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LVT1301-010A
[US, UN, UX]
RX-E11S
HOME CINEMA CONTROL CENTER
INSTRUCTIONS
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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 .................................................... 9
Basic operations ................................................. 10
1 Turn on the power ............................................................ 10
2 Select the source to play .................................................. 10
3 Adjust the volume ............................................................ 11
Selecting the digital decode mode ....................................... 11
Adjusting the subwoofer audio position ............................... 12
Turning off the sounds temporarily ...................................... 12
Changing the display brightness .......................................... 12
Turning off the power with the Sleep Timer ......................... 13
Basic settings ...................................................... 14
Setting the speaker information automatically
--Smart Surround Setup ............................................... 14
Basic setting items ............................................................... 15
Operating procedure ............................................................ 16
Setting the speakers ............................................................ 16
Setting bass sound .............................................................. 17
Setting the virtual surround back speaker--VIRTUAL SB ... 18
Selecting the main or sub channel--DUAL MONO ............. 18
Using the Midnight mode--MIDNIGHT M. ........................... 18
Setting the digital input (DIGITAL IN) terminals
--DIGITAL IN1/2/3 ......................................................... 19
Setting Auto Surround--AUTO SURRND ............................ 19
Sound adjustments ............................................. 20
Basic adjustment items ........................................................ 20
Operating procedure ............................................................ 20
Adjusting speaker output level ............................................. 21
Adjusting the sound parameters for the
Surround/DSP modes ................................................... 21
Adjusting the bass sounds ................................................... 22
Adjusting the equalization patterns
--D EQ 63Hz/250Hz/1kHz/4kHz/16kHz ........................ 22
Tuner operations ................................................. 23
Setting the AM tuner interval spacing .................................. 23
Tuning in to stations manually .............................................. 23
Using preset tuning .............................................................. 23
Selecting the FM reception mode ........................................ 24
Creating realistic sound fields ........................... 25
Reproducing theater ambience ........................................... 25
Introducing the Surround modes ......................................... 25
Introducing the DSP modes ................................................. 27
Using the Surround/DSP modes ......................................... 28
AV COMPU LINK remote control system .......... 30
Operating other JVC products ........................... 32
Operating other manufacturers' products ........ 34
Troubleshooting .................................................. 37
Specifications ...................................................... 38
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Remote control
See pages in parentheses for details.
1 OPEN/CLOSE button* (33)
2 Standby/on buttons (10, 32 ­ 36)
AUDIO, DVR/DVD
, VCR
, DBS
, TV
3 Source selecting buttons (10, 23, 32, 34 ­ 36)
DVR/DVD, VCR, DBS, TV, FM, AM
4 TV VOL (volume) +/­ button (32, 34)
5 CHANNEL +/­ button (32 ­ 36)
6 · Operating buttons for video components (32, 33, 35, 36)
4, 3, ¢, 1, 7, 8, ¡
· Operating buttons for tuner (23, 24)
( TUNING, FM MODE, TUNING 9, MEMORY
7 Operating buttons for DVD recorder or DVD player* (33)
TOP MENU, MENU, cursor buttons (
3, 2, 5, ), ENTER,
ON SCREEN
8 SMART SURROUND SETUP button (14)
9 Operating buttons for DVD recorder or DVD player* (33)
AUDIO, SUBTITLE, DVD, ZOOM, HDD, SOUND EFFECT,
SET UP,
, VFP, PROGRESSIVE, ANGLE,
SLIDE EFFECT, RETURN, TITLE/GROUP, CANCEL
p SURROUND button (28)
q SOUND button (10 ­ 12, 18, 21, 22)
w Adjusting buttons for speaker and subwoofer output levels
(21)
FRONT L +/­, FRONT R +/­, CENTER +/­, SURR L +/­,
SURR R +/­, SUBWFR +/­
e TV/VIDEO button (32, 34)
r MUTING button (12)
t VOLUME +/­ button (11)
y Mode selector (10, 32 ­ 36)
DVR, DVD, AUDIO/TV/VCR/DBS
u · Numeric buttons (24, 32 ­ 36)
· Adjusting buttons (10 ­ 12, 18, 21, 22)
A/D INPUT, DECODE, EFFECT, BASS BOOST, C.TONE,
MIDNIGHT, A.POSITION
· TV RETURN button (32)
i · DISPLAY button* (33)
· DIMMER button (12, 33)
o SLEEP button (13)
; REC PAUSE button (33)
a TEST TONE button (21)
s D.EQ FREQ button (22)
d D.EQ LEVEL +/­ buttons (22)
* 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 33).
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.
To open the cover of the remote
control, push here then slide
downward.
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Front panel
Display window
Rear panel
See pages in parentheses for details.
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STANDBY / ON
DIMMER
ADJUST
SETTING
SURROUND
HOME CINEMA CONTROL CENTER
DVR / DVD
VCR
DBS
TV
AM
FM
SET / TUNER PRESET
SOURCE
SELECTOR
/ MULTI JOG
MASTER
VOLUME
PHONES
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STANDBY/ON button and standby lamp (10, 23)
2 Source lamps
DVR/DVD, VCR, DBS, TV, FM, AM
3 · SOURCE SELECTOR (10, 24)
· MULTI JOG (16, 20, 24, 29)
4 MASTER VOLUME control (11)
5 DIMMER button (12)
6 SETTING button (16, 23)
7 ADJUST button (20, 23)
8 SURROUND button (29)
9 Remote sensor (4)
p Display window (see below)
q · SET button (16, 20)
· TUNER PRESET button (24)
w PHONES jack (11)
EQ
LPCM
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S . WFR
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NEO : 6
DSP 3D
LFE
CR
DOLBY D
DTS AAC
96 / 24
AUTO SR
C.TONE VIRTUAL SB AUDIO P. BASS
TA NEWS INFO RDS TUNED ST
SLEEP
AUTO MUTING
AUTO MODE
ATT
HP
MHz
kHz
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1 EQ indicator (22)
2 C.TONE indicator (21)
3 VIRTUAL SB indicator (18, 25, 26)
4
indicator (25)
5 AUDIO P. (position) indicator (12)
6 BASS indicator (22)
7 Tuner operation indicators (23)
TUNED, ST (stereo)
8 AUTO MUTING indicator (24)
9 SLEEP indicator (13)
0 ATT (attenuator) indicator (22)
- Digital signal format indicators (11)
LPCM (Linear PCM), DOLBY D (Dolby Digital), DTS, 96/24
= Signal and speaker indicators (13)
~ DSP indicator (26, 27)
! AUTO SR (surround) indicator (19)
@ 3D indicator (26, 27)
# Main display
$ Frequency unit indicators
MHz (for FM station), kHz (for AM station)
% HP (headphones) indicator (11, 26, 27)
110V
127V
220V
230 -
240V
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
TV
VCR
DBS
AV COMPU LINK
IN
IN
IN
(PLAY)
OUT
(REC)
DVR
OUT (REC)
DVR/DVD
IN (PLAY)
L
R
VIDEO
DBS
IN
VCR
MONITOR
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
(REC)
IN
(PLAY)
S-VIDEO
SUBWOOFER
OUT
2(DBS)
3(VCR)
1(DVR/DVD)
DIGITAL IN
CENTER
SURROUND
SPEAKERS
LEFT
RIGHT
LEFT
RIGHT
FRONT
CAUTION:SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE 6 - 16
ANTENNA
AUDIO
COAXIAL
AM LOOP
FM 75
AM EXT
DVR/DVD
IN (PLAY)
DVR
OUT (REC)
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1 Power cord (9)
2 VOLTAGE SELECTOR (4)
3 ANTENNA terminals (5)
4 AV COMPU LINK terminals (30)
5 DIGITAL IN terminals (9)
Coaxial: 1(DVR/DVD)
Optical: 2(DBS), 3(VCR)
6 AUDIO jacks (7, 8)
· Input: DVR/DVD IN (PLAY), VCR IN (PLAY), DBS IN, TV IN
· Output: DVR OUT (REC), VCR OUT (REC)
7 VIDEO terminals (7, 8)
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
8 SUBWOOFER OUT jack (6)
9 SPEAKERS terminals (6)
FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND
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