Using The Sea Modes; Selecting Your Favorite Sea Mode; Creating Your Own Sea Mode - JVC RX-9000VBK Instructions Manual

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' 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:
• Multi-room operation selector:
To operate this receiver for the main room,
set it to "MAIN ROOM."
• Remote control mode selector:
To operate this receiver, set it to "AUDIO/TV/
VCR."

Selecting Your Favorite SEA Mode

On the front panel:
Press SEA MODE repeatedly until the SEA
mode you want appears on the display.
• Each time you press the button, the SEA mode
changes as follows:
SEA ROCK SEA MUSICAL
SEA OFF SEA USERMODE
SEA ROCK: Gives a heavy sound. Both high and low
frequencies are boosted.
SEA MUSICAL: Enhances the mid-frequency range, which
the human voice is mostly made up of.
SEA MOVIE: Adds breadth to sounds so you feel like
you are in a movie theater.
SEA COUNTRY: Enhances the high-frequency range so that
instruments such the violin and banjo are
emphasized.
SEA JAZZ: Gives a feeling of a live atmosphere.
Good for acoustic music.
SEA USERMODE: Your original SEA adjustment (see the
right).
SEA OFF: No SEA mode is applied (see below).
Notes:
• The SEA modes cannot be used for recording.
• When the SEA mode is turned on, the
the display.
• When the SEA mode is used with the DAP mode (see page 33),
sounds may be distorted. If this happens, turn off the DAP mode or
decrease the effect level of the DAP mode.
To cancel the SEA mode
Press SEA MODE repeatedly until "SEA OFF" appears. The
indicator goes off from the display.
MAIN SUB
ROOM ROOM
AUDIO/
TV/VCR
CATV/DBS
SEA MODE
SEA MOVIE
SEA COUNTRY
SEA JAZZ
indicator lights up on
SEA
SEA
From the remote control:
1. Press SOUND.
The 10 keys are activated for sound adjustments.
2. Press SEA MODE repeatedly until
the SEA mode you want appears
on the display.
To cancel the SEA mode
Press SEA MODE repeatedly until "SEA OFF" appears in step 2
above. The SEA indicator goes off from the display.

Creating Your Own SEA Mode

You can adjust and store your own SEA adjustment into memory
(SEA USERMODE).
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.
On the front panel ONLY:
If you do not want to store your adjustment, but rather want to adjust
the SEA temporarily, skip step 4 below.
1. Press SEA ADJUST repeatedly
until the frequency range (100Hz,
1kHz or 10kHz) you want appears
on the display.
2. Turn MULTI JOG to adjust the
SEA level of the selected frequency
range.
• Turning it clockwise increases the level.
• Turning it counterclockwise decreases the level.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust other frequency
ranges if necessary.
4. Press TUNER/SEA MEMORY.
Your adjustment is stored into the SEA
USERMODE.
To recall your own SEA adjustment
Press SEA MODE repeatedly until "SEA USERMODE" appears.
To erase a stored adjustment
Storing a new adjustment into SEA USERMODE erases the
previously stored one.
SOUND
SEA MODE
7
/P
SEA ADJUST
MULTI JOG
TUNER/SEA MEMORY
31