Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RX-558RBK JVC
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For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.
G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/W arnung, Achtung und sonstige Hinweise/ Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses/W aarschuwingen, voorzorgen en andere mededelingen/A visos, precauciones y otras notas/ A vvertenze e precauzioni da osservare IMPORTANT for the U.
G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoide risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage. Locate the apparatus as follows: Front: No obstructions open spacing. Sides: No obstructions in 10 cm from the sides. T op: No obstructions in 10 cm from the top.
1 English T able of Contents Par ts Identification ...................................... 2 Getting Star ted ........................................... 3 Before Installation ...................................................................... 3 Checking the Supplied Accessories .
2 English Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the receiver before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details.
3 English ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL AM LOOP ANTENNA AM EXT FM 75 COAXIAL Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver , and how to connect the power supply .
4 English T ur n the loop until you ha ve the best reception. Notes: • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. This could cause poor reception. • If reception is poor, connect an outdoor single vinyl-co vered wire to the AM EXT terminal.
5 English AUDIO PHONO T APE/MD CD OUT (REC) IN (PLA Y) L R ANTENNA AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL Turntable If an earth cab le is provided f or y our turntable, connect the cab le to the g round terminal ( H ) of the ANTENNA terminals on the rear panel.
6 English To audio output Note: Y ou can connect either a cassette dec k or an MD recorder to the T APE/MD jacks . When connecting an MD recorder to the T APE/MD jacks, change the source name , which will be shown on the display when selected as the source , to “M D .
7 English Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the r emote contr ol, put tw o supplied batteries f irst. When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at the r emote sensor on the recei ver . 1. On the bac k of the remote contr ol, remov e the battery co ver as illustrated.
8 English T urning the Power On and Off (Standby) On the front panel: T o turn on the power , press ST ANDBY/ON . The ST ANDBY lamp goes off. The name of the current source (or station frequenc y) a ppears on the display . T o turn off the power (into standb y mode), press ST ANDBY/ON a gain.
9 English Adjusting the V olume On the front panel: T o increase the volume, turn MASTER V OLUME c lockwise. T o decrease the volume, turn it counterclockwise. • When y ou turn MASTER V OLUME rapidly , the volume le vel also changes rapidly . • When you tur n MASTER V OLUME slo wly , the volume le vel also changes slowly .
10 English Reinfor cing the Bass With this Bass Boost function, y ou can boost the bass lev el. Befor e y ou star t, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled bef ore y ou finish, start from step 1 again.
11 English Changing the Source Name When you ha ve connected an MD recorder to the T APE/MD jacks on the rear panel: Change the source name sho wn on the displa y when you select the MD recorder as the source. On the front panel ONL Y : When changing the source name from “T APE” to “M D”: 1.
12 English On the front panel: 1. Press SETTING so that the cur sor control % / fi buttons work f or setting the delay time. 2. Press cursor contr ol % / fi r epeatedl y until “–DELA Y +” appears on the display . 3. Press cursor contr ol @ / # to select an a ppropriate delay time.
13 English Note: Y ou can use the 10 ke ys on the remote control to select the preset n umber. When using the 10 keys , be sure that the y are activ ated for the tuner , not for the CD and others . (See page 24.) 4. Pr ess MEMORY again while the selected channel number is flashing on the displa y .
14 English What Infor mation Can RDS Signals Provide? Y ou can see the RDS signals the sta tion sends on the display . T o sho w the RDS signals Press DISPLA Y MODE on the fr ont panel (or DISPLA Y on the remote control) while listening to an FM station.
15 English Searching for a Pr ogram by PTY Codes One of the ad v antages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 13) by specifying the PTY codes. • T o stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH while searching.
16 English If there is a sta tion br oadcasting the program y ou ha ve selected The receiv er c hanges the source (all sources except AM–MW/ L W), and tunes in the station.
17 English Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides three types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — 3D-PHONIC mode, DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode and Surround mode (Dolby Pro Logic and JVC Theater Surround). * Manuf actured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
18 English Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement A vailable DSP modes will v ary de pending on ho w man y speakers ar e used with this receiver .
19 English Adjusting the 3D-PHONIC Modes Bef ore y ou start, remember ... • Make sure tha t y ou have set the speaker information cor rectly (see page 11). • There is a time limit in doing the follo wing ste ps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, star t fr om ste p 1 again.
20 English From the remote control: 1. Press SOUND CONTR OL. The 10 ke ys are activa ted for sound adjustments. 2. Press SURR OUND repeatedly until the D AP mode — DANCE CLUB, LIVE CLUB, HALL, or P A VILION — appears on the display . The DAP indica tor also lights up on the display .
21 English 8. ONL Y FOR “THEA TER”: Pr ess cursor control @ / # to select an ef fect level y ou w ant. • Each time you press the button, the effect le vel chang es as follows: As the number increases, JVC Theater Sur round becomes stronger .
22 English Using the DVD MUL TI Playback Mode This r eceiver pr ovides the DVD MUL TI playback mode for r epr oducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player . Befor e playing back a DVD, r efer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player .
23 English COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC audio components through the remote sensor on the receiver .
24 English Operating Other Components Y ou can operate JVC’s audio and video components with this receiver’ s remote control, since control signals for JVC components are preset in the remote control.
25 English Cassette deck After pressing T APE/MD, y ou can perform the follo wing oper ations on a cassette deck: 3 : Starts playing. 1 1 1 1 1 : Fast winds the tape from right to left. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ : Fast winds the tape from left to right. 7 : Stops operations.
26 English PROBLEM The display does not light up. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional cracking noise during FM reception. Howling during record playing. “OVERLOAD” starts flashing on the display, Remote control does not work.
27 English Specifications Amplifier Output P o wer At Stereo operation: 55 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels dr i ven into 4 ohms at 1kHz, with no more than 0.9 % total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3/DIN) At Surround operation: Front Channel: 50 w atts per channel, min.
28 English FM tuner (IHF) T uning Range: 87.50 MHz to 108.00MHz Usable Sensitivity: Monaural: 17.0 dBf (1.95 µV/75 ohms) 50 dB Quieting Sensiti vity: Monaural: 21.
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