JVC AX-V4BK - Audio Adjustments; Volume and Loudness Control; Speaker Balance and Tone Control; Muting and Headphone Listening

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Selecting the Front Speakers
When
you
have
connected
two
sets
of
front
speakers,
you
can
select
which
to
use.
Pressing
in
the
SPEAKERS
1
or
SPEAKERS
2
button
activates
the
respective
set
of
speakers.
SPEAKERS
To
use
the
set
of
speakers
connected
to
the
FRONT
SPEAKERS
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terminals,
press
in
the
SPEAKERS
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1
button
(mON),
and
press
out
the
SPEAKERS
2
button
(MOFF).
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To
use
the
set
of
speakers
connected
to
the
FRONT
SPEAKERS
@
terminals,
press
in
the
SPEAKERS
2
button
(ON),
and
press
out
the
SPEAKERS
I
button
(HOFF).
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To
use
both
sets
of
speakers,
press
in
both
the
SPEAKERS
1
and
2
buttons
(mON).
To
use
neither
set
of speakers,
press
out
both
the
SPEAKERS
1
and
2
buttons
(ROFF).
Note:
When
only
one
set
of
the
front
speakers
is
connected
to
either
the
FRONT
SPEAKERS
or
@
terminals,
do
not
press
in
both
SPEAKERS
1!
and
2
buttons
(ON).
If
you
do,
no
sound
comes
out
of
the
front
speakers.
Adjusting the Volume
On the front panel:
To increase the volume, tum the MASTER VOLUME control clockwise.
To decrease the volume, turn it counterclockwise.
From the remote control:
To Increase the volume, press the VOLUME + button.
To decrease the volume, press the VOLUME - button.
On the front panel
CAUTION:
VOLUME
+
Always
set
the
MASTER
VOLUME
contro!
to
the
minimum
before
starting
any
source.
if
the
=>
From the remote control
MASTER
VOLUME
controlis
left
turned
up,
the
sudden
blast
of
sound
energy
can
permanently
damage
your
hearing
and/or
ruin
your
speakers.
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
with
the BALANCE
control.
To decrease the feft channel sound, turn the BALANCE control clockwise.
To
decrease
the
right
channel
sound,
turn
the
BALANCE
control
counterclockwise.
When set to the CENTER position, no adjustment is applied.
Adjusting the Tone
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You can increase or decrease the amount of bass and treble reinforcement.
Adjusting the bass
To increase the bass reinforcement, turn the BASS contro! clockwise.
To
decrease
the
bass
reinforcement,
turn
the
BASS
control
counterclockwise.
When set to the FLAT position, no bass reinforcement is applied.
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To increase the treble reinforcement, turn the TREBLE control clockwise,
To decrease the treble reinforcement, turn the TREBLE control counterclockwise.
When set to the FLAT position, no treble reinforcement is applied.
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Listening at Low Volume (Loudness)
Human
ears
are
not
sensitive
to
bass
at
low
volume.
To
compensate
for
this,
the
loudness
function
automatically
boosts
the
bass
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as
you
lower
the
volume.
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To use the loudness function, press the LOUDNESS button on the front panel.
The LOUDNESS indicator lights up on the display.
To turn the function off, press the LOUDNESS button again,
The LOUDNESS indicator goes off.
Muting the Sound
You
can
easily
tum
down
the
volume
by
pressing
the
FADE
MUTE
button
on
the
remote
control.
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wai
To
mute
the
sound
through
all
speakers
and
headphones
connected,
press
the
FADE
MUTE
button
so
that the VOLUME contro! tums down.
To
cancet
the
mute,
press
the
VOLUME
+
button
(or
the
VOLUME
-
button)
on
the
remote
control.
Recording a Source
You
can
record
any
source
playing
through
the
AX-V4BK
to
the
cassette
deck
connected
to
the
TAPE
jacks
and
the
VCR
connected
to
the
VCR
jacks
at
the
same
time.
While
recording,
you
can
listen
to
the
selected
sound
source
at
whatever
sound
and
tone
settings
you
like,
without
affecting
the
sound
levels
of
the
recording.
Note:
The
output
volume
level,
tone
adjustments,
as
well
as
surround
effects
cannot
affect
the
recording.
Listening with Headphones
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A
standard
pair
of
headphones
can
be
connected
to
the
PHONES
jack
on
the
front
panel.
To
listen
with
only
headphones,
press
out
both
the
SPEAKERS
f
and
2
buttons
(HOFF),
CAUTION:
Be
sure
to
turn
down
the
volume
before
connecting
or
putting
on
headphones,
as
high
volume
can damage both the headphones and your hearing.
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