Adjusting The Volume; Selecting The Front Speakers; Muting The Sound; Recording A Source - JVC RX-5000VBK Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Volume

On the front panel:
To increase the volume, turn MASTER
VOLUME clockwise (+).
To decrease the volume, turn it
counterclockwise (–).
• When you turn MASTER VOLUME rapidly,
the volume level also changes rapidly.
• When you turn MASTER VOLUME slowly,
the volume level also changes slowly.
From the remote control:
To increase the volume, press VOLUME +.
To decrease the volume, press VOLUME –.
CAUTION:
Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source. If
the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound energy
can permanently damage your hearing and/or ruin your speakers.
Note:
The volume level can be adjusted within the range of "0" (minimum)
to "80" (maximum).

Selecting the Front Speakers

On the front panel ONLY:
When you have connected two pairs of the front
speakers, you can select which to use. Pressing
SPEAKERS 1 or SPEAKERS 2 activates the
respective set of speakers.
• To use the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS 1
terminals, press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the _ ON position, and
press SPEAKERS 2 to set it in the — OFF position.
• To use the speakers connected to the FRONT SPEAKERS 2
terminals, press SPEAKERS 2 to set it in the _ ON position, and
press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in the — OFF position.
• To use both sets of the speakers, press SPEAKERS 1 to set it in
the _ ON position, and press SPEAKERS 2 to set it in the _ ON
position.
• To use neither set of the speakers, press SPEAKERS 1 and
SPEAKERS 2 to set them in the — OFF position.
Note:
When only one set of the speakers is connected to either the FRONT
SPEAKERS 1 or 2 terminals, do not activate both pairs of the
speakers. If you do, no sound comes out of the front speakers.
Listening only with headphones
1. Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the front
panel.
2. Press SPEAKERS 1 and SPEAKERS 2 to set them in the —
MASTER VOLUME
OFF position.
CAUTION:
Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on
headphones, as high volume can damage both the headphones and
your hearing.
Note:
You cannot shut off the sound through the other speakers using the
+
SPEAKERS 1 and 2 buttons.
VOLUME
–

Muting the Sound

From the remote control ONLY:
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).
To restore the sound, press MUTING again.
• Turning MASTER VOLUME or pressing VOLUME +/– also
restores the sound.
SPEAKERS
1 2

Recording a Source

_ ON — OFF
You can record any source playing through the receiver to a cassette
deck (or an MD recorder) connected to the TAPE/MD jacks and the
VCR connected to the VCR jacks at the same time.
While recording, you can listen to the selected sound source at
whatever sound level you like, without affecting the sound levels of
the recording.
Note:
The output volume level, tone adjustment (see page 10), Bass Boost
(see page 10) and DSP modes (see page 15) cannot affect the
recording.
IMPORTANT:
Before recording, turn off the DVD MULTI playback mode.
MUTING
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