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LVT1163-009A
[US, UX, A]
RX-F10S
INSTRUCTIONS
HOME CINEMA CONTROL CENTER
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Warnings, Cautions, and Others
Caution­­
STANDBY/ON button!
Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely.
The
STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect
the mains line. The power can be remote controlled.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.:
1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet.
2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
CAUTION
· Do not block the ventilation openings or holes.
(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a
newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)
· Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted
candles, on the apparatus.
· When discarding batteries, environmental problems must
be considered and local rules or laws governing the
disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.
· Do not expose this apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping or
splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as
vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
Caution: Proper Ventilation
To avoid 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.
Back:
No obstructions in 15 cm from the back.
Bottom:
No obstructions, place on the level surface.
In addition, maintain the best possible air circulation as illustrated.
Spacing 15 cm or more
Wall or
obstructions
Stand height 15 cm or more
Floor
Front
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Table of Contents
Parts identification ................................................ 2
Getting started....................................................... 4
Before Installation .................................................................. 4
Checking the supplied accessories ....................................... 4
Putting batteries in the remote control ................................... 4
Setting the voltage selector ................................................... 4
Connecting the FM and AM antennas ................................... 5
Connecting the speakers ....................................................... 6
Connecting video components .............................................. 7
Connecting the power cord .................................................. 11
Basic operations ................................................. 12
1 Turn on the power ............................................................ 12
2 Select the source to play .................................................. 12
3 Adjust the volume ............................................................ 13
Selecting the digital decode mode ....................................... 13
Adjusting the subwoofer audio position ............................... 14
Activating TV Direct ............................................................. 14
Turning off the sounds temporarily ...................................... 15
Changing the display brightness .......................................... 15
Turning off the power with the Sleep Timer ......................... 15
Basic settings ...................................................... 16
Setting the speaker information automatically
--Smart Surround Setup ............................................... 16
Basic setting items ............................................................... 17
Operating procedure ............................................................ 18
Setting the speakers ............................................................ 18
Setting bass sound .............................................................. 19
Activating the EX/ES setting--EX/ES .................................. 20
Selecting the main or sub channel--DUAL MONO ............. 20
Using the Midnight mode--MIDNIGHT M. ........................... 20
Setting the digital input (DIGITAL IN) terminals
--DIGITAL IN1/2/3 ......................................................... 21
Setting Auto Surround--AUTO SURRND ............................ 21
Selecting the component video input mode
--DVD VIDEO/VCR VIDEO ........................................... 21
Sound adjustments ............................................. 22
Basic adjustment items ........................................................ 22
Operating procedure ............................................................ 22
Adjusting speaker output level ............................................. 23
Adjusting the sound parameters for the
Surround/DSP modes ................................................... 23
Adjusting the bass sounds ................................................... 24
Adjusting the equalization patterns
--D EQ 63Hz/250Hz/1kHz/4kHz/16kHz ........................ 24
Tuner operations ................................................. 25
Setting the AM tuner interval spacing
(Except for Australia) ..................................................... 25
Tuning in to stations manually .............................................. 25
Using preset tuning .............................................................. 25
Selecting the FM reception mode ........................................ 26
Creating realistic sound fields ........................... 27
Reproducing theatre ambience ........................................... 27
Introducing the Surround modes ......................................... 27
Introducing the DSP modes ................................................. 29
Using the Surround/DSP modes ......................................... 30
Activating the Surround/DSP modes ................................... 31
AV COMPU LINK remote control system .......... 32
Operating other JVC products ........................... 34
Operating other manufacturers' products ........ 36
Troubleshooting .................................................. 39
Specifications ...................................................... 40
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Remote control
See pages in parentheses for details.
1 TV DIRECT button (14)
2 Standby/on buttons (12, 14, 34 ­ 38)
AUDIO, DVR/DVD
, VCR
, DBS
, TV
3 Source selecting buttons (12, 14, 25, 34, 36 ­ 38)
DVR/DVD, VCR, DBS, TV, DVD MULTI, FM/AM
4 TV VOL (volume) +/­ button (34, 36)
5 CHANNEL +/­ button (34 ­ 38)
6 · Operating buttons for video components (34, 35, 37, 38)
4, 3, ¢, 1, 7, 8, ¡
· Operating buttons for tuner (25, 26)
( TUNING, FM MODE, TUNING 9, MEMORY
7 Operating buttons for DVD recorder or DVD player* (35, 38)
TOP MENU, MENU, cursor buttons (
3, 2, 5, ), ENTER,
ON SCREEN
8 SMART SURROUND SETUP button (16)
9 Operating buttons for DVD recorder or DVD player* (35)
fs/Rate, AUDIO, SUBTITLE, SET UP, DVD/HDD,
TITLE/GROUP,
, ZOOM,
, VFP, PROGRESSIVE,
ANGLE
p · EX/ES button (20)
· RETURN* button (35)
q SOUND button (13, 14, 20, 23, 24)
w SURROUND button (31)
e · Adjusting buttons for speaker and subwoofer output levels
(23)
FRONT L +/­, FRONT R +/­, CENTER +/­, SUBWFR +/­,
SURR L +/­, SURR R +/­, S.BACK +/­
· Operating buttons for DVD recorder or DVD player* (35)
THUMBNAIL, SLIDE, 3D/S.EFFECT, PAGE
r TV/VIDEO button (34, 36)
t MUTING button (15)
y VOLUME +/­ button (13)
u Mode selector (12, 14, 16, 20, 23 ­ 25, 31, 34 ­ 38)
DVR, DVD, AUDIO/TV/VCR/DBS
i · Numeric buttons (26, 34 ­ 38)
· Adjusting buttons (13, 14, 20, 23, 24)
DECODE, EQ FREQ, BASS BOOST, C.TONE,
EQ LEVEL +, MIDNIGHT, EFFECT, EQ LEVEL ­,
A.POSITION
· TV RETURN button (34)
o Operating buttons for DVD recorder or DVD player* (35)
CANCEL, DVD/CARD, REC MODE, REC PAUSE
; · DISPLAY* button (35)
· DIMMER button (15, 35)
a ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT button (12)
s TEST TONE button (23)
d SLEEP button (15)
* These buttons can be used for operating a JVC DVD recorder
or DVD player with the mode selector set to "DVR" or "DVD"
(see page 35).
If these buttons do not function normally, use the remote control
supplied with your DVD recorder or DVD player. Refer also to
the manuals supplied with the DVD recorder or DVD player for
details.
· When operating the receiver, set the mode selector (u)
to "AUDIO/TV/VCR/DBS."
· When operating a JVC DVD recorder, set the mode
selector (u) to "DVR."
· When operating a JVC DVD player, set the mode selector
(u) to "DVD."
Parts identification
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identification
To open the cover of the
remote control, push here
then slide downward.
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Front panel
1
STANDBY/ON button and standby lamp (12, 14, 25)
2 Display window (see below)
3 Source lamps
DVD MULTI, DVR/DVD, VCR, DBS, TV, FM/AM
4 · SOURCE SELECTOR (12, 14, 26)
· MULTI JOG (18, 22, 26, 31)
5 MASTER VOLUME control (13)
6 Remote sensor (4)
7 TV DIRECT button (14)
8 SETTING button (18, 25)
9 ADJUST button (22, 25)
p SURROUND button (31)
q · SET button (18, 22)
· TUNER PRESET button (26)
w PHONES jack (13)
Display window
1 EQ indicator (24)
2 C.TONE indicator (23)
3 VIRTUAL SB indicator (30)
4
indicator (27, 29)
5 AUDIO P. (position) indicator (14)
6 NEO:6 indicator (28)
7 BASS indicator (24)
8 Tuner operation indicators (25)
TUNED, ST (stereo)
9 AUTO MUTING indicator (26)
0 SLEEP indicator (15)
1 Power cord (11)
2 VOLTAGE SELECTOR (4)
3 ANTENNA terminals (5)
4 AV COMPU LINK-III terminals (32)
5 DVD MULTI IN jacks (8)
SUBWOOFER, CENTER, SURR-R, SURR-L
6 DIGITAL OUT terminal (11)
7 DIGITAL IN terminals (11)
· Coaxial: 1(DVR/DVD)
· Optical: 2(DBS), 3(VCR)
8 COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, PB, PR) jacks (7 ­ 10)
MONITOR OUT, DVR/DVD IN, VCR IN
Rear panel
See pages in parentheses for details.
- ATT (attenuator) indicator (24)
= Digital signal format indicators (13, 27, 28)
LPCM (Linear PCM), DOLBY D (Dolby Digital), DTS, 96/24
~ Signal and speaker indicators (15)
! DSP indicator (28, 29)
@ AUTO SR (surround) indicator (21)
# 3D indicator (28, 29)
$ Main display
% Frequency unit indicators
MHz (for FM station), kHz (for AM station)
^ HP (headphones) indicator (13, 28, 29)
9 AUDIO jacks (7 ­ 10)
· Input: DVR/DVD IN (PLAY), VCR IN (PLAY), DBS IN, TV IN
· Output: DVR OUT (REC), VCR OUT (REC), MONITOR OUT
p VIDEO terminals (7 ­ 10)
VIDEO (composite video) jacks, S-VIDEO terminals
· Input: DVR/DVD IN (PLAY), VCR IN (PLAY), DBS IN
· Output: DVR OUT (REC), VCR OUT (REC), MONITOR OUT
q SUBWOOFER OUT jack (6)
w SPEAKERS terminals (6)
FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND, SURROUND BACK
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TV
VCR
DBS
AV
COMPU LINK-III
IN
IN
IN
(PLAY)
OUT
(REC)
DVR
OUT (REC)
DVR/DVD
IN (PLAY)
MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
DBS
IN
VCR
MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
(REC)
IN
(PLAY)
PCM/STREAM
SURR-L
SURR-R
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
S-VIDEO
SUBWOOFER
OUT
DIGITAL IN
DIGITAL OUT
DVD MULTI IN
2(DBS)
3(VCR)
1(DVR/DVD)
CAUTION: SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE 6
~ 16
ANTENNA
AUDIO
COAXIAL
AM LOOP
FM 75
AM EXT
DVR/DVD
IN (PLAY)
DVR
OUT (REC)
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND
BACK
SPEAKERS
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
FRONT
Y
PB
PR
L
R
COMPONENT VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
DVR/DVD
IN
VCR
IN
110V
127V
220V
230 -
240V
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
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RX-F10 HOME CINEMA CONTROL CENTER
TV DIRECT
SETTING
ADJUST
SURROUND
DVD MULTI
DVR/DVD
VCR
DBS
FM/AM
TV
SOURCE
SELECTOR
/ MULTI JOG
MASTER
VOLUME
STANDBY / ON
SET/TUNER PRESET
PHONES
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EQ
LPCM
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S . WFR
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NEO : 6
DSP 3D
LFE
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DOLBY D
DTS AAC
96 / 24
AUTO SR
C.TONE VIRTUAL SB AUDIO P. BASS
TUNED ST
SLEEP
AUTO MUTING
AUTO MODE
ATT
HP
MHz
kHz
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