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AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER RX-9000VBK MAIN STANDBY ROOM ROOM MAIN ROOM SUB ROOM TV/CATV/DBS VCR 1 ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER DVD MUILTI TAPE/MD TV/DBS VIDEO PHONO FM/AM VCR 1 CDR/VCR 2 ANALOG/DIGITAL SLEEP SURROUND CNTR TONE CENTER ON/OFF MENU MENU REAR TONE...
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Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Wall or obstructions RX-9000VBK JVC Americas Corp. 1700 Valley Road, Wayne New Jersey 07470 973-315-5000 cause harmful interference...
Searching for a Disc (Only for the CD player) ... 51 Entering the Disc Information ... 52 AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System ... 54 Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components ... 57 Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment ... 60 Troubleshooting ... 63 Specifications ...
Introduction We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products. Before operating this unit, read this manual carefully and thoroughly to obtain the best possible performance from your unit, and retain this manual for future reference.
Parts Identification Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. RX-9000V AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL RECEIVER STANDBY SURROUND ON/OFF POWER MAIN ROOM ON/OFF DIMMER DSP MODE SPEAKERS BALANCE/SURROUND PHONES ADJUST MAIN ROOM SUB ROOM MULTI ROOM COMPULINK Remote MAIN ROOM ROOM STANDBY MAIN ROOM SUB ROOM TV/CATV/DBS...
Getting Started This section explains how to connect audio/video components and speakers to the receiver, and how to connect the power supply. Before Installation General • Be sure your hands are dry. • Turn the power off to all components. •...
AM Antenna Connections Snap the tabs on the loop into the ANTENNA slots of the base to assemble the AM loop. FM 75 COAXIAL LOOP AM Loop Antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire (not supplied) Turn the loop until you have the best reception. Notes: •...
Connecting the rear and center speakers Connect rear speakers to the REAR SPEAKERS terminals and a center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals. Center speaker CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE CENTER REAR SPEAKER SPEAKERS Right rear speaker – LEFT RIGHT Connecting the subwoofer speaker You can enhance the bass by connecting a subwoofer.
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Cassette deck or MD recorder Cassette deck To audio input RIGHT LEFT PHONO (REC) TAPE (PLAY) MD recorder To audio input Note: You can connect either a cassette deck or an MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks. When connecting an MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks, change the source name, which will be shown on the display when selected as the source, to “MD.”...
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Video camera The VIDEO input jacks on the front panel are convenient when connecting and disconnecting the equipment frequently. VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO To audio output TV and/or DBS tuner When connecting the TV, DO NOT connect the TV’s video output to these video input terminals. RIGHT AUDIO RIGHT...
Digital connections This receiver is equipped with four DIGITAL IN terminals — one digital coaxial terminal and three digital optical terminals, and one DIGITAL OUT terminal. You can connect any digital equipment such as — • DBS tuner, • Digital TV broadcast tuner, •...
Setting Up the RF Rod Antenna The RF rod antenna is supplied with this receiver to allow you to use the Multi-room function. With the RF rod antenna, you can operate the receiver at a distance of up to 50 feet (15 m) using the remote control. However, If the antenna cannot receive signals stably, you cannot operate the receiver correctly.
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. 1. On the back of the remote control, remove the battery cover. 2. Insert batteries. Make sure to match the polarity: (+) to (+). 3.
Multi-room Operations Before operating this receiver any further, be familiar with this Multi-room function. This function enables you to listen to different sources in two different places (we call these two places “main room” and “sub-room”) by using this receiver only. This section explains only required speaker connections, the concept, and basic operations of the Multi-room function.
Basic Operating Procedure for Main Room On the front panel: 1. Press POWER. The STANDBY lamp on the front panel goes off, and the MAIN ROOM ON/OFF lamp on the front panel lights red. • For more details, “Turning the Power On and Off (Standby)” on page 15.
Basic Operating Procedure for Sub-Room The sources and functions available for the sub-room operations are limited. For more details on the sub-room operations, see “Sub-room Operations” on pages 20 to 22. On the front panel: 1. Press POWER. The STANDBY lamp on the front panel goes off, and the MAIN ROOM ON/OFF lamp on the front panel lights red.
Main Room Basic Operations This section explains only the operations commonly used when you play any sound source in the main room. See pages 20 for the sub-room operations. IMPORTANT: When using the buttons and controls on the front panel: Check the following lamps’...
To use this receiver for the main room operations again, press MAIN ROOM ON/OFF again. The MAIN ROOM ON/OFF lamp on the front panel lights red, and the currently selected Front speaker lamps on the front panel also light red. Notes: •...
Selecting different sources for picture and sound You can watch picture from a video component while listening to sound from another component. On the front panel: 1. Press SOUND SELECT (INPUT ATT.) briefly while viewing the picture from a video component such as the VCR or DVD player, etc.
Muting the Main Room Sound From the remote control ONLY: Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers in the main room 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 so that “OFF”...
Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speaker output balance in the main room. 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.
Sub-Room Operations This section explains only the operations used when you play any sound source in the sub-room. See pages 15 for the main room operations. IMPORTANT: When using the buttons and controls on the front panel: Check the following lamps’ illumination. For the sub-room operations: •...
Canceling the Sub-room Operations On the front panel: To stop the sub-room operations and sounds from the sub-room speakers, press SUB ROOM ON/OFF. The SUB ROOM ON/OFF lamp on the button goes off, and the SUB ROOM speaker (SPEAKERS 2) lamp and SUB ROOM CONTROL lamp on the front panel also go off (no sound will be heard in the sub-room).
LINK remote control system or the AV COMPU LINK remote control system, see pages 57 to 59. – If they are one of the JVC products, but not equipped with the above remote control systems, or if they are the products of the other manufacturers, see pages 60 to 62.
Basic Settings Some of the following settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers, while others will make operations easier. The following operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for the main room operations. IMPORTANT: When using the buttons and controls on the front panel: Check the following lamps’...
Setting the Speakers for the DSP Modes To obtain the best possible surround sound of the DSP modes, you have to register the information about the speakers arrangement after all connections are completed. 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.
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2. Turn MULTI JOG to select the delay time of the rear speaker output. • Turn it clockwise to increase the delay time from 0 msec (“R. DELAY: 0ms”) to 15 msec (“R. DELAY: 15ms”). • Turn it counterclockwise to decrease the delay time from 15 msec (“R.
Digital Input (DIGITAL IN) Terminal Setting When you use the digital input terminals, you have to register what components are connected to which terminals (DIGITAL IN 1/2/3/ 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.
2. Press INPUT ANALOG/DIGITAL repeatedly until the digital input mode you want appears on the display. • Each time you press the button, the input mode changes as follows: AUTO/PCM ANALOG DIGITAL DTS DOLBY DIGITAL (Digital) (Digital) Normally select “AUTO/PCM,” so the receiver automatically detects the incoming digital signal format.
Storing the Basic Settings and Adjustments — One Touch Operation JVC’s One Touch Operation function is used to assign and store different sound settings for each different main room source. By using this function, you do not have to change the settings every time you change the main room source.
Receiving Radio Broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. Indicates the functions YOU CAN ALSO USE when the receiver is ready for the sub-room operations. IMPORTANT: When using the buttons and controls on the front panel: Check the following lamps’...
To tune in a preset station On the front panel: 1. Turn SOURCE SELECTOR to select the band (FM or AM). The last received station of the selected band is tuned in. 2. Press TUNER PRESET. 3. Turn MULTI JOG until you find the channel you want.
Using the SEA Modes The SEA (Sound Effect Amplifier) modes give you control of the way your music sounds. The following operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for the main room operations, and are only used for the main room sources. IMPORTANT: When using the buttons and controls on the front panel: Check the following lamps’...
(bearing the mark ), or with DTS Digital Surround DOLBY SURROUND (bearing the mark ), you can use JVC Theater Surround. • When playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark ), you can select “LARGE THEATER” or DOLBY SURROUND “SMALL THEATER.”...
The 3D-PHONIC mode is the result of research on sound localization technology carried out at JVC for many years. This mode can be used when the front speakers are connected to this receiver (without respect to the rear/center speaker connection).
Available DSP Modes According to the Speaker Arrangement Available DSP modes will vary depending on how many speakers are used with this receiver. Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly (see page 24). Speaker arrangements Front speaker Center speaker Rear speaker...
IMPORTANT: When using the buttons and controls on the front panel: Check the following lamps’ illumination. For the main room operations: • The MAIN ROOM ON/OFF lamp is lit. • The SUB ROOM CONTROL lamp is not lit. When using the remote control: Check to see if the multi-room operation selector and the remote control mode selector are set to the correct positions: •...
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To make the rear sounds softer, select “REAR SOFT 1” (a little) or “REAR SOFT 2” (much). When “REAR FLAT” is selected, no adjustment is applied. JVC Theater Surround adjustments Before you start, remember... MULTI JOG • Make sure that you have set the speaker information correctly (see page 24).
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3) Repeat 1) and 2) to adjust the other speaker output levels. 3. Adjust the center tone. 1) Press BALANCE/SURROUND ADJUST repeatedly until “CENTER TONE” appears on the display. The display changes to show the current setting. 2) Turn MULTI JOG to select the center tone level you want.
Notes: • You can adjust the speaker output levels without outputting the test tone. • No test tone comes out of the center speaker when “CENTER SPK” is set to “NONE” (see page 24). • No test tone comes out of the rear speakers when “REAR SPK”...
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4. Adjust the overall level of the effects. 1) Press BALANCE/SURROUND ADJUST repeatedly until “EFFECT LEVEL” appears on the display. The display changes to show the current setting. 2) Turn MULTI JOG to select the effect level. • As you turn it, the effect level changes as follows: EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2...
• Each time you press the button, the DSP modes change. (See page 34 for more details.) 2. Select and play a sound source. • To enjoy 3D-PHONIC and JVC Theater Surround, play back a software: – encoded with Dolby Surround and labeled with SURROUND ON/OFF –...
Using the DVD MULTI Playback Mode This receiver provides the DVD MULTI playback mode for reproducing the analog discrete output mode of the DVD player. Before playing back a DVD, refer also to the manual supplied with the DVD player. The following operations are only possible while the receiver is ready for the main room operations, and are only used for the main room source —...
Using the On-Screen Menus You can use the Menus on the TV screen to control the receiver. To use this function, you need to connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT jack on the rear panel (see page 8), and set the TV’s input mode to the proper position to which the receiver is connected.
Adjusting the Front Speaker Output Balance (Also see page 19) 1. Press MENU. The MAIN MENU appears on the TV. • Pressing one of the % / fi / @ / # buttons also displays the MAIN MENU. 2. Press % / fi to move to “SOUND CONTROL,”...
“REAR L LEVEL”: Adjust the left rear speaker output level. ** “REAR R LEVEL”: Adjust the right rear speaker output level. ** For JVC Theater Surround (Large/small): “TEST TONE”: Output a test tone. “CENTER LEVEL”: Adjust the center speaker output level.
Selecting Your Favorite SEA Mode (Also see page 31) 1. Press MENU. The MAIN MENU appears on the TV. • Pressing one of the % / fi / @ / # buttons also displays the MAIN MENU. 2. Press % / fi to move to “SOUND CONTROL,”...
Operating the Tuner (Also see pages 29 and 30) 1. Press MENU. The MAIN MENU appears on the TV. • Pressing one of the % / fi / @ / # buttons also displays the MAIN MENU. 2. Press % / fi to move to “TUNER CONTROL,”...
COMPU LINK Remote Control System The COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC audio components through this receiver. To use this remote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK jacks (see below) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 6 and 7).
Automatic Power Off (Standby): • When you turn off the receiver by pressing POWER, the connected components will turn off (standby). • When you turn off the main room sound by pressing MAIN ROOM ON/OFF, the selected main room source component turns off (unless the same component is selected as the sub-room source).
TEXT COMPU LINK Remote Control System The TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system has been developed to deal with the disc information recorded in the CD Text* and MDs. Using this information in the discs, you can operate the CD player or MD recorder equipped with the TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system through the receiver.
OPERATIONS To use this remote control system, you need to connect the TV to the MONITOR OUT jack on the rear panel (see page 8), and set the TV’s input mode to the proper position to which the receiver is connected.
Searching for a Disc (Only for the CD player) Search for a disc by its performer: 1. Press TEXT DISPLAY while “CD” is selected as the source. The Disc Information screen appears on the TV. 2. Press % / fi to move to “SEARCH,”...
Search for a disc by its genre: 1. Press TEXT DISPLAY while “CD” is selected as the source. The Disc Information screen appears on the TV. 2. Press % / fi to move to “SEARCH,” then press SET. The DISC SEARCH screen appears.
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4. Repeat step 3 until you finish putting a performer name (up to 32 characters). To insert a space, press % / fi / @ / # to move , then press SET. To correct an incorrect character: 1) Press % / fi / @ / # to move to + or =, then press SET until the incorrect character is selected.
AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV, VCR, and DVD player) through the receiver. To use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate, following the procedure below.
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• The IR signal transmitter can send signals at a distance of 10 feet (3 DVD player IR signal transmitter RX-9000VBK CASE2: If the components are not equipped with the S- video terminals DO NOT use these video terminals.
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One-Touch DVD Play • Simply by starting playback on the DVD player, you can enjoy the DVD playback without setting other switches manually. The TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the position — “DVD (or DVD DIGITAL)” or “DVD MULTI” so that you can view the playback picture.
Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components You 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. IMPORTANT: To operate JVC’s audio components using this remote control: • You need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks (see page 47) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 6 and 7).
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CD player-changer After pressing CD-DISC (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on a CD player-changer: PLAY: Starts playing. Returns to the beginning of the current (or previous) track. ¢ ¢ : ¢...
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COMPU LINK terminals (see page 54) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 7 and 8). • Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals — remote codes “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.”...
4. Enter manufacturer’s code (two digits) using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list on page 62 to find the code. Examples: For a JVC product, press 2, 8. For a Sanyo product, press 2, 5. 5. Release TV/CATV/DBS POWER.
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4. Enter manufacturer’s code (two digits) using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list on page 62 to find the code. Examples: For a JVC product, press 1, 7. For an NEC product, press 3, 9. 5. Release VCR 1 POWER.
Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service center. PROBLEM The display does not light up. The buttons and controls on the front panel do not work.
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PROBLEM Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional cracking noise during FM reception. No colors on the on-screen display. Howling during record playing. “OVERLOAD” starts flashing on the display. “TURN ON MAIN OR SUB ROOM” appears on the display. Remote control does not work.
Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: 120 W per channel, min. RMS, Front channels: driven into 8 , 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.02% total harmonic distortion. 120 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 , 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.08% total harmonic distortion.
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Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products.
WHAT WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers.
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