JVC RX-7VBK, RX-9VBK Instruction Book

JVC
Instruction Book
COMPUTER CONTROLLED RECEIVER
RX-7VBK/RX-9VBK
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For Customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and Serial
No. wh ich is located ei ther on t he rear,
bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain
this information for future ref eren ce.
Model No .
Serial No.
E30580- 1305B
IMPORTANT (In the United Kingdom) .
Ma ins Supply (AC 240 V"v. 50 Hz only)'
II MPORT ANT I
Do not make any connection to the Larger Terminal coded E
or Green. The wires in the mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
Blue to N (Neutral) or Black
Brown to L (Live) or Red
) f these colours do not correspond with the terminal identifi·
cations of your plug, connect as follows:
Blue wire to terminal coded N (Neutral) or coloured Black .
Brown wire to terminal coded L (Live) or coloured Red.
If in doubt - consult a competent electrician.
BEMAERK: I stilling OFF er apparatet stadig forbundet
med Iysnettet hvis det Qlnskes fuldstaendig afbrudt skal
netledningen traekkes ud.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.
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T O R EDUCE THE RISK O F EL ECTRI C SH OCK ,
OU N OT R EMOV E C OV ER 10H BAC K I
NO USER ·SERVICEAB LE PART S I NS I DE .
REF ER SER V IC IN G TO O UALIFIED SERVICE PE RS ON NEL .
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous vOltage" within the produ c t's
enclosure that may be of sufficient magni­
tude to constitute il risk of electric shock to
persons .
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and main·
tenance (servicing) instructions in the litera·
ture accompanying the appliance.
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CAUTION­
T o reduce t he risk of el ec tri cal shocks, fire, etc.:
1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabi net.
2. Do not ex pose th is appliance t o rai n or m oi stu re.
IMPORTANT tCANADA ONLY/CANADA
SEULEMENT)
CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHO'CK DO' NO'T USE
THIS (POLA RIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CO'RD,
RECEJ;>TACLE O'R OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES
CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO' PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE
Th ank you fo p urchas ing t his JVC p roduct
Bef ore YOLi begi n operatr ng th is u ni t, p lease read t he instruc­
ti ons carefully t o be sLire you gel th best possibl e pert~r ­
ance.
If y ou have any qu estion s, consul t yo u r JVC dea ler .
ATTENTION: PO' U R PRE V ENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES
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PRO'LO'NGATEUR , UNE PRISE DE CO'URANT O'U UNE
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Note:
This instruction booklet has been prepared for two models ­
the RX-7VBK and RX-9VBK. The basic operation of both
models is virtuallry identical. The differences are clearly de­
scribed, followed by respective model numbers. Please check
the necessary information relevant to the model you have
purchased .
Note to CATV system installer: (U .S.A. ON L Yl
T his reminde r is provid ed to call t he CATV sy st em in ­
s alle r 's atten ti o n to Ar ti c le 820 -22 of he NEC tha pro­
vides uid el ines fo r proper ground ing and, Irl pa icu lar,
speci f ies th e cab le grol lrl d shall be co nnected to t he
grou ndi ng syst em of t he ui ldi ng, as close t o the point of
cable en t y as pl-actica l
CONTENTS
Impo rtant
Connection diagrilm
Antenna s
Front panel
COMPU LIN K remote contro l system
Remote contro l unit (RM-S9)
Operation
Befo re use.
Bi:ls ic operation
Preset ting to selected stati ons (F M en AIV1)
Listen ing to broadcasts
Listening to records
Li stenin g to tapes
Watching and li st ening t o V ID EO 1 (V I D EO 2)
When the SOU I\!D SELE CTOR func t ion is used
Watch i n9 and I istening to a VC R
Recording t apes
Usin stereo head phones
Tap e dubbin g.
Opera t ion of th e SEA. Gra phic Equa li7er
Spec ifications
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COMPU LINK is a com puter-link ed system by which in ­
di vidual JVC audio and / o r video components al-8 con ­
t ro lled via a comp uter Fo r further detail s, see page 12.
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IMPORTANT
1. Installation
e Se lect a place w hich is level , dry, an d neither WU hot nor too
co ld (between - 5°C and 40° C/23° F and 104° F)
ePay attention to (jQod ventil ation; putting thin gs on the
cabinet or using the receive r in a narrow arld poo rly venti­
lated place may result in th e temperature rising and cause
trouble.
e Leave a sufficient distance between th e receiver and your T V
t o prevent interference noise.
2. Power
e Do not han d le the power cord with wet handsl
eWhen un p lu gg ing from th e wall outlet, always grip the plug ,
not th ~ powe r co rd i tsel f.
3. Malfunctions, etc.
- Do not insel-t any metalli c object insi de th e receiver.
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CONNECTION DIAGRAM
Spea k ers
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o External ANTENNA t erminals
See "ANTENNAS" on page 5.
o GND terminal
o CA TV IN /OU T term in als
Example
See "ANT EI\!NAS" on page 5.
I AU DIO I ... For aud io signa l co nnect ion
o PH ONO te rminal s
o CD term in als
(} AUX t erm in als
o TAP E 1 RE C terminels
Fig.3
Sw i tch over us ing the tip of a sc rewd ri ve r as shown
in Fig 3.
«i) TAPE 1 PLAY t ermin als
o TAP E 2 RE C t ermina ls
4E)TAPE 2 PLAY term in als
1 termin als
4DVIDEO 2 termi nals
ID VC R REC termin als
4D VC R PLAY ter m inals
4D VIDEO
~ AM loop an t en na ter m inal
See "AN TENN AS" on page 5.
f1) SY NCHR O term inals
Co nnect t o units provided w it h a SYNC HR O te rmi nal to let
the CO M PU LIN K co ntrol system f unct ion.
Notes:
-These VIDEO 1 and VIDEO 2 terminals can also be used
to receive audio signals from audio equipment.
-The VCR terminals can also be used as TAPE terminals
for an extra tape deck.
I VIDEO I
**" No t provided on units for th e U.S.A , Ca nad a, the U.K.,
and Aus trali a.
""* Not prov ided on uni ts for the U.S.A., Canada, Co ntinental
Europe , t he U.K ., and Australia.
Notes:
1. When connecting the components, make the correct left
and right channel connections. Reversed channels may de­
grade the stereo effect.
2. Connect speakers with correct polarity: (+) to (+) and (-)
to (-). Reversed polarity may degrade the stereo effect.
3. Switch the power off when connecting any component.
4. Connect plugs or wires firmly. Poor contact may result in
hum .
5. Use speakers with an impedance of 8 ohms or more (16
ohms when the 1 + 2 position is used) . Speakers with an
im pedance down to 4 ohms (8 ohms when the 1 + 2 posi·
tion is used) may be used, in which case the temperature
rise of the cabinet may not satisfy BS415 or IEC 65. Be
sure to provide good ventilation, especially when speakers
with an impedance of 4 ohms (8 ohms when the 1 + 2 posi·
tion is used) are used.
6. The AC outlets provide no power when the power is
turned off. Do not connect equ ipment requiring more than
the outlet's specified value.
7. Keep the connection cords as far as possible from the TV.
For video signal connection
G) MON ITOR OUT A t er mi nal
Co nnect the VID EO MON IT OR OUT A ter min al to an
AV TV with a T V OU T PUT t er minal or a televisi on pro ­
vided with a video input t er mi nal, to reproduce video
si cna ls .
MON IT OR OUT B term in al
Connect any o f severa l JVC-specif ied TVs or an AV T V
with a LINE OU T ter inal . 0 signal is ou tpu t from t h is
termi nal when th e V ID EO 1 sou rce is se lected.
m VID EO 1 ter mi nal
Co nnec t any of seve ral JVC-specifi ed TVs, an AV TV with
a LI NE OUT ter m ina l or an ord inary video un it .
V IDEO 2 term in al
II> VCR REC terminal
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6) AC OUTLETS (SWITCH ED)
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@) Vo lt age s lector "U
When this equ ipment is used in an rea w here the supp ly
vo ltage is differe nt fr om th e preset vol t age, reset the vo ltage
selector to t he correct posi ti on .
~ SP EAK E RS 1 te rminals
~ SPEAKERS 2 te rmi n Is
~ Powe r cord
fD A M channel spac ing switch***
The AM channel spacing switch o n the rear pan el allows
se l c tion of 9 kHz or 10 kH z steps, depend ing on yo ur area.
Area
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100 k Hz
10k Hz
Cont inen tal Europe,
U.K. , Aus trali a
50 k Hz
9 k Hz
Other areas
50 kHz
*9 kHz
10 kH z
U.5 A, Canad a
Note: *Preset at the factory .
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ANTENNAS
(for the U.S.A and Canada)
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F M exte rn al antenna
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FM f eeder antenna
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FM AN T E N A and CATV I N termina ls c.Jn also be used
for 2 FM antennas.
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• When using tile FM antenna.
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CAUTION :
• When a television lis connected to the CATV OUT
terminal of this unit, pUlsating sound and a blinking
picture may result because the signal entering the CATV
IN terminal is too weak. If this happens, connect a
CATV booster amplifier to the CATV IN terminal to
strengthen the signal.
• If the outdoor antenna installation is impossible and if
the TV signal strength is weak, FM signal may interfere
with the TV picture and sound.
• Before connecting this unit to the CATV system, consult
the cable company.
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Co n nection of t he F-ty pe connector converter plug (provided
with this unitl and t he 300-ohm feeder antenna
F -t ype ja ck (7 5 -ohm)
Fig . 10
Fig. 12
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AM antennas
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- Connect an external antenna to the FM termin all , th e Cli, T V
I ine to th e CAT V IN termi nal, and (I television to th e CATV
OU T termi nal . (Fig 4)
- Th e feede r an tenna must be attach ed to t he converter pi ug
fi rs t and the n connect to the F·type conn ector on t he rear
pa nnel (Fi g 11)
- The CA T V I N term inal call also be used for an ex tra FM
an tenn a. With this arra ngement , you can s\ivitch between
2 FM antennas fo r the bes t recep tion. (Fig. 5)
- How to Clssemble the AM loo p antenna (Fig. 8)
Snap the loop antenna onto the stand, th en sli de it as shown
until fi rmly held in rlace .
-Wh en too much no ise occurs (Fig. 9)
Ch clnge the dir8ction of the loop antonna or reinst al l it in
a best posi tion.
-AM externa l antenna (Fig . 4 - 7)
If AM I'ece pt ion is not good, connect an ext ern al A M an­
tenna (s ingl e·wire an tenn a) t o the AM A NT EN NA ter m ina l .
For W. Germany (Fig. 6, 12)
-The FM wi re antenna provided can be connected to the
7 5-ohm coaxial j ck tem pora rily.
- 75·ohm antenn a with coaxia l type co nnector (DIN 4 5 332)
is to be co nnected to t he 75-ohm t erm ina l.
Notes:
-If the provided loop antenna is not set up and its wires
attached, or the antenna wires touch the rear panel, it will
be impossible to receive AM broadcasts.
-If the AM loop antenna is too close to the speaker termi·
nals, it may cause noise and should be moved away from the
rear panel.
-When installing an AM external antenna, leave the AM
loop antenna connected .
For other areas (Fig. 7)
- 75·ohm antenna w i th coax ial lead (Fig 13)
Loosen th e screws on th e bracket and insert t he cable i nto
t he ri ng f rom below. Then co nnect the suipped core to th e
upper term inal. The bracket r ing works as the ground ter­
mina l.
- Feeuer an tenn a (F ig 14 )
Connect to the 300 -ohm ter m inal.
Take care t ha t the wires of the feeuer antenna do' not touch
any other t er m in al.
FM antennas
For USA & CANADA (Fig . 4, 5)
-Co nnection of the F·type co nnecto r and the F-type input
Jack of the 75-ohm coaxial cabl e (Fig 10)
The F-type input Jack is not provided with this unit
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SEA GRAPHIC EQU A LI Z ER: The dot poin t rises and
fall s in response to the pres in of th e corresponulng SE .A
L EV L u tto ns to sh ow t he SEA leve l in each frequency
band.
ON: Press to !U rn the power on . To tu rn the power off ,
press it ayai n .
STAND BY: Even wh en all o f the ind ica to rs are tu rned off ,
tt1e memory circuit ope rates and the preset stat ions an d the
source selecto rs are not sub ject to cancellat ion or acciden tal
alteration as Ion as the power cord is plu ged mto an AC
outlet. Thi s situat ion is called the ST A ND BY mode .
The preset (l a and t he SO Urce se lect da t are ma in ain ­
ed even in t he case of a power f il ure o r wh en the pow r
cord is disconn ec ted, if the per iod power is not applied
does not exceed a coup le of days.
Notes:
-The SEA GRAPHIC EQUALIZER level indicator is shown
for about five seconds immediately after the power is
applied.
-When the SEA LEVEL, SEA PRESET, SEA FLAT, SEA
REVERSE, MANUAL/PROGRAMED or SEA MEMORY
button is pressed, the display shows the SPECTRO PEAK
INDICATOR after five sec.
Note:
- Even in the STAND BY mode, this receiver consumes a
small amount of electricity (5 watts). To shut the power
completely off, disconnect the power cord ,
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f) SPECTRO PEAK INDICATOR/SEA
GRAPHIC EQUALIZER indicator
This disp l y dou bles as a SPECTRO PEA K IND ICA TO R
and an SEA GRAPHI C EQUALIZER indicato r, and is
sw it ch ed between d isplays by pressing the SP I/SEA butto n .
SPECTRO PEAK INDICATOR: The ou tp ut signal is
d ivided into seven fr equency bands, w hose center f requen­
cies are identica l t o th ose of th e seven SEA ba nds. Thi s
SP CTRO PE AK IN D ICATOR sh ows the ou tput signal
level in each frequency ban d. Fur eas ier viewi ny, Ih e in­
dica1:or is desi gned so lhat its re sp onse tim e is f aster w hen
risi ng and sl ower \ivhen dec ily ing.
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SEA PRESET indicator
Pressi ng the MA NUA L/PRO GRA ME D butto n w ill cau se
ind icator A, B , C, D , or E 0 light , according to w hi ch preset
pattern was eing used t he last time t he un it w as in that
parti cu lar mode (MA NU A L or PROGRAME D) If no preset
p t ern was bei ng used, no reset patte rn ind icator wi ll light
These indicato rs al so light when an SEA PRE SE T butto n
has been pressed, to select a preset patt ern or t o store a
new ly·creat ed pattern in memory.
MANUAL/PROGRAMED indicator
Pressi ng th e MA N UA L/PRO GRA ME D
utron causes
"MAN UA L " o r " PRO GRJ\ M ED " to light on th e disp lay ,
indica ing which mode has been selected .
MEMORY indicator
Pressi ng t he ME !lO RY b tto n li ghts" EMO RY" fo r abo
f ive seco nds , t hus ind icat ing the un it is ready t o store in
mem ory the pat tern you have creat ed.
o SOUND indicator
4D
VIDEO OUT indicator
The arrow shows which video sou rce is output to the VCR
REC terminal or the MONITOR OUT terminals.
CD LOUDNESS indicator
When the LOUDf\IESS button has been pressed, this indica­
tor lights.
WFM/AM indicator
"FM" is displayed during FM reception and "AM" during
AM reception.
6) Frequency indicator
The tuned-in frequency is displayed dig itally Four digits
(kHz) are di splayed during AM rece pt ion, f ive d igits (M Hz)
(for Continental Europe, U. K., Austral ia, and other coun­
tries) or four d igits (MHz) (for U.S.A. and Canada) are d is­
played during FM recepti o n
~ SIGNAL LEVEL indicator
This is used in tuning to both FM and AM broadcas t s. The
signal strength is shown at three levels.
This shows which audio signal has been selected with the
sou rce selectors, for listen i ng to or r'ecordi ng.
f) SOU NO SELECTOR indicator
This indicator lights when the SOUND SELECTOR button
has been pressed to ON.
(j) MM/MC indicator (RX-9VBK only)
"MM" or " M C" is shown to indicate the type of cartridge
in use. This indicator can be switched by the MM/MC
(c<Jrtr idge selec t ) bu tton
TAPE 2 MON ITOR indicator
This indicator liqhts when the TAPE 2 button is pressed
4D COMPUTE R SEA indicator
When the SEA SOURCE button is pressed, the upper arrow
lights to show that the S.E.A. is processing the signals fed
to the speakers or headphones.
When the SEA R EC button is pressed during TAPE 2 dub­
bing, the right arrow lights to show that the S.E.A. is pro­
cessing the signals output from the TAPE 1 REC or VCR
REC terminals.
When the SEA REC button is pressed, the lower arrow
lights to show that the SEA. is processing the signals
output from the REC OUT terminals.
4D ACOUSTIC EXPANDER indicator
This indicator lights when the ACOUSTIC EXPANDER
button has been pressed to ON
4P) VISUAL indicator
This shows which video signal has been selected with the
VIDEO source selectors, for watching or recording.
fD VOLUME/BALANCE/SPI DISPLAY LEVEL/SLEEP
TIMER (x 10 MIN) indicator
This indicator is uS8d as the VOLUME, BALANCE, SPI
DISPLAY LEV EL , and SLEEP TIMER indicator Norma ll y,
"VOLUME" l ig hts and this indicato r shows the level of
sound going to the speakers or headphones. When the
BALANCE buttons <Jre rressed, "BALANCE", the cente r
bar, "L", and "R" I ight and the balance betwe€n the right
and left spea kers is shown.
When the DISPLAY LE VEL buttons are pressed, this
indicator shows the level of the "SPECTRO PEAK IN­
DICATOR". When the SLEEP button on the remote con­
trol unit is pressed, "SLEEP TIMER (x 10 MIN)" lights.
Each time the SLEEP button is pressed, the sleep timer's
setting is increased in 10-minute increments to up to 60
minutes, with a square on this indicator lighting for
each 10-minute increment added. However, the leftmost
point does not light in this mode. This indicator is also
useful to check the timer's turn-off timer. The display
continues in the BALANCE, SPI DISPLAY LEVEL, or
SLEEP TIMER indication for about five seconds and then
returns to the VOLUME indication mode.
4D MUTE indicator
This indicator lights when the MUTE buttnn has been
pressed. Pressing it again returns the voluem to its original
level. Pressing the VOLUME UP/DOWN buttons also cancels
the mu ti ng.
G) AMP indicator
The arrow shows which source is output to the amplifier
~ TAPE 2 DUB indicator
When the TAPE 2 DUBBING button is pressed, this in­
dicator lights.
4D REC OUT indicator
The arrow shows which audio source is being output from
the TAPE REC or VCR REC terminals.
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Note:
-The signal strength in dB corresponding to each level in
each band is shown below.
MID
LOW
35 dB
FM
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AM
40 - 65 dB
HIGH
55 dB
More t han
60 dB
70 - 85 dB
More than
90 dB
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@)SIGNAL STRENGTH/TUNER PRESET/STOP
LEVEL indicator
This indicator is used as the cJB signal strenq t h indicator,
the tuner prese t indica tor showing the channel number of
the p resot station, and the stop level indicator for auto
tuning.
Th is indicator can be switch ed between the S I G NA L
STRENGTH and the TUNER PRESET display modes by
pressing the CH/dB button. The STOP LEV E L display is
shown by pressing 1!he STOP LEVEL button.
Notes:
-0 dB corresponds to 11lV/75 ohms in FM and 11lV/m
inAM.
-The indication is shown in 5 dB steps.
-The optimum signal strength is more than 40 dB for FM
mono, more than 60 dB for FM stereo, and 70 dB for AM.
If the signal is too weak or too strong, this display may
not indicate the correct value.
- Even if the dB display mode is set by pressing the CH/dB
button, the CH indication is displayed and maintained
when the station select buttons are pressed. When the
TUNING button is pressed, the 0 dB indication is display­
ed.
-If a broadcast is received by preset tu ning, and then the
CH/dB button is pressed so that the dB indication is dis­
played before switching the power off, the CH indication
will be displayed when the power is switched on again.
~ FM MODE/FM MUTE indicators
These indicators show "AUTO"/"ON" or "MONO"/"OFF"
according to the setting of the FM MODE/MUTE button.
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Gl STEREO/OSC indicator
Note:
To cancel the auto memory function, press one of the but·
tons in the tuner section other than the AUTO MEMORY
or PRESET SELECT button.
STEREO: When an FM stereo broadcclst is be in g received,
this indicator lights. When the MODE indica tor shows
"MONO", this indicator will not li ght even i f a stereo FM
broadcast is being received. In that case, press the FM
MODE/MUTE button so that "AUTO" is shuwn.
OSC: When the siDnal strength of an FM stereo br oadcast
is lOIN, this indi catur ligh ts and th e QSC (Qui et ing Slope
Control) circuit is sw itched on t o reduce noise.
~ AUTO MEMORY indicator
Lights when th e A UTO ME MO RY button is set to on.
~ MEMORY indicator
Lights for about fi ve seconds w hen the MEMO RY button is
pressed to on, or for one second "",,hen a freq uency is sto red
in memory during au t o memory
@ CATV indicator (only for the U.S.A. and Canada)
When the CATV button is pressed to on, th is indi cato r
lights to show th at this unit receives CATV prCllJra ms.
~ PRESET SELECT indicator
Each time the PR ESET SELECT button is pressed , this in·
dicator shows "1 - 8" or "9 - 16 " to sh Oll" th8 (]roup of
preset stations to be selec te d.
~ REMOTE SENSOR
Wh ile infra red signals are being recei ved fr om th e remo te
control u nit, the RE CEIVED indica tor li ghts .
~ MEMORY
Press thi s button, and the MEMORY indi ca tor wil l ligh t to
show t hul it is ready to rece ive a mem ory setti ng. Pressi ng
the station selec t bU ttOll w hil e the M EM ORY indi ca tor is
lit (for about five seconds) makes it possibl e to store th r
station in the specified memory At this time, th e chann el
number is shuwn in the display
~ AUTO MEMORY
A fte r settin g th e stop level using the STOP L EV E L bu Ll on,
press th is butto n and then one of the T UNER PR ESET
ST A TIONS buttons to scan arld preset broa dcas ts auto·
maticall y Slart ing frum the frequency b illg displayed, th e
tune r tunes in to increas ingl y higher frequencie s, unt il a
broad cast is tuned in . Then its sig nal strength is sh own in
dB for one second and the channel number y ou ave press ·
ed earlier fl ickers for th ree seco nd s. I f yo u don 't w ish to
store this stat ion in memory, press thi s button w ithin fo ur
seconds; the d B indication is show n and the sca n f unction
starts again. Otherwise, the M EM ORY in d icator and chan·
nel numb er I ight t ogether and the freq uency is stored in
th at cha nnel . Then the next ch ann el nu mb er is shown
and up·sca nning res tart s, as the tuner autorT1Cl li ca ily sea rc hes
for a f req uency to store in the next channel . This process
continues until the highest numbered channel pl'eset
station has a frequency stored in its memory.
If the upper limit of the frequency band is rea ched before
thi s hap pens, th e upper limit frequency is sho wn wi th dB
display ed instead of the channel number
Ot herw ise, w hen thi s process ends , the last frequency tuned
t o and its co rresponding channel number are display ed .
If, w h ile this operation is taking place w ithin a parti cular
broadcast band, th at same broadcas t band butt on is
pressed, the operation stops and the broadcas t cu rrent ly
being tuned to is heard. If a different broadcas t band but­
ton is pressed, the operation stops and the broadcast last
tuned to when that bund was listened to is heClrd.
@) PRESET SE LECT
Press to set to preset channel s 1 - 8 or 9 - 16, 1 - 8 or
9 - 16 PRESET SELECT indi cator ligh ts. Up to 16 stations
for eac h bClnd (FM 16, AM 16) can be p rese t as required
Even when you pushed MEMORY button and th en chan ged
1 - 8 and 9 - J6 by pressing this button, it is possible to
acc om p lish preset memory by press ing the TUNER PRE­
SE T STATIONS button .
~ CATV (only for the U .S.A. and Canada)
T o lis ten to an FM broadcast re eived by .he FM antenna
att ached \0 the CATV I N termi nal , or to a cable T V pro­
gram recei ved vi a the connec ted CATV cable , pr ss t hi s
button The CATV indi cator w ililig t .
When the CATV ind icalO r is no t l it, FM broad cas s ceived
by th e an enn a conn ected l O the FM A NT ENN A termi nal
can be heard. In ad dit ion, CATV cha nnel freq ue ncies c n
be stored in prese t sta lion memor ies. To hem the audio
portio n of (j CA T V chann el so st ored , si mpl y press the ap·
pr'o pr iate PRESET ST AT IO N butlon. Pressi ng hi s button
is th en not necessary.
ij) TUNER PRESET STATIONS
Th ose butt ons iJ IC used to se lect onc of the pn ~set sta ti o ns
or t o st ore a frequ ency in memory .
When one of th se bu tlons is p ressed , t he preset number is
show n by the TUN E R PR ESET indicat r.
If one of these buttons is pressed w hen the MEM ORY
bult on has been pressed, the frequency wh ich is bei ng reo
ceived w ill be sto red in memory
~ STOP LEVEL
Th is is used to set the strength of broadcast si gnals at which
the scan tunin g st ops by 5 dB step s for 30 - 60 dB in FM
Clnd 60 - 90 clB in AM .
Note:
-0 dB corresponds to 1/_N/75 ohms in FM and 1 flV/m
in AM.
~CWdB
Press t o select either the channe l indication or dB In dica·
ti o n.
If one of t he station se lect b u tto ns is not pressed bef ()'- I~ '
hand, only the dB indi ca tion is shown and this button has
no eff ect.
@l) PRESET SCAN
This bu tto n permit s sCannin~1 of the prese t statiuns. I/I 'ilcll
this button is pressed, preset sta t ion 1 is tlJll ed in, anLi its
nu mbe r flas hes for about five second s. Thi s continllr:s for
each of the other sta tions, unt il 'all 16 (in th e AM or FM
bCln d) have been scanned. When the desir'ed SlJlio ll is
received, pressin g the PRES ET SCAN butt on stous the
scanning and t he R X-7V BK /RX-9V8K rema ins tuned to the
stalion, If no stations were selected durin ~l this function,
th e frequency tuned t o befure thi s functi on was in i ti, lt (~ d
is tuned to Clgai n.
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~ FM MODE/MUTE
Th e button s for d ifferent frequency b8nds C8n be pressed
at the same t ime, and hol d ing them down causes the level
to continue ri sing or falling.
63 Hz: Ra ise to emp hasiLe the very low bass respo nse of
or08ns, drums, and contrabass. It p roduces st ab le and solid
sound With emp hasis and eli minates t he uncl ea r sou nd
response of low f reque ncies with de- em ph asis
160 Hz: Emphasize to obtain a mo re expa nded low sound.
De-emphas iLe to el i rn i nate u ncle8r sou nd caused by laroe
or nearly em pty listeninq rooms.
400 Hz: Thi s frequency range is the b8se on which music
is constructed. Emphasize to rea l ly pu t a punch in your
music.
1 kHz: Most eff8ctive in emphasi7ing or de·emphasi/ing the
hlllilan voice. Em!)hasize to caUSE: :il e vocalist to be brought
to the f oreu,rou nd, or de-ell1iJhasi/ e to ca use it to rece de
into the bac kw ound.
2.5 kHz: This frequency st im ul ates th e h um an ear . If the
music sou nds hard or metallic, de-em phasize.
6.3 kHz: Boost to add clarity to w inds and strings This fre­
quency band vari es the t onal expression , inf luencing th e
subtleties of the mus ic.
16 kHz: Boos t ing this frequency range prope rl y adds to
the delicacy of t1 ighs, w ith cymba ls and t riangles reso und­
in g in a m ore ear-pleasing manner , and provi des a feel ing
of ex tension . Thi s frequ ency band ca n also be used to com­
pensate for cartr idge response sin ce most movi ng- magnet
cart ri dges have the ir res onance pea ks in the frequency range
fr oln 10k Hz to 20 k Hz.
(9 SEA MEMORY
Press t h is butto n and th e M EMORY ind icato r wi ll ligh t
fo r abou t f ive seconds. Whi Ie it is I it, press on e of the SEA
PRES E T buttons t o store in memory the SEA pa ttern
currently be in g displayed.
(Ii) MANUAL/PROGRAMED
Press to switch between th e MANUA L and PROGRAMED
SEA pattern modes.
(II SOUND SELECTOR
When th is bu t10 n is iJressed (l ight ing the SO UND SE LEC­
TOR indi calor ), th e SO UND sig nal ca n be se lec eel fr o m
a d iffe rent AUD IO source in combinat ion with the V ISUA L
signal orig in at in 9 from the V ID EO source.
Example: When the VIDEO 1 button and the SOUND
SELECTOR button are pressed:
Now, press n A UDIO source selecto r button (CD, PH ONO,
AM, FM, T APE 1, TA PE 2, AUX) The V ISU AL si gnal from
t he VI DEO 1 termin al is ou tpu t to the V IDE O M ONITOR
OU T A ter m inal and t he V IDEO V CR REC term inal The
SO UN D sign al fr om t he audio source is heard fro m the
speakers o r headphones, and is ou t put to the A UD IO VCR
R EC termi nal. In th is way, a VCR may record the SO U 0
and V ISUAL sig nals f ro m serarate sources.
(ID SEA
FLAT: Press t his bJtt on fo r a flat response.
REVERSE: Press thi s butto n to reve rse th e pattern's
ch aracter ist ics.
SOURCE: Press t h is button t o li sten to the S. E.A. compen­
sated sou nel .
For normal FM reception and au toln 8tic elimination of
inte rstat io n noise, p ress this button so th at FM MODE's
"AU T O" and FM M UTE's "ON" li ~Jht in the d isplay
When recei ving a weak or noisy FM stereo broad cast, press
this butt on so that "MONO" of FM MOD E and "O FF " of
F
M UTE light; the broa dcast will be hea rd in m ono but
the c lar ity of reception will be improved.
(ID TUNING UP!DOWN
DOWN: Press to tune to lower frequencies.
UP: Press to tune to higher frequencies.
Manual tuning
T appi ng th ese bUll ons changes the f re quency in singl e
steps of 9 or 10 kHz in AM, or 50 or 100 k Hz in Fivi.
Auto tuning
Holding ei ther bu t ton pressed fo r mor tha n one second
and th en eleasi ng i t st arts auto lu ning; w hen a broadcast is
recei ved, tuning wdl sto p. Bu t it eit her button is kept held
in , scann ing continues even when a broadcast IS rece ive d .
In auto l uning, pressing either button agai n stops scanning.
Note:
-When one of these buttons is being tapped, the frequency
causes to change at the upper or lower limit of the fre­
quency band. I n auto tuning, the frequency scanning re­
verses direction when the upper or lower limit is reached.
<D SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS-1
P: cso; to switch the spea kers connec ted to t he SPE A K F F1S 1
term ina ls on or off.
SPEAKERS-2
Press to SWi tc h the speakers connected to rhe SPEAKERS 2
termi nals on or off.
(D Headphone jack (PHONES)
Plug stereo headph ones into this Jack for p rivate li ste ning
an d reco rdi ng mo nitori ng. If y o u wan t to li sten t o sound
fro m t he head pho nes onl y, press th e SP EAKERS b uttons
to OFF .
(DSEA PRESET
Press to store t he disp layed S.E .A pattern in mem ory or t o
reca ll t he preset S. E.A . pa tte rn correspon di ng to th e button
pressed Wh d in t he M ANU AL mode, preSSing the SEA
M EMORY butto n and then one of these five uuttO I1S will
st o r the pattern you have created. Later' , wh ile in M A NU AL
mode, t hat pattern can be recall ed by pressing the appro­
priate SE A PR ESE T b no n. Up to fi ve or iginal patterns
can be stored f or reca ll in this way.
A d ifferent set of S.E.A patte rns is ava ilable '.'·Jhen in
th e PRO GRAME D mode. Th ese fi ve patterns (HE AV Y,
CL EAR, SOFT, M OV IE, and V OCA L) have bee n perma­
nen tl y stored in mem ory befo re the uni t \N8S shipped, and
m ay not be rep laced So, up to 10 pat terns may \)(' recalled .
F or more deta i ls, refer to p age 16.
(D SEA LEVEL
The bui ll-i n graph ic equa li7 er divides the audio spec trum
int o seven frequ ency bands wi t h center f requencies from
63 Hz t o 16 kH z at in terva ls of 4/3 octave.
When the S. F A leve l is set to '0' (cen ter iJositionl. fre­
quency re sponse is f lat. T he response in each ba nd can
be varied by ±10 dB by pressing the UP or DOW]\] SEA
L EV E L buttons.
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~TAPE 2 DUBBING
REC: Press thi s bu tt on to record S.E.A-cornpen sated
signals.
Press to dub from TAPE 2 to TAPE 1 and VCR .
Another press of this button wi ll re lease this fu nct ion.
~ BALANCE (LEFT/RIGHT)
Use to adjust th e balance between th e left and riyht speak­
ers. Press the L EFT button once to adjust the balance to
the left by one step and the RIGHT button to adj us t to the
right. Holding them pressed changes the balance cont inu­
ously. The BALANCE indicator is sh own on the display .
Notes:
-The settings of the SOU RCE and REC buttons are shown
in the signal flow chart.
-When the TAPE 1, TAPE 2, or TAPE 2 DUBBI NG button
is pressed, either the SEA SOURCE or the SEA REC
mode can be selected.
<ID VIDEO
~MUTE
VIDEO 1: Press th is button to select the source fro m the
video unit connected to the VIDEO 1 termina ls.
VIDEO 2: Press this button to select the source from th e
video un i t conn ected to the V IDEO 2 terminal s.
VCR: Press thi s button to select the source from t he VCR
connected to the VCR terminals.
Press this bu tt on, and the MUTE indi cator will light and the
sound w ill be instantaneously mu ted. To return the vo lume
to its original leve l, press this button again, or press the
BA LANCE or VOLU ME bu ttons.
~ VOLUME (DOWN/UP)
Adju st the volume of speil kers or headphones Press th e UP
button once to increase th e vol u me by one step, and th e
DOWN button once to decrease it by one step; this level is
show n by the VOLUME indicator. Holding down one of
these but tons will cause the volume to progressively rise
o r fall.
~AUDIO
AUX: Press this button to I isten to the source connec ted
to the AUX terminals.
CD: Press th is butt on to I isten to a compact d isc player
connected to the CD terminals.
PHONO: Press to li sten to a turn table co nn ected to the
PHONO ter mina ls.
IFM: Press th is button to I isten to an F M broadcast
AM: Press th is button to I isten t o an AM broadcast.
TAPE 1: Press to l isten to a tape deck connected to the
TAPE 1 term inals.
TAPE 2: Press to li sten to a tape deck connec ted to the
TAPE 2 te rm inals. Another press of this button will rel ease
this func tion so that the source selected by another source
select button may be heard.
~ SPI/SEA
Press to sWitch the indication between the SPECT RO
PEAK IN D ICATOR and SEA GRAPHIC EQUALI ZE R
level indi cato r.
~ DISPLAY LEVEL (DOWN/UP)
Adjusts the relati ve display position on the SPECTRO
PEAK I NDICATOR so that eS[.Jecially weak or st rong level
signals can be displ ayed in an easy-to-see position This
button has no effect on the output sound level_
~ MC/MM (RX-9VBK only)
MM: Press this button so that " MM" is shown on th e dis­
play when using an MM cartridge or an Me cartridge with
an output of more than 0.5 mV .
MC: Press this butto ll so that "MC" is shown on the ciispl ay
w hen using an MC cartridge with an ou tp ut of less than
0.5mV.
~ LOUDNESS
Press this button to compensate for th e ear's lower sensi­
tivity at low li ste nin g levels.
~ ACOUSTIC EXPANDER
When this button is pressed, th e ACOUST IC EXPAI\JD E R
indica tor lights and the sound image is expanded ; a mon­
aural si gnal will be given a stereo effect and a ste reo signal
sounds bette r.
Notes:
-When a TV or VCR is monaural, use the Land R distribu­
tor (mono - Land R) for connecting the left and right
terminals.
-The ACOUSTIC EXPANDER sound effect cannot be re­
corded.
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COMPU LINK REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
Th e ca ssette dec k ent ers th e reco rd mode t he moment the
CD player st art s an d syn chr on ized reco rdi ng cOl11 men ces.
Svnchr onizeeJ rec ording stops utomat ica ll y wh en the CD
player st ops playi ng .
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III/ Remote /111
Control Component
To cancel synch ron ized record ing , push the ST OP bunon of
the CD pl ayer, tu ra ntab le or cassette cl eck .
T he COM PU LI N K remo te COl11rol sy stem was devel oped by
JVc. YOLI can not only con l ro l path CO MPU LI N K comp o­
nent from the remo te control ' u nit , bu t also perfo rm the
following adva nce d operatio ns w ith ease.
A utomatic source selection
If the attached remote cab le is used to connect thi s uni t to
other JVC com pone nts wit h SY NCHRO term in als , source s ca n
be switched w il h Just o ne to uch 0 thi s unit's so ure selertor
butto ns and the corre sponding comp onent w i ll sti:lrt to plCl Y
aLllOma icall y. TIl e SourcE! select button of t he remote control
unit or th e appropriate componen t' s activ ation butto n rna y
c.lso be used .
When switch ing over from o ne component to another , such
as the cassene deck , turntable or CD pli:lYer , the PI ev iuus
component wi ll stop /lldym g dfte r abuut five seconds .
Notes:
-When the REC/PAUSE mode is set by pushing PAU SE
after depressing the R EC and PL A Y buttons simultaneously,
synchronized recording is not possible . For details, refer to
your cassette deck's instruction man ual.
-Abno rmal operation w ill result if t he power supply of on e
of the co mponents is int errupted during synchronized
record ing. If this happens, push the activation button again
t o rest art.
- Ensure tha t the SYN CHRO t erminal of each componen t is
connected with the attached remote cable. Be sure to read
the instruction manual for each component very carefully.
-The source is locked to CD or PHONO position during
synchron ized record ing to avoid accidental stops or changing
to another source. To change the source, f irst cancel the
synchronized recording.
Synchronized recording
$ yn cll ronized record il19 refers to the process whereby the
cassette cleek dutomatlca lly (;Qml ences ecordlng , in syn­
chron ization with Ihe CD playel o r tu rn tahle .
.
Set the cassette deck to R EC/P tI-. USE l11 0de accord ing to the
procedures in the instruction ma nual,
VI hen sy nchronoLJs ly record ing the CD plrl yer , push the
PLA Y button o n the CD player
CAUTION :
-When a component (such as a cassette deck ) is connected to
t he TAP E 2 terminals of the receiver, do not connect the
SYNCHRO termi nals of such component to any other com·
ponent with a remote cable.
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (RM-S9)
o SL EE P TI M E R
Eac h tim e thi s butto n is pressecl, the sleep time r's sett ing
is increased in 1 Q-l11 in ute steps lip to 60 mi n u tes , nd its
setti ng i s shown on t he disp lav
f} POWE R
V C R: Press thi s button to sw it ch t he V C R 's powel on or
off
TV: Press this b utto n to swit ch t he TV's power on or off .
Note:
As long as one of the JVC-specified VCRs or TVs is used,
it can be remote-controlled.
AUDIO: Press t his but t on t o switch the RX-7V B K RX9VBK's power 011 or o ff , an d to t urn a ll o r off the AC
ou tlets.
9 SEA CONTROL
Press th is butto n, t hen use the S.E.A f req uency ba nd select
bu tto ns lO selec t th e freq uency band to be ad ju sted, then
press the SEA L EV E L butto ns t o ad just it .
OFM
Press this button to l is te n to an FM broadcast
0AM
Press this b utt on to li sten to an A M bro adcast .
(l) VIDEO l/TV
Press this butt on to w atch the TV or the vid(,o equ ipme nt
cUlmected to the V I D EO 1 t er minals.
OVIDE02
Press t his bu rto n to w atch the video equipment conn ec ted
to the VI D EO 2 ter m inals.
Fig.16
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~ TAPE CONTROL
(;) S.E.A. frequency band select buttons/Buttons for direct
access to FM/ AM presets or TV channels
Once th e SEA CONTROL button has been pressed, a par­
t icu lar frequency band can be chosen with these buttons
for adjust rn ent with the SEA LEVEL buttons.
When the FM or AM button has bee n pressed, t hese butto ns
ca n be used t o selec t t he preset stati on by press in g the
preset stat ion number as fo llows.
1) F or chann els o ne to nine : push the "0" butt on, then th e
desir ed channel number. e.g. , "0" - " 1" (channe l 1),
"0" - " 2" (channe l 2)
2) For cha nnel s ten and above. push the bu tt ons in th e
order the dig its of the channel number appear . e. g ..
" 1" - "0" (channel 10), " 1" - "1" (channel 11)
When the V ID EO 1/TV button has been pressed, these
buttons ca n be used LO se lect a TV channel.
Press this button to operate th e tap e dec k connected to the
TA PE 1 terminals.
0VCR CONTROL
Press this button to operate the VCR connected to the
V CR ter minals.
tD Operation buttons for the tape deck/VC R selected by
the TAPE CONTROL or VCR CONTROL
(PAUSE/STILL) : Press thi s bu tto n to pCluse during
play back or rec ording. To release thi s functi on, press the
PLA Y button .
[!] (STOP) : Press th is button to stop operat io n .
[QJ (R EC): Press th is button w ith t he PLA Y ( ~ ) button
to record with t he t ape deck or V CR . When th is button is
pressed w i th the PAUSE /S TI LL ( II ) button, REC-PAUS E
mode is activated.
B : Press to fast wind the tape from right to left.
~ (PLAY): Press this button to playa t ape
8
: Press to fast wind the tape from left to right.
tD MUTE
Press this button to insta ntly mute the sou nd. To return
the volume to its origin al leve l, press thi s bu t ton again, or
press t he BA L AN CE or VOLUM E button.
WVOLUME
Press the " +" button to increase the vo lu me and the " -"
butto n to decrease it.
o
Note:
Before operating the television by remote control, be sure
to carefully read the television instruction manual.
o PRESET STATION/SEA
LEVEL
When the SEA CONTROL button has been pressed, th esu
uuttons can be used to ad just the S. E.A. leve l of th e f re­
quency band selected by the SEA f requency band se lec t
buttons.
When the FM, A M , o r V IDE O 1/TV butto n has been p r'ess­
ed , a preset stCl t ion or T V channel ca n be selected by using
these buttons to sequentia ll y sca n the preset st ations or
channe ls in either di rec tion.
CID SEA SOURCE
Press thi s button to listen to the source with S.E.A. com­
pensation.
(J) SEA PRESET
Press thi s button to select an S.E.A. 'preset pauern. Each
time t hi s button is pressed, the preset pattern th e eq uali ze r
is se t to success ively changes in this order MANU AL A ­
B - C - D - E - PROGRAMED A - B - C - D - E, then
returns to MAN UAL A agClin.
4f) ACOUSTIC EXPANDER
Press this button to switch t he acoustic expander function
on or off.
SOUND SELECTOR
Use th is button t o co mb ine th e V ISUAL signal from a
V IDEO sou rce w ith t he SO UND sig nal from a d ifferent
A UDIO sou rce.
4D Source selectors
VCR: Press to select the VCR co nnec ted to the V CR
terminals.
PHONO: Press to listen to a turntabl e connected to the
PHONO termi nals.
CD : Press to listen to a compa ct di sc player connected to
the CD termi nal s.
TAPE 1: Press to listen to a tap e deck co nnected to the
TAPE 1 terminClls.
G) Operation buttons for the compact disc player/ turntable/
tape deck/VCR, as selected by the source selectors
CHANNEL/SKIP: Press these buttons to skip tracks on
compact d iscs, scan the tun es on tapes, and chanqe channels
on the V C R 's tuner.
STOP: Press t his button to stop play ing the corn pact disc
p laye r, tape deck , turntab le, or V CR .
PLA Y: Press thi s butt on t o st art pl ay ing t he compact disc
p laye r, tape deck , turntab le, or V C R.
m
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Battery
-Battery replacement time
When the distance at w hi ch the remote contro l unit func­
tions begins to decrease, rep lace both batter ies.
-How to install the batteries (Fig. 17)
1. SI ide the cover of the battery case in the d i recti on of the
arrow to remove it.
2. Install the provided batteries (AA, SUM-3, R6 1.5 V), with
their polarities properly placed
3. Re-install the cover of the battery case.
- Battery life
The batteries can be used for abou t one y ear.
Notes:
-When the remote control is operated too near the receiver
during AM reception, it may cause interference.
-The remote control can be used up to about 8 m (26 tt) from
the receiver.
Fig . 17
Notes:
-For safety, remove the bar when the units are separated.
-To protect yourself from the connection bar's exposed
edges, remove the bar from the unit after draping it with
a cloth.
-How to use the provided connection bar (Fig. 18)
When using the RM-S9 with a compatib ly-deslgned remote
control unit of a TV or other component, connect the two
units with the connection ba r os fo llows .
Fig . 18
OPERATION
Before use
Connect eac h component correctly, and th en plug the power
cord to an AC wall ou tlet.
Basic operation
1. Press the POWE R button to on.
2. Select the speaker system with th e SPEAKERS buttons.
3. Proceed through the steps described below according to
your purpose.
4. Adjust the vo lume and balance to your requirement.
5. Use the SEA buttons to obta in the tone you want to hear.
Presetting to seleC;ted stations (FM or AM)
There are tw o ways to preset stat ions using the TUNING
buttons
1. Auto tuning/manual tuning, 2. Auto memory
function.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Auto tuning/manual tuning
(Refer to G) TUNI NG UP/ DOW N buttons)
Press the FM or AM butto n.
Tune t o a desired station by pressing th e TU N IN G bu.tton
for auto tun ing or tappin g it for manual tun ing
Press the PR ESE T SELEC T button as requi red, so that th e
PRESET SELECT indicator shows "1 - 8" or "9 - 16"
Press the MEMORY button so that the M EMORY indicator
li ghts.
Press one of the TUNER PRESET STATIONS buttons.
Perform the same pre-tun in g procedure (steps 2, 3, 4) for
the r e rnainin ~J channels. Pre-tuning is possible for up 32
stations (16 FM and 16 AM stations)
2, Operate t he v ideo u n it as described i n its operati o n m anual.
Wi t h t his sett ing , the SO UN D and VIS UAL signal s input via
t he VIDEO 2 (VID EO 1, VCR) termi nals are outpu t
3. Press the SO UN D SELECTOR bu tt on so th at the SO UN D
SE L ECTOR indic ator ligh ts .
4. Press the desi red A UD IO source select or button (CD,
PHONO, AM, FM, TAPE 1, TAP E 2, AUX ) (F ig 20) The
SOUND signal of the source thus sel ect ed IS out p ut f rom
the speakers, while th e VISUAL signClI fro m th e V IDE O 2
(VIDEO 1, VC R ) t erm ina ls is ou t pu t fr om th e MONITOR
OUT te rm inais .
2 How to operate the auto memory function
(Refer to ~ A UT O M EMORY button)
1. Press the FM or A M bulton .
2. Tu ne t o the fre que ncy fro m which you wish the AUTO
MEM ORY fu nc tion bein gs its scanning.
3. Press th e PR ESET SELECT button as requi red
4. Press a T UN ER PR ESET STATI ON S butto n and t h E~ ll th e
A UT O ME M ORY bu tton. The A UTO M EM ORY i ndica tor
I ights and auto scan ni ng starts from th e displ aye d f'requen­
cy up w ard When a b ro adcCl st is tun ed in, i t s sig nal st re ng th
is sh own in dB for one secon d and the chann el number y ou
have pressed earlie r fl ic kers fo r thr ee sec onds. If you do no t
p ress the AUTO ME MORY butto n, th e M EMORY in dicator
an d channel num ber l iqht to gether and t he frequency is
stored in th at chan nel . Then the next channel number is
sh own and u pscann ing restCl I't s, in search of a freq uency to
sto re in th e next cha n nel, Th is process contin ues unt i l the
h ig hest nu mbered channel preset s ati on has a freque ncy in
its memory or auto scann ing reaches t he highest freq ue ncy,
Listening to broadcasts
1 Pres s th e FM or AM bu tt on.
2 Press the des ierd preset station select but ton to listen t o
an y cha nnel , The channe l nu mbe r cor respond ing to th e
butto n pressed is shown in the di spla y,
SOUND
VIS UAL
J I 11l- ,-, -,
\ I I .LI L LI c.
Fig,19
,- 7-'
L
.LI
SOUND
VI SUAL
\ J'
Notes:
-Adjust the antenna so that the signal strength is as strong as
possible using the dB and SIGNAL LEVEL indications,
-When FM broadcast signals are too weak to be received, press
the FM MODE/MUTE button to show "MONO"/"OFF".
- For the reception of AM broadcasts, set the loop antenna in
the positio n w here reception is best,
-Before listening to broadcasts, first preset the stations cor­
rectl y; if they are not pre-tuned accurately, reception will be
noisy,
~I I
SOUND SELECTOR
1/ L- ,-, -,
.LI'- LI c
Fig, 20
Watching and listening to a VCR
1 Press rhe VCR butto n.
2. Operate the VCR fo r pla y bac k as desrribed i n ils operati on
ma nual
Recording tapes
Recordi ng from records
1, Press 1he PH ONO bu t on so that t he PH ON O i ndicator
liyhts
2, Operdte t he turntab le (RX ,9VBK Set t he M C/MM button
as requi red )
3 Op erate the tape dec k f or record i ng.
Liste ning t o records
1 Press the PH ON O button so t hat the PHONO inulcator
l ights (R X 9VB K: Set the M C/MM b u tto n as req u ired )
2. Operat e th e turn ta bl e as descri bed in its operat iol ) manual,
Notes:
-You can also monitor the sound being recorded with head­
phones,
-The sound you hear from the speakers or headphones is the
source sound (record playback sound in this case), not the
recording on the tape.
-If you have a three-head tape deck with independent record
and playback heads or a tape deck having an independent
monitor facility, operate it as follows.
N otes:
-Use a turntable with an MM cartridge (RX-7VBK onlyl.
-If your turntable has a separate ground lead, connect it to
the GND terminal.
Listening to tapes
1 Press th e TA PE 1 or 2 butto n so that t he T A PE 1 or 2
Indic ator I igll IS
2. Operate t he tape deck fo r p layback as descri bed in its
operati on m anual ,
Watching and listening to VIDEO 1 (VIDEO 2)
1, Press t he VI D E O 1 (VID EO 2 ) bu tto n so tha tthe SOUND
an d VISUA L indicators lig ht and "V IOEO 1" ("VI DEO 2")
is shown w i th each one.
2. Operate the vide o un it as described in its ope rat ion manua l.
If you are using the JVC three-head tape deck provided with
SYNCHRO terminals:
1 Connect t he SYNC H,RO t ermin al s of each un it usin g th e
remo t e cab les.
2, Conn ect th e l ap e dec k t o th e TAPE 1 t erminals
3, Y o u ca n mon itor tho reco rded sou nd w hi le record ing by
p ressl nq t he TAPE 1 button. But, do not m onitor whil e in
th e SEA REC mode, since press i ng t h is button ca ncel s th e
SEA REC fu nc tion
4. T o l'elUrn 0 li sten ing tO lhe source sound , press th e button
o f the reco l'ded sound 's sou rce ,
Note:
-During synchronized recording, the source is locked to CD
or PHONO position to avoid accidental stops or changing
to anot her source. In th is case, you can not perform the
monitoring facil ity.
Note:
-Connect the video and audio signal cords of the video unit to
the AUDIO and VIDEO terminals of this unit, If a unit other
than a video unit is connected, connect it to the AUDIO
terminals only,
When the SOUND SELECTOR function is used
Refer to (fI SOU ND SELECTO R button on page 10,
1. Press the VIDEO 2 (VID EO 1, VCR) bu tton, th e co rre­
sp ond ing SOU N D and VIS U AL indica to rs in the disp lay
w i l! l ight (F ig, 19)
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If you are using a three-head tape deck without the SYNCHRO
terminal:
1. Connec t t he tape dec. k to the T AP E 2 term ina ls.
2. Y ou can monito r the rec orded soun willie record ing by
ressing the TA PE 2 bu t ton .
Recording from other sources (AM, FM, CD, AUX, VCR,
VI DEO 1, and VI DEO 2)
Press the button correspondi ng to the source to e recorded
All otller oper lions are Iden lie I to t hose wilen reco r din~1
from records.
• For S. E.A. rec ord mg Llsing thp SEA RE C hll ttOll , refer to
page 17
Recording from a video unit
1. Pres tile V IDEO 1 (VI DE O 2) button
2. Operate thev ideuu nit (V I DE O 1,2)
3. Operf'!te the VC R for recordi ng
2. T o li sten throu gh ea dp hones whi le listening to the speak­
ers, press the appropri ate SPEAKER S blltto n to ON ( ~ )
Note:
- Pu II out the headphone plug when not in use .
Tape dubbing
T o pertorm fa e dub bi ng, two tape rec orders shou l
nected , one to the T A PE 1 termi nals (called " No .
dack) al1 an other to the TAPE 2 terminals kalled
tape deck),
Dubbing from No . 2 to No.1
1 Press th e T AP E 2 D UB B ING button so that the
D UB ind ic tor lights.
2. Opera te No. 2 tape deck for p i y bac k
3 Opel ate No.1 tape deck for recording,
4 Press the T A PE 2 button to moni to r th e sound
speakers or head. hones
Note :
-When the SOUND SELECTOR button is pressed, the
SOUND SELECTOR function can be used for recording as
described on page 10. The VISUAL signal from the VIDEO 1
(V IDEO 2) terminal and the SOUND signal selected are re­
corded on the VCR. (The SOUND signal cannot come from
other video units when the SOUND SELECTOR function is
being used.)
* For S.E.A. recordmq using the SEA REC bu t n, rpiel to
paqe 17)
Using st ereo headp hones
Stereo headphones can be pluyyed into the fro t pan I lack
The siunal tr orn this jack is inciepender1t of the speakers
1. Plu~J stereo hei'ldphonps Into this lack fur private listening.
p
con­
1" tape
" No. 2"
TAPE 2
throu h
Notes:
-Deck -to -deck dubbing is possi ble wh ile listening to any other
source . To do this, press the T A PE 2 button so that th e
TAPE 2 MON ITOR indicator goes out; operate the two tape
decks for dubbing and select the other source you want to
hear with the corresponding source select button.
-During dubbing, S.E.A. record ing is possible .
- Dubbing the SOUND signal f rom the No. 2 tape deck to a
VCR and the No.1 tape deck , f rom the No. 1 tape deck to
the No. 2 tape deck and a VC R, and from a VCR t o the
No . 1 and No. 2 tape decks are possib le; in these cases,
S.E.A . recroding is possible .
OPERATION OF THE S .E.A. GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
Compensation for room acoustics
The freqllency (8sponse of a listeni n room val-ies cfep n in
on Ihe room 's shi'lpe or furn·shings , and the position of the
listener in the room . Each listening posi ti on in the room
provides the listener WIth a differen t se t of frequency re­
sponses, as Cl result of different deqrees of rev8 rbc ation,
rerlec ion , echo , and absorption (lffecting ach fl'equency ,
TllP SE. A sy stem can functio n to make thp. sou nd response
r a room rla t b emphasi zing those frequencies havin, a high
degree of absorption an d de-emp hasizi ng tllose rroquencies
havi n a hig h degree 0 reflection.
The fre uency ranges affected by 'absorption ' an d 'reflec tion '
are narro ; th e efore, it is only nec ssary to compensate the
co respondi n" frequency ban
Sirlce convpntio nal tone control systems simpl y a just he
h ighs and lows cen tered armln d the 1 k H7 frequency , they i'lre
both Imprecise and i )Complete,
The RX-7 VB K/ RX -9 V B K mo nitors and equalizes seven
separate audi o freq uency bands, th us allowin g yo u to ma ke
the necessary adj ust ments in t he preci sely app ro pr iat e f re ­
quency bands in o rd er to compensate for t he acoustic response
t a ro om and any li stening positi on Irl it.
Custom sound processing
When a stu dio recordi ng is made , the sound signa ls are p rocess­
ed to prod uce sound that is uni qu e to a par ticula r grollp or
orchestra. Wit h the RX-7 V BK / RX -9VB K , you ca n cl o this at
home - produci ng sou nd ta ilored exactly to your tastes by
emph asizi ng o r de-e mphasi Ling various p- rts of th e m usic.
Operation
S.E.A. pattern memory
For you r own sound con1Pensa tion an d pr ocessin . y ou
can use the 10 PROG RA MED and MANUA L preset SEA
p attern s
PROG RAMED
These five S.E .A. patterns were preset at the factory to offer
suggest
sett iilQ5 for various types of audio programs Each
preset pattern is shown below, A ft er recalli ng t hese pa terns,
y ou can fu rthe r cha nge each f requency iJand to sui t yourself .
Howeve r , since II ey are represen at ive patte rn s, the original ,
stored patte rn will be unc hanged
HEAVY (CD )
Used fo r music wi th a 11eavy bat , suc.h as roc < music . Low
freque ncies are emph .sized to produ ce deeper, more power­
ful sound. Hiqher frequen ies are al so emphasimd to en hance
and bring cla rity to the hiyhs. inrilid ing the percussive notes.
CLEAR (m )
For crisp , clpar sound with tran spcre nt highs The low and
m iddle f equencies thal lend to be unclear are ce-emphasiLed,
and the mi ddle and high frequ encies that strength en the vocal
comp onent of the music are emp hasi Led.
SOFT (LS.J)
For ackground music. Th e very low freque ncies, wh ich need
boos ti ng at low volum e lev Is, are emp hasi zed , and the st im u­
lat i ng effec t of higher frequ enci es is di m in ished by de - m­
phasi zing hi gh frequencir,s
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MOVIE (CE)
For TV, V CR, and video di sc soun d. Th e low and high fr equen·
cies, w t, icl, are usuall y of insu ff icient strength in th e sound of
t hese sources, are empha sized t o pr oduce a ba la nced, dee er
sound. A lso, the exc essive b(ghtn ess that is char acter is tic of
lhese sources ' sound is cut bac k by de-emp hasiLi n l he middle
frequ enc y ban d.
VOCAL ( fI1 )
For mus ic that is ch iefly vocal, or speec h. Th e mi dd le f requen­
cies, w hich car ry the human voice , are ernp hasl/ ed, whi le
surround ing f relj uenc ies are reduce d. To accen t the hi gher
v ocal notes, th e hi gheSt frequenc ies are al so boosled.
MANUAL
These five S.E.A. pattern rn elnories are provided to all ow you
to create, slore , and reca ll up to fi ve S.E.A. patter ns
3 Du rin y this pe ri od, press th e ap propriate SEA PRES ET
bu tton t o st ore t he pattern in mem ory Th e SEA PRES ET
indicator correspon ding t o th e but ton Jus t p essed w ill
ligh t. the MANUAL indi cat or wil l re-light, and t he M MO­
RY indica t or wi ll go off.
S.E.A. recording
Th e S. E.A. grap hi c equalize r tail ors t he sound to your own
pa rticul ar tast e or compe nsates for room acoustics Of sy stem
chara cterist ics, as descr ibed on page 16. The R X-7 V BK / RX ­
9VBK is equ ipped w it h an SEA REC bu tton w hich mak es it
possib le t o record w i t h the added e f fect o f th e S.E .A.
Operation
1. Set the SE A. at tern as requ ired
2. Press th e SEA REC button .
3 Pr oceed in t he same way as in normal recordi ng.
T o sLo re the SE A. patt>rn in mem or y , p rocee d as to llows
1 . Set the S. E.A. patter n usi nq t he SEA L.E VE L UP/ DOW N
butto ns Thi s will cau se the MANUAL indicato r to liyht,
if it has no
en lit al ready
2. Press t he MEM OR Y bu tton T he M EM ORY indica to r wi ll
lighl for five seco nds.
Notes:
ePressing the VOLUME buttons during S.E.A. recording will
not affect the recording level.
eWhen the TAPE 1, TAPE 2, or TAPE 2 DUBBI NG button
is pressed, while S.E.A_ recording, the SEA SOURCE mode
cannot be selected.
SPECIFICATIONS
I RX -7VBK]
AMPLIFIER SECTION
Outpu l powe r
SE.A. grap h IC equalizer
.63 Hz, 160 Hz, 4 00 HL, 1 kH z,
Cen ler f re uenc ies
2.5 k Hz, 6 3 kHL, 16 kHz
Control rJn q8
• ±10 dB
Si Dna l·t o-noi se rCl · IO
PHONO
• 71 dB
66 dB (DIN)
('66 IHF )
78 dB
('78IHF)
(Rec out)
. 100dB
6 7 dB (01 r\l)
TAPE 1 PLA Y,
TA PE 2 PL A Y ,
('66IHF)
CD , AU X, VCR PLA Y , 77 dB
VID EO 1, V IDEO 2
('78IHF)
AU D IO
70 watts per channel, min_ RMS, both channels
driven, into 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with
no more than 0.007 % total harmonic distortion.
80 latt s per chan nel, m in. RM S, bot h ch annels dri ve n,
in to 8 ohm s from 40 Hz to 20 k Hz, w ith no mo re than
0.2 % tO lal harm on ic distortion.
7 5 wa tt s per channel , min . RM S, bot h channels driven,
in to 8 ohms at 1 kHz wit h no more than 0.003 % tota l
harmonic di stortion.
80 wa tts p r ch anne l, m in. RM S, both channels driven,
into 8 ohms at 1 kHz (OIN )
I RX-9VBK I
Tota l harm onic
• 0.003 % at 75 watt s
(1 kH z, 8 ohm s)
distort ion
I nterm odul at ion
• 0.007 % at 70 w atts
dist ortion
. 45 at 8 ohms, 1 k Hz
Dampi ng fac to r
Input sensi livi t y /
imped ance
PHONO
.2.5 mV /4 7 koh rns
TAPE 1 PLAY ,
. 230 m V /47 ko hms
TAPE 2 PLAY,
CD, AU X, VCR PLAY,
VI DE O 1, V IDEO 2
. 220 mV
Rucording output level
Frequen cy rf!sponse
. 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0.5 dB,
PHONO (RIAA
- 0.5dB
equ aliL ation )
TA PE 1 PLAY,
• 5 Hz - 50 kHz, +0 dB ,
-1 dB
TAP E 2 PLAY ,
CD , A UX, V CR PLAY,
V I DEO 1, V ID EO 2
AMPLIFIER SECTION
Outpu t power
AUDIO
(For the U.S.A. and Canada)
120 watts per channel, min. RMS, both channels
driven, into 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with
no more than 0.007 % total harmonic distortion
130 watt s per channel, m in. R MS, both char nels driven,
into 8 ohms f rom 40 Hz to 20 k Hz, w ith no rnore thu n
0.2 % total harm onic disto rt io n.
125 wa tts per channel, m in. RM S, both channels dr ive n,
in t o 8 ohrns at 1 kHz w it h no more than 0.003 % t otal
harmoni c d istorti on.
120 w atts pe r chann els, mi n. RMS, bot h channels dr iven,
into 8 ohms cft 1 kHz (DIN)
(For the U .K. and Continental 'E urope)
11 5 w atts per channe l , min . RMS , bot h channels dri ven ,
into 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, with no more than
0 .007 % tota l harmon ic di st ortion.
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IRx- 7VBK/RX - 9VBK I
115 watts per chan nel , min . R MS , bo til channels d riven,
into 8 ohms at 1 kHz with no more theJn 0 .003 % tota l
harmonic disto rtion.
120 wcilCS per chann el , min . RMS , bo th channe ls dri ven,
into 8 ohms at 1 k Hz (DIN).
(For other areas)
120 watts per ch ann el, min . RMS, both channels driven,
in to 8 ohMS from 20 Hz t o 20 kH z , w i ,h no more than
0 .007 % total harm onic di stor tio n .
120 wciLS per channel , min . RM S, bot h (:hannels driven ,
into 8 ohms at 1 kH z wi th no mo re than 0 .003 % lO t;]1
harmon ic distortio n .
120 watts per channel , rnin . RMS, both ch ann els dri ven ,
into 8 ohms at 1 kHz (D IN )
To tal harr onic
distortion
(1 kHz,8 ohms)
Inte:; rmodu lat ion
dis t o~ ~ion
FM TUNER SECTION
'781HF
Tuning range
Usable sensitivity
26 dB quieting
sensitivity
50 dB qu ieting
sensi tivity
• (For the U.S.A. und Canada)
0.003 % iJ ! 125 w alts
(For the U.K. and Continental
Europe) 0.003 % at 115 wat ts
(For ot he r areas) 0.003 % at
120 watts
• (For the U.S .A. ilnd Canada)
0 .007 % at 120 walts
(Fo r t he U.K . and Cont inen tal
Europe) 0 .007 % at 115 wat s
(For o th er areas) 0 .007 % at
120 watts
• 4 5 at 8 ohms, 1 kHz
S/ N 46 dB stereo
se nsitivity
Si gna l-to-n oise rati o
To ta l harmonic
distor t ion 1 kHz
Frequency response
Capture rat io
AI te rna te chan nel
selec li vi ty
Ina. e resp onse ra tio
I F respo nse ratio
Stereo sepa ration
AM TUNER SECTION
Dam ping factor
Inpu sens itivity/
imped ance
PHONO MC
.250 /l V/ l00 ohms
MM
• 2.5 mV /4 7 kohrns
· 230 I lV /4 7 koh rn s
TAP E 1 PL AY ,
TAP E 2 PLAY ,
CD, AUX, VCR PLAY,
VIDEO 1, VID EO 2
Recordi ng 0 tpu t level
• 230 r I \i
Freq uency response
. 20 HI - 20 kHL, +0.5 dB,
PHONO (RIAA
equalization)
-O ~ dB
. 5 Hz - 50 kHz, +0 dB,
TAP E 1 PLAY,
TAPE2PLAY,
-ldB
CD, A UX, VCR PLAY,
V IDEO 1, V IDEO 2
S. E.A. graphic equa li7 er
. 63 HI., 160 Hz , 400 Hz, 1 kHz
Center frequencies
2.5 kHl , 6.3 kHz , 16 kHL
Cont rol range
• ±1 0 dB
Signal·to-noise ratio
66 dB (DIN)
PHONO (MM)
.80 dB
('6 6IHF)
80 dB
('78IHF)
(Rec out)
67 dB (DI N )
100dB
TAPE 1 PLAY,
TA PE 2 PLAY ,
('66IHF )
CD, A UX , VCR PLAY, 77 dB
VID EO 1, V IDE O 2
('78IHF)
.87.5 MH z ­
108.0 MH z.
• Mono 10.3 dBf
0.9 /lV /75 ohms
1.8 /l V /300 ohms
DIN
(For Eu rope)
87.5 MH / ­
108.0 MHL
1 /l V /75 ohms
2 /l V / 300 oh ms
• Mono
14.8 dBf
( 1.5 /l V /75 ohms
3.0 /l V / 300 ohrn s)
Stereo 38 .3 dBf
(225/lV/750h rn s
45 /lV /300 ohms)
Stereo 23 /lV /
75 oh ms
Stereo 46 /l V /
300 oh ms
• Mono 84 dB
Mono 78 B
Stereo 78 dB
Stereo 72 dB
(weighted)
(A-net)
Mono 0.08 %
• Mono 0.08 %
Stereo 0 .08 'Yo
Stereo 0.08 %
. 30 HL - 15 kH7, +0.5 dB, -0 .8 dB
. 1.5d B
1.0dB
. 70 dB
60 dB
±400 k Hz
±300 kHz
90 dB at 98 MH z
100 dB at 98 M Hz
50 dB at 1 kH7
45 dB at 1 k Hz
DIN
(For Europe)
522 kH z - 1,629 kHz
Channe l space 9 k H7
530 kHz - 1,630 kHz
Channe l space 10 kH z
530 kHz - 1,710 kHz
(For U.S.A. and Canada)
30 /l V*
250 /l V /m*
50 dB" (100 m V / m)
. 38 dB , ±1 0 kHz 35 dB, ±9 kHz*
40 dB"
65 dB
0.5 %* (100mV/m)
'78IHF
Tuning range
Sensitivity
Sig na l-to-noise rati o
Selectivity
I mage response ratio
I F response rat io
Total harm onic
distortion
VIDEO SECTION
Output signal level
(VCR OUT)
(MONITOR OUT A , B)
Impedance
Synchroni zat ion
Si gna l-to· noise rat io
Crosstal k
1 Vp-p (at 1 Vp-p input)
75 ohms unbalanced
Negative
45 dB
45 dB (358 MHz)
Design an d specifications subject to change wi th out notic e.
"Measured at 1,000 kH z for '78 IHF and at 999 kHz for DIN .
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DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Dimensions
Model
RX-9 V BK
Heigh t
Depth
435 mm
126 .5 mm
5"
38 1 mm
15"
10.4 kg
23.0Ibs.
117 mm
38 1 mm
15"
9 .3 kg
20.5 Ibs.
17-3/ 16"
435 mm
17-3/ 16"
RX-7VBK
Weight
Width
~ - 5 /8"
POWER SPECIFICATIONS
Power
consumption
Line voltage & frequency
Areas
~-
RX-9VBK
U .SA
Canad a
RX-7VBK
AC 120 V 'V , 60 Hz
41 0 wa tts
520 VA
310 wat t s
400 VA
Continental
Europe
AC 220 V'V, 50 Hz
300 watts
2 10 wa tts
U .K.
Austral ia
AC 240 V'V, 50 Hz
300 watts
2 10 watts
AC 11 0/1 20/220/240 V'V
se lectable , 50/60 Hz
300 wa ts
260 watts
Other areas
I
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