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HOME CINEMA DVD/CD CONTROL CENTER DVD/CD RX-DV3SL REMOTE CONTROL RM-SRXDV3U STANDBY/ON AUDIO TAPE FM/AM TV/VIDEO REW/ TUNING REPEAT SLEEP FM MODE STROBE – TV/DBS CH + SOUND EFFECT CENTER ANALOG R X - D V 3 H O M E C I N E M A D V D / C D C O N T R O L C E N T E R...
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Sides/Front/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a height of 15 cm more. 15 cm RX-DV3SL Wall or obstructions Front 15 cm Floor...
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IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS / REPRODUCTION OF LABELS / 1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON EXTERIOR 2 WARNING LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT SURFACE 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.
7 Dynamic range compression—“D.COMP” ...... 21 AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System ..57 7 Digital input (DIGITAL IN) terminals—“DGT” ..... 21 Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components..59 7 Auto surround—“AUTO SR” ........... 22 Operating Audio Components ..........59 7 Video output mode—“VOUT” ......... 22 Operating Video Components ..........
Parts Identification Front Panel R X- D V3 H O ME C IN EMA D VD /C D C O N T R OL CE N TE R MASTER VOLUME TAPE/CDR FM/AM STANDBY SOURCE NAME STANDBY/ON INPUT SURROUND SETTING ADJUST MEMORY ON/OFF MODE...
Getting Started Before Installation Putting Batteries in the Remote Control General Precautions Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. • When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at • DO NOT insert any metal object into the unit. the remote sensor on the unit.
Getting Started Connecting the FM and AM Antennas If AM reception is poor, connect an outdoor AM loop antenna single vinyl-covered wire (supplied) (not supplied). If FM reception is poor, connect outdoor FM antenna (not supplied). AM LOOP FM antenna (supplied) Snap the tabs on the loop into FM 75 the slots of the base to...
Getting Started Connecting the Speakers Connecting the subwoofer speaker By connecting a subwoofer, you can enhance the bass or reproduce After connecting the front, center and rear speakers, and/or a the original LFE signals recorded in the digital software. subwoofer, set the speaker setting information properly to obtain the best possible Surround effect.
Getting Started Connecting Audio/Video Components TV connection Turn off all the components and the unit before connection. I About connecting cords For video connections The S-video cords and the component video cord are not supplied with this unit. Use the cords supplied with the other components or purchase them at your dealer. Composite video cord (supplied) •...
Getting Started Illustrations of the input/output terminals are typical Turn off all the components and the unit before connection. examples. When you connect other components, refer also to their manuals since the terminal names actually printed on their rear vary among the components. I TV connection Video connections DO NOT connect a TV through a VCR or a TV with a built-in...
Getting Started Illustrations of the input/output terminals are typical examples. When you Turn off the TV and the unit before connection. connect other components, refer also to their manuals since the terminal names actually printed on their rear vary among the components. I VCR connection MONITOR MONITOR...
etting Started I Cassette deck/CD recorder connection Cassette deck DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT FRONT CENTER REAR SUB- SPEAKERS SPEAKER SPEAKERS WOOFER DIGITAL 1 DIGITAL 2 (DBS) (TV) PCM/STREAM VIDEO OUT SELECT MONITOR MONITOR NTSC (REC) (PLAY) (REC) (PLAY) AUDIO...
Basic Operations Turn On the Power Adjust the Volume STANDBY/ON On the front panel: STANDBY AUDIO To increase the volume, STANDBY/ON MASTER VOLUME turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise. To decrease the volume, turn MASTER VOLUME counterclockwise. On the front panel From the remote control Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel or From the remote control:...
c Operations Turning Off the Sounds Temporarily Changing the Display Brightness MUTING DIMMER From the remote control ONLY From the remote control ONLY Press MUTING to mute the sound. “MUTING” appears on the display and the volume turns off (the Press DIMMER to dim the display.
Basic Operations Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode Changing the Digital Input Mode Manually When you have connected digital source components using both the If the following symptoms occur while Dolby Digital or DTS analog connection and the digital connection methods (see pages 7 to Digital Surround software is played back, you can change the digital 10), you can select the input mode.
“INTERLACE.” To check the compatibility of your TV, contact your • You have to make this adjustment for each analog source. dealer. All JVC progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs are fully compatible with this system respectively. INPUT...
(see the manual supplied with your TV). The unit moves the playback position about 10 seconds before the • When you use a JVC’s TV, you can turn on your TV by pressing current position, then resumes playback.
Basic DVD Player Operations Stop Playback djust the Volume FM MODE MASTER VOLUME VOLUME – On the front panel From the remote control Press 7. Playback stops. On the front panel From the remote control The unit memorizes the point where you stop playback and the RESUME indicator lights up on the display (except when an audio For details, see “Basic Operations”...
Tuner Operations Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing From the remote control: 1 Press FM/AM. Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries 2 Press repeatedly or hold TUNING 9 or ( until you find the use 10 kHz spacing. frequency you want.
Tuner Operations Selecting the FM Reception Mode Press MEMORY again while the selected MEMORY channel number is flashing on the When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, you can display. change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast. The station is assigned to the selected channel •...
Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers, while others will make operations easier. You can set the items by using the SETTING button and CONTROL 5/∞/2/3 buttons on the front panel. Setting items: •...
Basic Settings Speaker information—“SUBWFR (subwoofer),” Speaker distance—“FRNT D (front distance),” “FRNT SP (front speaker),” “CNTR SP (center “CNTR D (center distance),” and “REAR D speaker),” and “REAR SP (rear speaker)” (rear distance)” To obtain the best possible effect from the Surround modes (see DIGITAL AUTO pages 25 to 28), register the following information after all SPK.
Basic Settings Crossover frequency—“CROSS (crossover)” Dynamic range compression—“D.COMP” DIGITAL AUTO DIGITAL AUTO SPK. SPK. VOLUME DIGITAL VOLUME SUBWFR Small speakers cannot reproduce the bass sounds efficiently. If You can compress the dynamic range (difference between you use a small speaker in any position, this unit automatically maximum sound and minimum sound) of the reproduced sound.
Basic Settings Auto surround—“AUTO SR” Video output mode—“VOUT” DIGITAL AUTO DIGITAL AUTO AUTO SURROUND SPK. SPK. VOLUME VOLUME Surround mode is automatically activated when the digital After connecting your TV to the unit, register the type of the multichannel source such as Dolby Digital or DTS Digital connected output terminal—VIDEO, S-VIDEO, or Surround software or 2-channel matrix source such as Dolby DVD COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.
Sound Adjustments The following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers. You can adjust the items by using the ADJUST button and CONTROL 5/∞/2/3 buttons on the front panel. Adjustment items: • Front speaker output balance* • Tone* •...
Sound Adjustments Front speaker output balance Speaker output levels—“SUBWFR —“BAL (balance)” (subwoofer),” “CENTER,” “REAR L (left),” and “REAR R (right)” DIGITAL AUTO SPK. VOLUME DIGITAL AUTO SPK. VOLUME SUBWFR If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speaker output balance.
Creating Realistic Sound Fields I DTS Digital Surround** You can use the following Surround modes to reproduce a realistic sound field: Used to reproduce multichannel sound tracks of the software I Dolby Surround encoded with DTS Digital Surround ( • Dolby Pro Logic II •...
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g Realistic Sound Fields I All Channel Stereo The following DAP modes are provided for this unit: This mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the LIVE CLUB : Gives the feeling of a live music club with a low connected (and activated) speakers.
Creating Realistic Sound Fields Activating Surround Mode Selecting Surround Modes When Auto Surround is set to “OFF” or 2-channel source other than When 2-channel source is played back with Surround mode Dolby Surround software is played back, activate Surround mode activated, you can select another Surround mode.
Creating Realistic Sound Fields Adjusting Surround Mode Notes: Using Remote Control • You can adjust the speaker output levels for the activated speakers ONLY (the speaker indicators are lit on the display). When playing back the source with Surround mode, you can adjust * You cannot adjust the output levels of center speaker the speaker output levels for Surround modes.
DVD Player Operations Disc Information Playable Disc Types This unit has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), audio CD, CD-R, and CD-RW. • This unit can also play back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW. For details about MP3, see “MP3 Disc Playback” on pages 43 and 44 and about JPEG, see “JPEG Disc Playback”...
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VD Player Operations Disc structure DVD VIDEO consists of “titles,” and each title may be divided into Example 1: DVD VIDEO some “chapters” (see Example 1). For example, if DVD VIDEO contains some movies, each movie may have its own title number and it may be further divided into some chapters.
DVD Player Operations This section explains advanced operations of the built-in DVD player using the remote control. For MP3 playback, see pages 43 and 44, and for JPEG playback, see pages 45 and 46. Before using the remote control, press DVD to change the remote control operation mode. •...
DVD Player Operations Basic Operation through the On-screen Changing the Time Indication You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the center unit. Ex. : When selecting the repeat mode for DVD VIDEO DIGEST TOP MENU MENU DIGEST TOP MENU...
DVD Player Operations Locating a Desired Scene from From the VCD/SVCD menu with PBC the Disc Menu VCD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of the tracks. (After loading such a disc, “PBC” appears on the display.) You can locate the specific track by using the menu (see Using the disc menu, you can start playing a title, chapter, or track also page 30).
DVD Player Operations Press cursor ∞ (or 5) repeatedly to select the Selecting a View Angle—ANGLE desired view angle. While playing back DVD VIDEO containing multi-view angles, you • Each time you press the button, the angle of the scene can enjoy the same scene in different angles.
DVD Player Operations Changing the Languages—SUBTITLE and Press ENTER. AUDIO The pop-up window goes off. To turn off the on-screen bar While playing back DVD VIDEO or SVCD containing subtitles in Press ON SCREEN. different languages, you can select the subtitle language to be displayed on the TV.
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DVD Player Operations Press cursor ∞ (or 5) repeatedly to select the Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired desired audio language. audio channel. • Each time you press the button, the audio language changes. • Each time you press the button, the audio channel changes. Press ENTER.
DVD Player Operations Playing from a Specified Position on a Disc Locating a desired position—Time Search You can start playing at your desired position by specifying the You can start playing a title, chapter, or track you specify. elapsed playing time from the beginning of the current title up to You can also play a disc from the specified time.
DVD Player Operations Press cursor 5/∞/3/2 to move to the desired To turn off the on-screen bar Press ON SCREEN. scene. • If there are more than 9 scenes, the digest screen will have Notes: more than one page. • The 10/0 button works only as “0” in this function. •...
DVD Player Operations Special Picture Playback Playing back in slow-motion • Before using the remote control, press DVD to change the remote control operation mode. This unit provides special picture playback functions including frame-by-frame, strobe, slow-motion, and zoom. TV/VIDEO REW/ TUNING Frame-by-frame playback REPEAT...
DVD Player Operations To adjust the appearance of the picture To move the zoomed-in position Press cursor 5/∞/3/2. When selecting “USER1” or “USER2,” you can adjust the appearance of picture. ZOOM x4 Press VFP, then press cursor 3 (or 2) repeatedly to select “USER1”...
DVD Player Operations Press 3. Program Playback and Random Playback Playback starts in the programed order. You can play tracks on VCD, SVCD or CD in the desired order or in the random order. To stop the program playback Press 7. •...
DVD Player Operations Repeat Playback Notes: • If you select “ALL” during random playback, the all tracks of the disc are played repeatedly in random order. You can repeat playback of the current title or chapter (for DVD • “A-B” cannot be selected during the program and random playback VIDEO) or track (for VCD/SVCD/CD).
MP3 Disc Playback This unit can play back MP3 files on a CD-R or CD-RW. We call such a disc “MP3 disc” in this instruction. • Before using the remote control, press DVD to change the remote control operation mode for the MP3 disc operations. •...
Playback Operations through the MP3 CONTROL To start playback by specifying a track number Screen Press the number buttons (1 – 10, +10) to enter the track number. Ex. : To select the track number 3, press 3. To select the track number 14, press +10 then 4. You can search for and play the desired groups and tracks through To select the track number 24, press +10, +10, then 4.
JPEG Disc Playback This unit can play back JPEG files on a CD-R or CD-RW. We call such a disc “JPEG disc” in this instruction. • Before using the remote control, press DVD to change the remote control operation mode for the JPEG disc operations. •...
isc Playback Notes: To select a group Press cursor 3 (or 2) repeatedly. • The following functions are not available to the slide-show playback: program playback, random playback, repeat playback, fast-forward/ reverse playback, on-screen bar, and choice menus. To select a file •...
Choice Menu Operations You can adjust the initial settings through the choice menu on the TV. Before operating the choice menu, select the source you want to adjust by pressing source selecting button. • When selecting FM or AM as the source, you cannot use the choice menu. •...
hoice Menu Operations Press cursor ∞ (or 5) repeatedly Operating Procedure to select the desired option. Ex. : When setting the progressive mode. ENTER Before operating the choice menu, press DVD to change the source to DVD. PICTURE MONITOR TYPE 4:3 LB Press CHOICE.
Choice Menu Operations LANGUAGE menu Select one of the following settings: 16:9 NORMAL / 16:9 MULTI NORMAL LANGUAGE MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH (Wide television conversion) : ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed SUBTITLE ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH...
Choice Menu Operations ¶ SCREEN SAVER ¶ BASS You can activate or deactivate the screen saver function. Adjust the bass tone level from the front speakers within the range of –10 to +10 in 2 step intervals. Select one of the following settings: ¶...
Choice Menu Operations ¶ LEVEL SPK. SETTING menu Select this to enter the LEVEL submenu. SPK. SETTING SIZE LEVEL LEVEL CENTER SPEAKER DISTANCE 0 dB LEFT REAR SPEAKER 0 dB CROSS OVER 100Hz 0 dB RIGHT REAR SPEAKER RETURN TO INITIAL SUB WOOFER –...
Choice Menu Operations Setting DVD preferences ¶ CROSS OVER Select one of the following settings: When you use a small speaker in any position, this unit : Select this to activate this function. automatically reallocates the bass sound elements assigned to : Select this to deactivate it.
Choice Menu Operations Restricting Playback by Parental Lock Press ENTER. The pop-up window for setting level appears. You can restrict playback of DVD VIDEO containing violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members. Nobody can play PARENTAL LOCK such a disc unless this function is canceled.
ce Menu Operations Changing the setting of Parental Lock Releasing Parental Lock temporarily When you set a strict parental level, some discs may not be played back at all. When you load such a disc and try to play it, the Press CHOICE, then press cursor 3 (or 2) to following display appears on the TV.
Choice Menu Operations Setting DVD preferences Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock Andorra Eritrea Lao People’s Rwanda Spain Democratic Republic Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Ethiopia Lebanon Solomon Islands Antigua and Barbuda Finland Saint Lucia Seychelles Anguilla Fiji Liechtenstein Sudan Albania Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Glossary for DVD Player Aspect ratio Multichannel The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The DVD VIDEO has been designed to have each soundtrack constitute horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3 and that of one sound field.
The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC’s video components (TV and VCR) through the unit. This unit is equipped with the AV COMPU LINK-III, which has added a function to operate JVC’s video components through the video components terminals.
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AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System 1. If you have already plugged your VCR, TV, and One-Touch DVD Play this unit into the AC outlets, unplug their AC Simply by starting playback on the built-in DVD player, you can power cords first. enjoy the playback without setting other switches manually.
Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components You can operate JVC’s audio and video components with this unit’s remote control, since control signals for JVC’s components are preset in the remote control. Operating Audio Components CD recorder After pressing CDR, you can perform the following operations on a CD To operate JVC’s audio components using this remote control...
AV COMPU LINK-III jacks (see page 57) in addition to the TAPE FM/AM audio/video connections (see pages 7 to 10). • Some JVC’s VCRs can accept two types of the control signals— remote codes “A” and “B.” Before using this remote control, make TV/VIDEO REW/ TUNING...
Zenith 45, 46 For channel number 10, press 1, then 0. For channel number 23, press 2, then 3. *“00” is the initial JVC code. For channel number 135, press 100+, 3, then 5. Note: TV RETURN will function as the •...
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Tocom Zenith 27, 28 STANDBY/ON DBS : Turns on or off the DBS tuner. *“57” is the initial JVC code. After pressing DBS, you can perform the following operations on a DBS tuner: Note: TV/DBS CH + or – : Changes the channels.
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Zenith 56, 57 1 – 9, 0 : Selects the TV channels on a VCR. *“00” is the initial JVC code. For channel number 5, press 5. For channel number 10, press 1, then 0. For channel number 23, press 2, then 3.
Maintenance To get the best performance of the system, keep your discs and mechanism clean. General Notes Cleaning Discs In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your discs Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. and mechanism clean.
Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your dealer. Genaral PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The power does not come on. The power cord is not plugged in. Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.
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bleshooting For DVD Player PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No picture is displayed on the TV. The video cord is not connected Connect the cord correctly (see page 8). correctly. TV input selection is incorrect. Select the correct input on the TV. The disc is not playable.
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Troubleshooting For Tuner PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Hard to listen to broadcast because of The AM loop antenna is too close to the Change the position and direction of the AM noise. unit. loop antenna. The supplied FM antenna is not Extend the FM antenna at the best position.
Specifications Designs & specifications are subject to change without notice. Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 80 W per channel, min. RMS, both channels driven into 8 Ω at 1 kHz, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion. (IEC268-3/DIN) At Surround operation: 80 W per channel, min.
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Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia and U.K.) VOLTAGE DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT SELECTOR RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT 110V 220V FRONT CENTER REAR SUB- SPEAKERS SPEAKER SPEAKERS WOOFER DIGITAL 1 DIGITAL 2 127V (DBS) (TV) PCM/STREAM 230-240V VIDEO OUT SELECT...