music software.

DVD MULTI Playback Mode

This receiver provides the DVD MULTI playback mode for reproducing the analog discrete 5.1-channel output mode of the DVD player. You can adjust the sound reproduced by DVD MULTI playback mode while playing back video software such as a DVD using the analog discrete 5.1-channel output mode. For the connection and the details of the DVD MULTI playback mode, see page 37.
When you select DVD MULTI as the source to play, you cannot select any Surround and DSP modes.
Reproduced software and channels for each Surround mode

Surround mode

Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel
Dolby Digital 5.1-channel Dolby Digital 5.1-channel 5.1-channel
Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Digital 2-channel 2-channel stereo software 5-channel + (subwoofer)
Dolby Surround Dolby Surround 2-channel stereo software 4-channel + (subwoofer)
Playback software Reproduced channels
DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 DTS-ES (with Discrete 6.1-channel signals) 6.1-channel
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 DTS-ES (with Matrix 6.1-channel signals) 6.1-channel
NEO:6 CINEMA NEO:6 MUSIC 2-channel stereo software

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Adjusting the Equalization Patterns DIGITAL EQ
You can adjust the equalization patterns to your preference. Once you have made adjustment, it is memorized for each source.
2. Press CONTROL UP 5 or DOWN repeatedly to adjust the frequency level.
The DIGITAL EQ indicator lights up on the display. The frequency level changes from 8 dB to +8 dB in 2 dB steps.
1. Show DIGITAL EQ (Equalization) menu (see page 38).
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the other frequency levels.
To flat the equalization pattern, set all the frequency levels to 0dB in step 2. The DIGITAL EQ indicator goes off from the display.
2. Press 5 or to move want to adjust.

to the frequency you

3. Press 2 or 3 to adjust the frequency level you want.
SOUND appears on the remote control display window. The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other frequency levels. 5. When you finish, press EXIT repeatedly until the menu disappears from the TV.
To flat the equalization pattern, set all the frequency levels to 0dB in step 3. The DIGITAL EQ indicator goes off from the display.
DIGITALEQ 2. Press DIGITAL EQ (Equalization) 10 repeatedly to select the frequency you RETURN want to adjust.
EQ appears on the remote control display window. Each time you press the button, the frequency with its current level changes as follows:

EQ 63Hz

and its level

EQ250Hz

EQ 1kHz
and its level and its level

EQ16kHZ

Before you start, remember. There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

EQ 4kHz

0 is the initial setting for each frequency.
1. Press DIGITAL EQ (Equalization) repeatedly to select the frequency you want to adjust.
Each time you press the button, the frequency with its current level changes as follows:
3. Press LEVEL + or repeatedly to adjust the frequency level.

DIGITAL EQ

LEV ADJU

CH/ LEVEL

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other frequency levels.
When Analog Direct is in use, the digital equalization patterns cannot be adjusted. The digital equalization patterns affect the front speaker sounds only.

If you have selected NO or NONE for a speaker (see page 22), test tone does not come out of the corresponding speaker. Subwoofer output level cannot be adjusted when outputting test tone. When you adjust the subwoofer output level, select OFF for TEST TONE. Test tone does not output through the speakers when selecting DVD MULTI.
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From the remote control: Before you start, remember. There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 again.
Adjustment is also possible without outputting the test tone. In this case, you can skip steps 2 and 6 below.
5. Press SOUND again then repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other speakers output levels. 6. Press TEST again to stop the test tone.
If you have selected NO or NONE for a speaker (see page 22), test tone does not come out of the corresponding speaker. Subwoofer output level cannot be adjusted when SUBWFR outputting test tone. When you adjust the 6 subwoofer output level, press SOUND, SUBWFR then LEVEL + or to adjust the speaker output level (10 dB to +10 dB). (S-WFR appears on the remote control display window.) It is recommended to make adjustments while listening to the sound of the source played back. Test tone does not output through the speakers when selecting DVD MULTI.
2. Press TEST to check if you can hear the sounds through all the speakers at equal level.
FRNT L (Left front speaker) = CENTER (Center speaker) = FRNT R (Right front speaker) = SURR R (Right surround speaker) = SBK R (Right surround back speaker)* = SBK L (Left surround back speaker) or S BACK (surround back speaker)* = SURR L (Left surround speaker) = (Back to the beginning)
* If you have selected 1SPK for the surround back speaker (see page 22), S BACK appears instead of SBK L and SBK R. No test tone outputs from the right surround back speaker.
You can also use the buttons on the front panel to adjust the speaker output levels. However, no test tone is available when using the buttons on the front panel. So make adjustments while listening to the sound of the source played back. Before you start, remember. There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
3. Select a speaker you want to adjust.
The selected speaker name appears on FRONTL FRONTR the remotes display for a while. MENU To select the left front speaker, press CENTER SUBWFR FRONTL. FRL appears on the ENTER remote control display window. SURRL SURRR To select the center speaker, press CENTER. CTR appears on the Q SBACKL SBACKR remote control display window. 0 +10 FM MODE 100+ To select the right front speaker, press FRONTR. FRR appears on the remote control display window. To select the right surround speaker, press SURRR. SURRR appears on the remote control display window. To select the right surround back speaker, press SBACKR. SBKR appears on the remote control display window. To select the left surround back speaker, press SBACKL. SBKL appears on the remote control display window. To select the left surround speaker, press SURRL. SURRL appears on the remote control display window.

TEXT DISPLAY

Note on 7:
The following information will appear on the display: For CD TextsDisc title, Performer, Genre, Song writer, Composer, Arranger, Message Only recorded information will be shown. If there is no data, NO DATA will appear. For MDsDisc title If there is no data, NO DATA will appear.

Note on 9:

For example, the SET button will be used to start play (PLAY), to go to the next screen (ENTER), and to determine the selection (ENTER).
To exit from the Disc information screen Showing the Disc Information on the TV Screen

Press EXIT.

Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD or MD is selected as the source.
The Disc Information screen appears on the TV.
The on-screen display will disappear in the following cases: if no operation is done for about 10 minutes. if you do any operation other than explained in this section. To control an MD recorder using the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system, you have to change the source name shown on the display from TAPE to MD. (See page 17.) Some special characters and marks cannot be displayed correctly.
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Searching for a Disc (Only for the CD player)
Search for a disc by its performer:
Search for a disc by its disc title:
1. Press TEXT DISPLAY while CD is selected as the source.
2. Press 5 or to move to SEARCH, then press SET.
The DISC SEARCH screen appears.
3. Press 5 or to move to PERFORMER, then press SET.
The PERFORMER SEARCH screen appears.
3. Press 5 or to move to DISC TITLE, then press SET.
The DISC TITLE SEARCH screen appears.
4. Press 5 / / 2 / 3 to move in front of the first character of the performer you want to search for, then press SET.
To correct the incorrect entry, press 5 / / 2 / 3 to move in front of the correct character, then press SET.
4. Press 5 / / 2 / 3 to move in front of the first character of the disc title you want to search for, then press SET.
Symbols such as @, # or $ are not be available for search.

5. Press SET again.

Disc search starts, then the SEARCH RESULT screen, showing the performers, appears.
Disc search starts, then the SEARCH RESULT screen, showing the disc titles, appears.
6. On the SEARCH RESULT screen, you can do the following:
Changing the indication of the disc information: Press 5 or to move to a searched-for disc, then press 2 or 3. Each time you press 2 or 3, the disc information alternates between its performer and its disc title. Starting a disc play and going to the Disc Information to a screen (see page 45): Press 5 or to move searched-for disc, then press SET. Showing unseen disc information (if more than 5 discs are listed as a result of the search): Press 5 or until they appear. Going back to the PERFORMER SEARCH screen: Press EXIT.
Changing the indication of the disc information: Press 5 or to a searched-for disc, then press 2 or 3. Each to move time you press 2 or 3, the disc information alternates between its performer and its disc title. Starting a disc play and going to the Disc Information screen (see page 45): Press 5 or to move to a searched-for disc, then press SET. Showing unseen disc information (if more than 5 discs are listed as a result of the search): Press 5 or until they appear. Going back to the DISC TITLE SEARCH screen: Press EXIT.

You can only connect to the TV with the AV COMPU LINK EX or AV COMPU LINK-III jack. DO NOT connect to the TV with AV COMPU LINK RECEIVER/AMP jack.
When connecting the receiver and a TV with the AV COMPU LINK EX terminal by using a component video cable, you cannot use automatic selection of TVs input mode (see page 50). When connecting only the VCR 1 or DVD player to this receiver, connect it directly to the receiver using cables with the monaural mini-plugs.
CONNECTIONS 2: Video Cable Connection
This receiver is equipped with three types of the video terminalsS-video, composite video, and component video, and the signals coming into this receiver through one type of video jacks can output only through the jack of the same type. So you need to connect the VCR and/or DVD player to the TV using one of the following three ways: When using the AV COMPULINK remote control system, set the component video input for the DVD player and the DBS tuner correctly (see 7 Setting the Component Video Input on page 25); otherwise, the correct input for this receiver will not be selected on the TV. CASE 1 When connecting the source equipment to the receiver through the S-video jacks, connect this receiver to the TVs Video Input 1 jack using S-video cables.

Source Equipment

S-video cable

TV To Video Input 1

CASE 2
When connecting the source equipment to the receiver through the composite video jacks, connect this receiver to the TVs Video Input 2 jack (composite video input) using composite video cables.

Composite video cable

TV To Video Input 2 (Composite)

CASE 3

When connecting the source equipment to the receiver through the component video jacks, connect this receiver to the TVs Video Input 2 jack (component video input) using component video cables.
Source Equipment Component video cable RX-8020VBK Component video cable TV To Video Input 2 (Component)
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1. If you have already plugged your VCR 1 (VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks), DVD player, TV and this receiver into the AC outlets, unplug their AC power cords first. 2. Connect your VCR 1, DVD player, TV and this receiver, using the cables with the monaural miniplugs (not supplied).

After pressing TAPE/MD (or selecting TAPE* by pressing CONTROL repeatedly), you can perform the following operations on the MD recorder: 3 PLAY STOP 8 PAUSE REC PAUSE :Start playing. :Return to the beginning of the current (or previous) track. :Skip to the beginning of the next track. :Stop playing or recording. :Pause playing. To resume, press 3 PLAY. :Enter recording pause by pressing this button. To start recording again, press this button then 3 PLAY.
Turntable After pressing PHONO, you can perform the following operations on a turntable:
3 PLAY 7 STOP :Start playing. :Stop playing.
After pressing CDR (or selecting CDR by pressing CONTROL repeatedly), you can perform the following operations on a CD recorder: 3 PLAY STOP 8 PAUSE :Start playing. :Return to the beginning of the current (or previous) track. :Skip to the beginning of the next track. :Stop playing or recording. :Pause playing. To resume press 3 PLAY.
When you use an MD recorder, change the source name connected to TAPE/MD jacks correctly (see page 17). You can use either TAPE/MD or CONTROL to activate the buttons listed above. If you press TAPE/MD, the playing source also changes. On the other hand, if you press CONTROL repeatedly to select TAPE*, the playing source does not change. * Selecting TAPE will allow you to control the MD recorder.
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Operating Video Components
IMPORTANT: To operate JVCs video components using this remote control: You need to connect JVCs video components through the AV COMPU LINK jacks (see page 49) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 10 to 12). Some JVCs VCRs can accept two types of the control signals remote code A and B. Before using this remote control, make sure that the remote control code of the VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks is set to code A. When another JVCs VCR is connected to the VCR 2 or VIDEO terminals, set its remote control code to code B. (This remote control cannot emit the control signals of code B.) When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on each component, not on the receiver.
VCR 1 (VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks) You can always perform the following operations:
VCR1 :Turn on or off the VCR 1 (VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks).

Audio Input (DIGITAL IN)* :
Audio Output Level: Recording Output Level: Digital output: Signal-to-Noise Ratio (66 IHF/78 IHF):
PRE OUT VCR 1, VCR 2, CDR, TAPE/MD: Optical: DIGITAL OUTPUT:
PHONO: 70 dB/78 dB (at REC OUT) DVD, VCR 1, VCR 2, VIDEO, TV SOUND/DBS, CD, CDR, TAPE/MD: 92 dB/80 dB PHONO: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (1 dB) DVD, VCR 1, VCR 2, VIDEO, TV SOUND/DBS, CD, CDR, TAPE/MD: 20 Hz to 100 kHz (+1 dB, 3 dB) USB: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1 dB, 3 dB) 1.0 dB (20 Hz to 20 kHz) +6 dB 1.0 dB at 100 Hz

Frequency Response (8 ):

RIAA Phono Equalization: Bass boost: Video Video Input Sensitivity/Impedance: Composite video: S-video:
Component video: Video Output Level: Composite video: S-video: Component video: Synchronization: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: On-Screen System:
DVD, VCR 1, VCR 2, VIDEO, TV SOUND/DBS: DVD, VCR 1, VCR 2, VIDEO, TV SOUND/DBS: (Y: luminance): (C: chrominance, burst): DVD, DBS: (Y: luminance): (PB/PR): VCR 1, VCR 2, MONITOR OUT: VCR 1, VCR 2, MONITOR OUT: MONITOR OUT: Negative 45 dB NTSC
1 V(p-p)/V(p-p)/75 0.286 V(p-p)/V(p-p)/75 0.7 V(p-p)/V(p-p)/V(p-p)/75 0.286 V(p-p)/V(p-p)/75 0.7 V(p-p)/75
(Y: luminance): (C: chrominance, burst): (Y: luminance): (PB/PR):
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FM tuner (IHF)

Tuning Range: Usable Sensitivity: 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity: Signal-to-Noise Ratio (IHF-A weighted): Total Harmonic Distortion: Stereo Separation at REC OUT: Alternate Channel Selectivity: Frequency Response: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz Monaural: Monaural: Stereo: Monaural: Stereo: Monaural: Stereo: 35 dB at 1 kHz 45 dB: (400 kHz) 30 Hz to 15 kHz: (+0.5 dB, 3 dB) 12.8 dBf (1.2 V/75 ) 21.3 dBf (3.2 V/75 ) 41.3 dBf (31.5 V/75 ) 78 dB at 85 dBf 73 dB at 85 dBf 0.4% at 1 kHz 0.6% at 1 kHz

AM tuner

Tuning Range: Usable Sensitivity: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 530 kHz to kHz Loop antenna 400 V/m 50 dB (100 mV/m)

General

Power Requirements: Power Consumption: Dimensions (W x H x D): Mass: AC 120V , 60 Hz 320 W/440 VA (at operation) 2 W (in standby mode) 435 mm x 156.5 mm x 425 mm (17 3/16 in. x 6 3/16 in. x 16 3/4 in.) 11.8 kg (26.1 lbs)
Designs & specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Dear Customer, In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase,please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.In the event that repairs are necessary, please call 1 (800)537-5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www.JVC.com Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service.