Rca RV-3798 User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

RV-3798

AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER

Safety Information

WARNING

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personal injury.

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

Attention: Pour éviter les chocs électriques,

intoduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqú au fond.

Refer to the identification/rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage.

FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.

WARNING

To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

Table of Contents

First Things First ...................................................... 3

Operating the Receiver.......................................... 7

Tuning the Receiver ........................................................................ 8

Storing Stations in Memory ........................................................... 8

Preset Scanning ............................................................................... 9

Balancing the Speaker System ..................................................... 10

Using Swap Audio......................................................................... 11

Tour of the Receiver ..............................................13

Front Panel .................................................................................... 14

Front Panel Displays...................................................................... 16

Remote Control............................................................................. 18

Back Panel ..................................................................................... 24

Programming the Remote ................................. 25

Programming the Remote to Control a TV ................................. 26

Programming the Remote to Control a VCR............................... 28

Programming the Remote to Control an Audio Component .... 30

Programming the Remote to Control a Cable Box ..................... 31

Programming the Remote to Control a Laserdisc Player ........... 32

Programming the Remote to Control a DVD Player................... 32

Programming the Remote to Control an RCA DSS® Receiver .... 33

Programming the Remote to Control a Satellite Receiver ......... 33

Appendix A: Connecting Your Receiver ....... 35

Things to know before connecting the components ................. 35

Using the Subwoofer Connections .............................................. 36

Connecting a TV and VCR ............................................................ 37

Connecting an RCA DSS® Receiver ............................................... 38

Connecting a DVD Player ............................................................. 39

Connecting a Second VCR ............................................................ 40

Connecting a Camcorder or Video Camera................................. 41

Connecting a Laserdisc Player ...................................................... 42

Connecting a Compact Disc Player .............................................. 43

Connecting a Tape deck or Minidisc Player................................. 44

Connecting Antennas ................................................................... 45

Connecting Speakers .................................................................... 46

Connecting The Subwoofer ......................................................... 46

Appendix B: Speaker Placement ....................... 47

Appendix C: Troubleshooting Guide ............. 48

Appendix D: Care and Cleaning........................ 49

Appendix E: FCC Information............................50

DSS® is a registered trademark of DIRECTV, INC., a unit of GM Hughes Electronics.

Table of Contents

Appendix F: Limited Warranty ......................... 51

Appendix G: Equipment Specifications ......... 52

Appendix H: Preset Station List Form ........... 54

Index ............................................................................ 55

First Things First

Hi, my name is KIM …

...and I wrote this user manual along with the help of the engineers, designers and product managers. We worked hard to make sure that you have a rewarding experience using this RCA A/V receiver.

read the first four chapters

The first section of this owner’s manual shows you how to use your audio receiver for the first time. The next three sections tell you about using the receiver’s controls and programming the remote. Use the last sections of the manual to connect your receiver to other components and as a general reference. If you have a specific question, refer to the table of contents or the index.

First Things First

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Operating the Receiver

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Tour of the receiver

Programming the Remote

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PLEASE READ THE NOTES IN THE TEXT

The engineers and designers gave me some great tips about this audio/video receiver. When a tip applies to the information on a page, I included it in a note box at the bottom of the page.

READ ME… Note boxes like this one

contain helpful and interesting information about using your audio receiver.

First Things First

Step 1: Unpack the Receiver

Unpack the receiver and the accessories. The accessories packed with the receiver include the remote (CRK67G1), four AAA batteries, an AM loop antenna, an FM wire antenna, and Important Safeguards.

Step 2: Connect the Receiver

Before you plug in and turn on your audio/video receiver, connect the receiver to the components in your system and connect the speakers.

The next section shows how to connect the receiver to a TV only. If you are going to connect the receiver to a TV and VCR, laserdisc player or other component, see Appendix A: Connecting the Receiver. (Page 37)

For information on connecting your speakers, see Appendix A: Connecting the Receiver. For three suggestions on placing your speakers for the best sound, see Appendix B: Speaker Placement. (Page 47.)

TV Only

Do not plug your TV or VCR into the “switched” outlet on the back of the receiver.

You will need: (1) paired (red/white) stereo cable (1) single (yellow) video cable

or (1) stereo A/V cable (1) coaxial cable. Connect the cables as shown to the right.

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AUDIO

RECEIVER

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INPUT 2

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AUDIO

L/MONO RIGHT

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VCR SAT VCR

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First Things First

Step 3: Put Batteries in the Remote

1. Slide the battery compartment cover off the back of the remote.

2. Insert the four AAA batteries, matching the + and - ends of each battery with the symbols in the compartment.

3. Replace the cover.

Step 4: Plug in the receiver

Before you plug in the receiver, connect the other components and speakers.

Plug the power cord into the wall outlet, matching the wide blade of the plug with the wide slot in the outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely.

Step 5: Turn on the receiver

Press the POWER button on the receiver or any device button on the remote.

Read on… The next section tells you how to

operate the receiver. Then, read the section that takes you on a tour of the receiver and remote control.

Operating the Receiver

If you have questions …

…about the front panel or remote control buttons as you go through this section, refer to Chapter 3, Tour of the Receiver.

First Things First

➣

Operating the Receiver

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Tour of the receiver

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Programming the Remote

Important: In order to safeguard your

hearing, turn the volume down before turning on your receiver.

Unless otherwise specified, the buttons mentioned in this chapter are on the remote control.

Operating the Receiver

Tuning the Receiver using the remote

1. Press AM•FM to activate the tuner.

2. Press AM•FM again to select the AM or FM band.

Tuning

Press FWD to move up the AM or FM band. Press REV to move down the AM or FM band.

Auto Tuning

Use the SEEK feature to automatically search for stations of sufficient strength.

Press INPUT•SEEK. “SEARCH” appears in the display. Beginning at its current frequency, the tuner finds and stops on the next station whose frequency is strong enough to be received. To continue the search, press INPUT•SEEK again.

Storing Stations in Memory

You can store up to 30 AM and FM stations. These stations can be stored in random order. Use the convenient Preset Stations List in this guide to note the name and location of the stations you have stored.

To Store a Station

1. Press AM•FM to turn on the receiver.

2. Select the band—AM or FM.

3. Select the station you want to store in memory using the methods described above.

4. Press MENU/SELECT . “MEMORY” appears in the display. While “MEMORY” is visible, press number buttons on the remote for the station.

For stations 1, 2 or 3 press 0, then press 1, 2, or 3. For stations 4 through 30, press the numbers directly.

If the Memory indicator on the display turns off before you preset your station selection, press MENU/SELECT again.

If the receiver is disconnected from its power source, the preset stations are maintained in memory for up to 7 days.

OPERATING the Receiver

To Play a Preset Station

Press the appropriate Preset Stations number. For stations 1, 2 or 3 press 0, then press 1, 2, or 3. For stations 4 through 30, press the numbers directly.

Or, press CH + to tune to the next preset station or CH – to tune to the previous preset station.

Preset Scanning

Use P.SCAN (Preset Scan) on the receiver’s front panel to review the preset stations stored in the tuner’s memory.

Press P.SCAN. “PRESET” and the station’s location in memory appear in the display. The tuner automatically scans all preset stations in order, pausing at each one for approximately 4 seconds.

When the tuner reaches the station you want, press P.SCAN to stop the scanning. If the scan is not interrupted, the tuner reviews all preset stations in order, stopping at the point where the scan began.

OPERATING the Receiver

TEST TONE

LEFT CENTER RIGHT

R REAR L REAR

Balancing the Speaker System

To reproduce sound effects as they were intended, the speakers must be correctly balanced.

To balance the speakers using the test tone, all speakers must be connected to your receiver. Your receiver must be in the Dolby® Pro Logic Surround, Dolby 3 Stereo or Hall Mode.

To balance the speakers

1. Press TEST on the receiver’s front panel. The receiver generates “pink noise” and applies it at 2-second intervals to the left main, center, right main, and left and right rear channels (simultaneously), in that order.

2. Make adjustments by pressing REAR•CENTER. Press + or – on your remote control (LEVEL up or down on the receiver) to adjust the balance for each channel. Each time you press these buttons, the receiver provides you with 4 more seconds of pink noise to that channel before moving on to the next. The adjustments will be indicated on the receiver’s display as they are made. Follow the sequence below to make adjustments:

1. Press REAR•CENTER once and adjust the left main

channel.

2. Press REAR•CENTER again and adjust the center main

channel.

3. Press REAR•CENTER again and adjust the left rear

channel.

4. Press REAR•CENTER two more times and adjust the right

rear channel (the center main channel must be passed through to adjust the right rear channel).

5. Press REAR•CENTER again to adjust the right main

channel.

6. Press TEST again to end the test.

3. You will make two passes at adjusting your speakers. In the first pass, adjust the bars on the Test Tone screen of your TV to equal levels. In the second pass, stand at the spot in the room where you are most likely to listen to your system (the rear speakers’ sound should be coming from behind your head). Adjust all of the speaker outputs to “sound” equal from your position.

You may not need to check or adjust these levels again unless you move your system, rearrange the speakers, or change your preferred seating location in the room.

Dolby® is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Fine tuning is best performed with the remote control so that adjustments can be made from the viewing or listening area.

OPERATING the Receiver

Using Swap Audio

Swap audio lets you change the sound from the large picture to the small picture when you are watching TV and using picture-in-picture (PIP) with an external video source.

To Use Swap Audio

When you are watching TV and turn on PIP, you can turn on another video source and swap the sound from the large picture coming from the TV to the small picture coming from the other video source.

1. Press TV on the remote to turn on the TV and put the receiver in TV mode.

2. Press the PIP button. PIP flashes for 4 seconds on the receiver’s front panel. The empty PIP appears on the screen.

3. Activate a video source for the PIP. The picture from the video source appears in the PIP.

4. Press TV.

5. Change to the TV channel you want to watch on the large screen.

6. Press SWAP AUDIO to swap the sound between the large picture and the small picture.

7. To swap the video between the large picture and the small picture, use the SWAP PIP button on the remote.

If you swap the TV picture to the PIP and the other video source to the large picture, you may not be able to swap the audio.

To Change the Video Source and swap the audio

If you want to change the video source for the PIP and want to be able to use SWAP AUDIO:

1. Turn off PIP.

2. Change the video source to another video component connected to the receiver.

3. Press TV to watch the TV.

4. Press PIP. The video source appears in the PIP. The video from the TV appears in the large picture.

5. Press SWAP AUDIO to swap the audio as you want.

The Swap Audio feature may not work with all TV brands with the PIP feature.

If your TV has a PIP feature, see the TV’s user’s guide for instructions for using it.

Tour of the Receiver

Buttons and connections

This section describes the receiver’s controls and connections, including:

• The front panel

First Things First

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• The front panel display

• The remote control

• The back panel

Operating the Receiver

➣

Tour of the Receiver

➣

Programming the Remote

Tour of the Receiver

160W, 5 CHANNEL

POWER

VCR

CENTER

MODE

DELAY

DVD 5.1

TV TAPE/MD AM/FMCD

SURROUND

PHONES

TUNING

SEEK

P. SCAN

BAND

SPEAKERS

MODE

TEST

Front Panel

AM/FM Activates the tuner.

BALANCE Adjusts the sound from the left and right speakers.

BAND Selects the AM or FM radio band.

REAR

CENTER

DVD/LD

TREBLE

BASS

VOLUME

SAT

LEVEL

BALANCE

100

BASS Accesses Bass mode so that you can adjust the bass using the LEVEL up and down buttons.

CENTER MODE Lets you select a center mode when using Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo:

Normal Select if you are using a small center speaker. This is the recommended mode.

Wide Select if the center speaker is large or the same as the left and right speakers. The full range of Dolby Surround Center Channel is routed to the center speaker.

Phantom Select when there is no center speaker. The signal intended for the center speaker is divided equally between the left and right main speakers. Phantom mode is not available in 3 Stereo mode.

CENTER Selects the center speaker so you can adjust the volume level.

CD Selects the CD player input.

DELAY Lets you choose 15, 20 or 30 milliseconds as the sound

delay in the rear speaker to adjust the audio output for room size. When listening, the closer you are to the rear speakers, the higher you should set the delay. Experiment to achieve the best sound effect for your room. 20ms is recommended.

DVD/LD Selects the DVD or laserdisc player as input with conventional 2 Channel A-udio.

Tour of the Receiver

DVD 5.1 Selects the Decoded Dolby Digital DVD 5.1 audio input.

LEVEL Lets you adjust the bass and treble levels, and the rear and center speaker volume levels. Works with the BASS, TREBLE, REAR and CENTER buttons.

P. SCAN Lets you review the preset stations.

PHONES Provides a connection for headphones.

POWER Turns the receiver on or off. The POWER indicator,

located in the center of the button, is red when the receiver is in standby.

REAR Selects the rear speaker(s) so you can adjust the volume level.

SAT Selects the satellite receiver input.

SEEK Searches for AM/FM stations of sufficient strength.

TAPE/MD Selects the tape or minidisc player as input.

SPEAKERS Turns on and off the speakers.

SURROUND MODE Selects a Surround Mode:

Dolby Pro Logic Surround Turns on Dolby Pro Logic

surround sound with Surround sound speakers and is suggested for video, home theater, TV and some music. This is the recommended mode if you have all speakers.

Dolby 3 Stereo Turns on Dolby Pro Logic surround sound without Surround sound speakers and is suggested for video, home theater, TV and some music.

Hall Turns on Sound system without a center speaker and is suggested for classical music, jazz and other music.

Bypass Turns off the Surround circuitry. Sound is generated without effects—conventional stereo.

TEST Turns on “pink” noise so that you can balance the speakers. Press again to turn off.

TREBLE Accesses Treble mode so that you can adjust the treble using the LEVEL up and down buttons.

TUNING Moves up or down the selected AM/FM band.

TV Selects the TV as input.

VCR Selects VCR as input.

VOLUME Increases or decreases the volume.

When you connect headphones, if you do not want the main speakers on, press the SPEAKERS button to turn them off.

Tour of the Receiver

STEREO

SEEK

REC

MEMORY

Status Indicators

MUTE

TEST

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Front Panel Displays

The receiver’s display panel shows the current status of the receiver and choices for some commands.

Status Indicators

PRO LOGIC Dolby® Pro Logic Surround mode is turned on.

kHZ An AM station is selected. MEMORY The receiver is memorizing the frequency of the

selected station.

PRESET kHz

MHz

SPEAKERS OFF PRO LOGIC

MHz An FM station is selected. MUTE The sound is muted. The MUTE symbol blinks in the

front panel display when the sound is muted. PRESET The receiver is tuned to a preset station. The

PRESET symbol blinks in the front panel display when the receiver is scanning , stays on when you are listening to a preset station, and turns off when you manually tune the receiver.

SEEK The receiver is in seek mode and searching for a station.

SPEAKERS OFF The speakers are turned off. STEREO An FM stereo signal is being received. TEST The receiver is in Dolby test mode.

Dolby® and the “Double-D” symbol are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.

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