Home

JVC TH-M505/TH-M501 User's Manual

1. AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao People s Democratic RW Rwanda AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain Republic SA Saudi Arabia AF Afghanistan ET Ethiopia LB _ Lebanon SB Solomon Islands AG Antigua and Barbuda FI Finland LC Saint Lucia SC Seychelles AI Anguilla FJ Fiji LI Liechtenstein SD Sudan AL Albania FK Falkland Islands Malvinas LK Sri Lanka SE Sweden AM Armenia EM Micronesia Fedelated States LR_ Liberia SG Singapore AN Netherlands Antilles of LS Lesotho SH Saint Helena AO Angola FO Faroe Islands LT Lithuania SI Slovenia AQ Antarctica FR France LU _ Luxembourg SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen AR Argentina FX France Metropolitan LV Latvia SK Slovakia AS American Samoa GA Gabon LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya SL Sierra Leone AT Austria GB United Kingdom MA Morocco SM San Marino AU Australia GD Grenada MC Monaco SN Senegal AW Aruba GE Georgia MD Moldova Republic of SO Somalia AZ Azerbaijan GF French Guiana MG Madagascar SR Suriname BA Bosnia and Herzegovina GH Ghana MH Marshall Islands ST Sao Tome and Principe BB Barbados GI Gibraltar ML Mali SV El Salvador BD Bangladesh GL Greenland MM Myanmar SY Syrian Arab Republic BE Belgium GM Gambia MN Mongolia SZ Swaziland BF Burkina Faso GN Guinea MO Macau TC Turks and
2. oe Surround Auto DTS Digital Linear Packed Manufactured under Mode off Surround Dolby Surround Surround PCM PCM DSP license from Dolby ALL Laboratories Dolby AUTO PLII PL Il Dolb i Signal SURROFF URR movie music Digital PTS LPCM PPCM H Pro Logic MLP Lossless and the Dolby Digital y y y double D symbol are Multichannel trademarks of Dolby Dolby Digital y y y y y Laboratories 2 channel E canis 2S Digia 4 4 Jy Digital Surround are Multichannel registered trademarks DTS Digital of Digital Theater Surround V V V V V 3 Systems Inc 2 channel You can select these Analog VCR or modes by pressing Linear Packed 4 af Ni a N SURROUND 2 channel pg 27 Linear Packed PCM V V V V Multichannel Continued on next page 26 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations m All Channel Stereo DSP All Channel Stereo ALL CH ST mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected and activated speakers All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source Normal stereo sound All Channel Stereo m Indicators on the display window Digital signal format indicators PPCM Lights when DVD AUDIO packed PCM signals comes in LPCM Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in DOD Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in EA Lights when DTS Di
3. TH M501 SP THM303C 2 e Sr mmo l 1 For TH MS505 terminals on their cabinet Silver Copper Red Black Front Center speakers CAUTION e When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones use speakers of the same speaker impedance SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoofer DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal y 2 For TH M501 the satellite speakers are equipped with their speaker cords attached directly to their speaker unit instead of having speaker Route the speaker cord through the hole on the Surround bracket speakers e When installing the satellite speakers on the wall Be sure to have them installed on the wall by a qualified personnel DO NOT install the satellite speakers on the wall by yourself to avoid unexpected damage from their falling off the wall due to incorrect installation or weakness in wall structure Care must be taken in selecting a location for speaker installation on a wall Injury to personnel or damage to equipment may result if the speakers installed interfere with daily activities Continued on next page 12 Connections This page is for TH M303 TH M301 Before connecting the speaker cords Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove Speaker cord supplied e Connec
4. When you press ENTER instead of the number buttons in the Track Chapter column ALL appears and all the tracks or chapters on the selected group or title are programmed as a step To clear the programs one by one from the last entered number Press CANCEL repeatedly To clear all programs Press W You can also clear the program by turning off the system 3 Press gt play button If all of the programmed tracks files have been played back playback stops and the program window appears again Note that program setting remains To check the program contents During playback press W Playback stops and the program window appears To quit the Program mode While stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and afo disappear from the TV screen NOTE There may be a case where bonus group on a DVD AUDIO cannot be played e The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback e Program Playback may not work for some discs 34 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Random Playback You can play titles or oa DVD DVD random order E While stopped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until appears on the TV screen 2 Press gt play button e When more than one discs are loaded the system starts Random Playback of the next disc after completing current disc playback To quit Random mode While stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly until bo
5. See page 26 for button locations 4 Press ENTER Example ar 5 Press Cursor w a to change the setting 6 Press ENTER The current VFP settings appear again 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters 8 Press VFP NOTE e Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the procedure the setting at that time will be stored Program Playback m While stopped E in ER VIDEO AUDIO 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until program window appears on the TV screen vcD PROGRAM USE NUMERIC KEYS TO PROGRAM TRACKS USE CANCEL TO DELETE THE PROGRAM 2 Follow the instructions that appears on the TV screen to program the desired chapters tracks e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons F pg 25 The content s numbers that you have to specify for programming varies depending on the disc type DVD VIDEO Titles and chapters VCD SVCD CD Tracks DVD AUDIO MP3 WMA Groups and tracks Before you program the tracks in bonus group on a DVD AUDIO perform the procedure of Playing back a bonus group lt pg 25 to turn off the BONUS indicator on the display window e You can specify the chapters tracks whose number is up to 99 There may be a case that the group or title number can be entered even for discs that contain no groups or titles In such a case press ENTER to proceed to the Track Chapter column
6. 6 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat point B A B Repeat Playback starts 7 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Select OFF in step 4 then press ENTER NOTE e When playing back a DVD VIDEO A B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title e A B cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback See page 26 for button locations Tray lock You can lock trays and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection On the center unit ONLY While the system is turned off g Press and hold The system turns on and LOCKED appears on the display window e If you try to eject discs LOCKED appears to indicate that trays are locked DISC 1 To cancel Carry out the same operation again The system turns on and UNLOCKED appears on the display window 36 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Sound and other settings IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO e Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO NOTE Before you start operation e There is a time limit when doing the following steps If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 1 again 1 Press SETTING Example BAL CENTER 2 Press Cursor w a to select the item you want to set e BAL Balance You can adjust the balance between the front l
7. How to use the number buttons lt pg 25 Example When the preset channel 1 is selected xi 103 5 M i TUNED If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 2 again While the selected number is flashing 4 Press MEMORY The selected number stops flashing The station is assigned to the selected preset number If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 2 again 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 e Storing a new station to a used number erases the previously stored one m To tune in to a preset station 1 Press FM AM repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press number button s 1 10 10 to select a preset number e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons lt pg 25 43 Selecting the FM reception mode When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE The FM reception mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the FM reception mode changes e AUTO MUTING When a program is broadcast in stereo you will hear stereo sound The ST indicator lights on the display window When in monaural you will hear monaural sound This mode is also useful to suppress static noise between stations The AUTO MUTING indicator lights on the display window e MONO Reception will be impro
8. Outdoor single vinyl covered wire antenna not supplied m FM antenna Center unit FM antenna supplied Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally If reception is poor Center unit auton Outdoor FM antenna not supplied N a px Standard type 75 Q coaxial connector Outdoor FM antenna cord not supplied NOTE e We recommend that you use coaxial cable for the FM antenna as it is well shielded against interference Connections This page is for TH M606 TH M603 Assembling the front and surround speakers The following procedure explains the front speaker assembly The assembly of both the front and surround speakers are done in the same manner non i Front speaker Surround speaker Stand x4 x2 x2 Base plate x4 NOTE e The stands and the base plates are commonly used for both front and surround speakers assembly Before assembling e Prepare a Phillips screwdriver not supplied Take care not to drop the base plate while assembling otherwise it may cause damage to the floor or injury B Stand Speaker cord yo supplied Base plate e You can route the speaker cords through one on the three grooves on the base plate depending on the speaker layout e Depending on the installing condition you can assemble the front and surround speakers without the stands In such a case atta
9. Each time you press the button the search speed changes X2 X5 X10 X20 X60 To return to normal speed playback Press gt play button On the remote control and the center unit Press and hold gt gt or lt lt Continuously pressing gt P or ka a increases the fast forward reverse search speed X5 X20 NOTE The operation with P or lt 4 above is available for a disc other than MPEG4 disc e When a DVD VIDEO VCD SVCD or MPEG4 disc is played back no sound comes out during fast forward reverse search e When a DVD AUDIO or CD is played back sound is intermittent and low during fast forward reverse search e This feature may not work for some discs Skip to the beginning of a desired selection m Using gt gt i lt lt buttons Paw VIDEO For DVD VIDEO chapter During playback CD For VCD SVCD track During playback without PBC function For DVD AUDIO CD MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 track file During playback or while stopped Press gt gt or lt lt repeatedly NOTE e When playing back an MP3 JPEG disc you can make operations using the file control display pg 30 e This feature may not work for some discs Continued on next page 24 Playback See page 22 for button locations m Using number buttons on the remote control E For DVD VIDEO title chapter While stopped the title number is selected During playback the chapter number
10. IE Interlingue RM Rhaeto Romance ZU Zulu m SUBTITLE Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages e Select the initial subtitle language m ON SCREEN LANGUAGE e Select the language shown on the TV screen when operating this system When the language you have selected is not recorded to a disc the original language is automatically used as the initial language 38 Setting DVD preferences J Picture menu PICTURE m MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recorded in the picture s height width ratio of 16 9 e 16 9 Wide television conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16 9 wide TV e 4 3 LB Letter Box conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 conventional TV While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen e 4 3 PS Pan Scan conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 conventional TV While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars do not appear however the left and right edges of the pictures will not be shown on the screen Ex 4 3 PS Ex 4 3 LB NOTE e Even if 4 3 PS is selected the screen size may become 4 3 LB with some DVDs This depends on how DVDs are recorded m PICTURE SOURCE When you set the scan mode to PROGRESSIVE cF pg 20 you can obtain optimal picture quality by selectin
11. Tibetan KY Kirghiz SQ Albanian BR Breton LA Latin SR Serbian m While stopped CA Catalan LN Lingala SS Siswati 1 Press SET UP CO Corsican LO Laothian ST Sesotho CS Czech LT Lithuanian SU Sundanese CY Welsh LV Latvian Lettish SV Swedish a e DA Danish MG Mal SW Swahili eed ee DZ Bhutani MI Maori TA Tamil EL Greek MK Macedonian TE Telugu EO Esperanto ML Malayalam TG Tajik ET Estonian MN Mongolian TH Thai ET is Ha A ee STAD EU Basque MO Moldavian TI Tigrinya FA Persian MR Marathi TK Turkmen FI Finnish MS Malay MAY TL Tagalo 2 Follow the instructions that appears on mn an FJ Fiji MT Maltese TN Setswana the TV screen FO Faroese MY Burmese TO Tonga FY Frisian NA Nauru TR Turkish M d t GA Irish NE Nepali TS Tsonga enu escri p ion GD Scots Gaelic NL Dutch TT Tatar GL Galician NO Norwegian TW Twi i GN Guarani OC Occitan UK Ukrainian A Language menu LANGUAGE Sulina aul issn Ue ead HA Hausa OR Oriya UZ Uzbek m MENU LANGUAGE HI Hindi PA Panjabi VI Vietnamese Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages HR Croatian PL Polish VO Volapuk e Select the initial language HU Hungarian PS Pashto Pushto WO Wolof m AUDIO LANGUAGE HY a PT Portuguese XH Xhosa Some DVDs have multiple audio languages is Interlingua QU Quechua XO Yoiub Select the initial audio language
12. subtitle appears and disappears alternately Advanced operations When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight amp 1 3 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps ORK ULD CTO OO TIME gt oF CHAP OD 1 8 amp 3 1 3 amp 1 1 OA ENGLISH 4 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select the desired subtitle 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE To clear the subtitle press SUBTITLE Each time you press SUBTITLE subtitle appears and disappears alternately e Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop up window See The language codes list lt pg 38 During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part Selecting the audio DVD DVD When using the AUDIO button 1 Press AUDIO Example DVD VIDEO ENGLISH is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded OD 1 3 ay ae ENGLISH a aaa E During playback of a disc containing audio in several languages 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly or press Cursor w a to select the desired audio When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight 1 3 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps ORW U CIO Gil a0 gt TIME gt oF CHAP OD 1 3 G 1 3 amp amp 1 1 ar Va ENGLISH ing See page 26 fo
13. 16 inches X 2 3 0 cm 1 3 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 95 Hz to 40 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 250 mm X 1 103 mm X 250 mm 9 7 8 inches X 43 7 16 inches X 9 7 8 inches Mass 3 67 kg 8 1 lbs Surround speakers SP THM606S Speakers 5 5 cm 2 3 16 inches X 2 Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 30 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 250 mm X 1 103 mm X 250 mm 9 7 8 inches X 43 7 16 inches X 9 7 8 inches Mass 3 77 kg 8 4 lbs Center speaker SP THM606C 5 5 cm 2 3 16 inches X 2 3 0 cm 1 3 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 40 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 209 mm X 85 mm X 92 mm 8 1 4 inches X 3 3 8 inches X 3 5 8 inches Mass 0 87 kg 2 0 Ibs Speakers m Satellite Speakers Front speakers SP THM505F Speakers Woofer 8 0 cm 3 3 16 inches Tweeter 1 5 cm 5 8 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 104 5 mm X 139 mm X 101 mm 4 1 8 inches X 5 1 2 inches X 4 inches Mass 0 7 kg 1 6 lbs Surround speakers SP THM505S Speakers 8 0 cm 3 3 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz
14. DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part During MPEG4 playback there may be a case where Cursor gt lt V A does not work in step 2 above Changing the VFP setting The VFP Video Fine DVDIDVD Processor function VIDEO AUDIO SVCDI JPEG amp enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming picture tone or personal preference E During playback Press VFP The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen Example NORMAL BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION O TINT SHARPNESS 2 Press Cursor lt repeatedly to select the VFP mode e NORMAL Normally select this e CINEMA Suitable for movies When you select NORMAL or CINEMA press VFP to complete the setting e USER 1 and USER 2 You can adjust parameters that affect picture appearance Only when selecting USER 1 or USER 2 in step 2 proceed to perform the following operation 3 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select a parameter you want to adjust Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as preferred e GAMMA Controls brightness of neutral tints while maintaining brightness of dark and bright portions e BRIGHTNESS Controls screen brightness e CONTRAST Controls screen contrast e SATURATION Controls screen color depth e TINT Controls screen tint e SHARPNESS Controls screen sharpness Advanced operations
15. Dimensions W X H X D 111 5 mm X 139 mm X 106 5 mm 4 7 16 inches X 5 1 2 inches X 4 1 4 inches Mass 0 52 kg 1 2 lbs 47 Center speaker SP THM505C Speakers Woofer 8 0 cm 3 3 16 inches Tweeter 1 5 cm 5 8 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 137 mm X 105 mm X 104 5 mm 5 7 16 inches X 4 3 16 inches X 4 1 8 inches Mass 0 7 kg 1 6 lbs m Satellite Speakers Front speakers SP THM303F Speakers 8 0 cm 3 3 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 106 mm X 119 5 mm X 102 mm 4 3 16 inches X 4 3 4 inches X 4 1 16 inches Mass 0 69 kg 1 6 lbs Surround speakers SP THM303S Speakers 8 0 cm 3 3 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 111 5 mm X 139mm X 106 5 mm 4 7 16 inches X 5 1 2 inches X 4 1 4 inches Mass 0 63 kg 1 4 lbs Center speaker SP THM303C Speakers 8 0 cm 3 3 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 106 mm X 119 5 mm X 102 mm 4 3 16 inches X 4 3 4 inches X 4 1 16 inches Mass 0 69 kg 1 6 lbs Designs amp specifications are subject to
16. Surround AUTO SURR Used to reproduce the sound as it is recorded without any conversion downmixing or simulation etc For example a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio m Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic Il Dolby Pro Logic II has a newly developed multichannel playback format to decode all 2 channel sources stereo source and Dolby Surround encoded source into a 5 1 channel Dolby Pro Logic II has two modes Movie mode and Music mode e Pro Logic Il Movie PL II MOVIE Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources bearing the mark DO botsysurrounn e Pro Logic II Music PL Il MUSIC Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources Dolby Digital Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with Dolby Digital O21 DIGITAL m DTS Digital Surround Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software DTS Digital Surround DTS is another discrete multichannel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software gt play button Remote control mode selector P lt E II PP lt lt TOP MENU MENU Cursor gt lt v a ENTER ON SCREEN AUDIO 3 Number buttons SUBTITLE ey ANGLE PAGE CANCEL REPEAT PLAY MODE SETTING VFP ZOOM SURROUND RETURN Available Surround modes for each input signal The V marks show available surround modes
17. TV by using a component video cord not supplied F pg 14 While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Press and hold SCAN MODE for 2 seconds INTERLACE or PROGRESSIVE appears on the display window 2 Press Cursor lt to select the desired mode e INTERLACE Select this when your TV supports the interlaced video input only e PROGRESSIVE Select this when your TV equipped with component jacks supports the progressive video input You can get better picture quality in PROGRESSIVE mode than in INTERLACE mode 3 Press ENTER while the selected mode is displayed When PROGRESSIVE is selected the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights on the display window NOTE e Although the picture may be distorted when you press ENTER this is not a malfunction of the system e INTERLACE is selected at your purchase e There are some progressive TVs and High Definition TVs that are not fully compatible with this system resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO in the progressive scan mode In such a case change the scan mode to INTERLACE To check the compatibility of your TV contact your local JVC customer service center e All JVC progressive TVs and High Definition TVs are fully compatible with this system 20 Basic operations Optimizing the speaker settings Smart Surround Setup NOTE e When you change the positioning of the speakers or lis
18. a wall Injury to personnel or damage to equipment may result if the speakers installed interfere with daily activities Connections Surround left gt Speaker layout Center speaker Front left Front right sec gg E a speaker ae i Powered v subwoofer 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A Surround right speaker speaker ee NOTE Although the satellite speakers and the powered subwoofer are magnetically shielded the TV screen may appear mottled In this case keep enough distance between the speakers and the TV The speakers are magnetically shielded to avoid color distortions on TVs However if not installed properly they may cause color distortions So pay attention to the following when installing the speakers When placing the speakers near a TV set turn off the TV s main power switch or unplug it before installing the speakers Then wait at least 30 minutes before turning on the TV s main power switch again Some TVs may still be affected even though you have followed the above If this happens move the speakers away from the TV Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface Be sure to place the powered subwoofer to the TV s right If you place the powered subwoofer to the TV s left keep sufficient distance between them to prevent the TV screen from appearing mottled For TH M606 TH M603 only Do not lean against the satellite speakers a
19. control mode selector TUNING MEMORY FM MODE Number buttons Manual tuning 1 Press FM AM repeatedly to select the band Example When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz 810k TUNED 2 Press TUNING repeatedly until you find the frequency you want When you hold down the button until the system starts searching for stations and then release it the system stops searching automatically when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in to NOTE e When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the TUNED indicator lights on the display window e When an FM stereo program is received the ST indicator lights on the display window 42 Tuner operations See page 42 for button locations Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number the station can be quickly tuned in You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations m To preset the stations T Tune in the station you want to preset e If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station select the reception mode you want See Selecting the FM reception mode below Example When the system is tuned in to 103 5 MHz 103 5 M TUNED 2 Press MEMORY ze 103 5 M While CH and are flashing 3 Press number button s 1 10 10 to select a preset number you want e For details on using the number buttons see
20. damage the speakers e On some DVD VIDEOs DVD AUDIOs VCDs or SVCDs their actual operation may be different from what is explained in this manual This is due to the disc programming and disc structure not a malfunction of this system Notes on CD R and CD RW e User edited CD Rs Recordable and CD RWs Rewritable can be played back only if they are already finalized e This system can play CD Rs or CD RWs recorded on a personal computer if they have been recorded in the audio CD format This system can also play CD Rs or CD RWs if MP3 WMA JPEG or MPEG4 files are recorded on them However some discs may not be played back because of their disc characteristics recording conditions or damage or stain on them Especially the configuration and characteristics of an MP3 WMA JPEG or MPEG4 disc are determined by the writing encoding software and hardware used for recording Therefore due to the software and hardware used the following symptoms may occur Some discs may not be played back Some tracks on an MP3 or WMA disc may be skipped or may not be played back normally Some files on a JPEG or MPEG4 disc may be played back distortedly e Before playing back CD Rs or CD RWs read their instructions or cautions carefully e CD RWs may require a longer readout time This is caused by the fact that the reflectance of CD RWs is lower than that of regular CDs About discs Notes on MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 d
21. locations Selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most DVD AUDIOs include browsable still pictures B S P which usually appear by turns automatically during playback according to the playback sequence You can change the picture turn the page manually when the current group track has selectable pictures pages DVD AUDIO E During playback and while the B S P indicator lights up on the display window When using the PAGE button Press PAGE repeatedly to select a desired still picture When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight m 3 Press ENTER DVD AUDIO TRACK 1 TIME 0 01 40 gt TIME gt OFF gt TRACK OD 1 1 PAGE 5 12 Ear aaa 5 Ee 4 Press Cursor A V to select the desired still picture 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears Zooming in E During playback or i DVDIDVD a a 1 Press ZOOM Each time you press ZOOM scene magnification changes 2 While zoomed in press Cursor amp lt w A to move zoom in area To return to normal playback Press ZOOM repeatedly to select ZOOM OFF 33 NOTE e The number of the magnification steps varies depending on the disc type During slide show playback of a JPEG disc zooming in is not available In such a case press II to pause slide show playback then zoom in During
22. of NZ New Zealand VA Vatican City State Holy See CN China IS Iceland OM Oman vc Saint Vincent and the CO Colombia IT Italy PA Panama Grenadines CR_ Costa Rica JM Jamaica PE Peru VE Venezuela CU Cuba JO Jordan PF French Polynesia VG Virgin Islands British CV Cape Verde JP Japan PG Papua New Guinea VI Virgin Islands U S CX Christmas Island KE Kenya PH _ Philippines VN Vietnam CY Cyprus KG Kyrgyzstan PK Pakistan VU Vanuatu CZ Czech Republic KH Cambodia PL Poland WF Wallis and Futuna Islands DE Germany KI Kiribati PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon WS Samoa DJ Djibouti KM Comoros PN Pitcairn YE Yemen DK _ Denmark KN Saint Kitts and Nevis PR Puerto Rico YT Mayotte DM Dominica KP Korea Democratic People s PT Portugal YU Yugoslavia DO Dominican Republic Republic of PW Palau ZA_ South Africa DZ Algeria KR _ Korea Republic of PY Paraguay ZM Zambia EC Ecuador KW Kuwait QA Qatar ZR Zaire EE Estonia KY Cayman Islands RE R union ZW Zimbabwe EG Egypt KZ Kazakhstan RO Romania EH Western Sahara RU Russian Federation 41 Tuner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO FMAM 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO 2 Press FM AM The buttons described below are used on pages 42 to 43 FM AM Remote
23. setting other switches The TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the playback picture Automatic selection of TV input mode When you select DVD or VCR as the source to play on the system the TV automatically changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the playback picture Automatic Power On Off The TV and VCR turn on and off along with the system When you turn on the system e Ifthe previously selected source is DVD only the TV will turn on automatically e If the previously selected source is VCR the TV and VCR will turn on automatically When you turn off the system the TV and VCR will turn off NOTE e Ifyou turn off the system while recording on the VCR the VCR will not turn off and will continue recording 44 References To clean the disc Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge DO NOT use any solvent such as conventional record cleaner spray thinner or benzine to clean the disc Maintenance w Handling Discs e Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly e Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc e Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping m Cleaning the system e Stains on the system should be wiped off with a soft cloth If the system is heavily stained wi
24. the source to play ccccececcsseseecsetececeeseesesaees 19 Adjusting the volume VOLUME cceseeeeeeee 19 Listening with headphones not supplied ccceeee 19 Turning off the sound temporarily MUTING 19 Adjusting the brightness of the indications DIMMER 19 Sleep Timer SLEEP riii eiaei ee 20 Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and center surround speakers SUBWFR CENTER SURR L R 20 Adjusting the treble sound TREBLE c seeeeeeee 20 Changing the scan mode ou cccsccescccscsstscecsesesecetscseesesaeess 20 Optimizing the speaker settings Smart Surround Setup 21 Playback ssscscsscscscssenesenesnesnesesnnes 22 Basie PlayDaCKk oo cecccccescscescsecscsseeceeseeesseeessecessecesaeeesaees 22 One TOUCH Replay c cccceccsesesccsececseseecetscsescseseeeteeseeens 24 Fast forward fast reverSe search ecccesecesesssseseeseseeeesees 24 Skip to the beginning of a desired selection 24 Locating a desired title group using number buttons 25 Playing back a DONUS group ou ce ecesescsseecseesetseeeesaeeesaees 25 Advanced operations 26 Using the surround MOE s sisien 26 Using the on screen Dal sasirik rr EER 27 Playing from a specified position on a diSC 0 0 0100000000 29 Using the file control display s sssessnnesnnnsnsnsennnenseensnrnenenee 30 Resume Playback ssi c cc eec
25. time Chapter number hour minute second Can OFC 0202 31 CHAP Signal and speaker indicators lt pg 27 Surround mode and digital signal format lt pg 26 Pressing FL DISPLAY Title number Chapter number 7 DVD 7 CI TITLE CHAP DVD AUDIO EEI Track number Signal and speaker indicators Je Elapsed playing time hour minute second Pressing FL DISPLAY Group number Track number DVDA C gt GROUP TRACK VCD SVCD CD Example When a CD is played back Signal and speaker Track un i Elapsed playing time minute second I VCD indication appears for VCD SVCD NOTE e When a VCD or SVCD with PBC function is played the elapsed playing time does not appear but PBC appears 23 MP3 WMA disc Example When an MP3 disc is played back Signal and speaker Track number a MP3 em Elapsed ae time minute second une playback an Pressing FL DISPLAY x2 Group number wy Cos Track number 2 WMA indicator lights for WMA disc JPEG disc Group number File number JPG GEGEE GROUP MPEG4 disc Track number Elapsed paying time minute second na playback a Pressing FL DISPLAY Group number Track number ar tonnes TRACK Signal and speaker indicators NOTE e You can change the time information mode except fo
26. with another digital format comes in you cannot listen to the sound The DODIGITAL or EA indicator flashes Setting DVD preferences NOTE Using the setup menus e See the following The language codes list for the codes of each language such as AA etc e You can change the language used in the setup menus See Menu description below i The language codes list Basic operation on the setup menus AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi IMPORTANT a Bef HEN volit AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian o P ore SS E TSTS POOD TOS TOENA AF Afrikaans IS Icelandic RU Russian following operation AUDIO DVD i 1 Set the remote control mode selector to D AM Ameharic IW Hebrew RW Kinyarwanda AUDIO AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit 2 Press DVD AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo Croatian BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese Cursor gt lt v a BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak ENTER BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian BH Bihari KO Korean KOR SM Samoan BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona engali Bangla urdis omali OO OO BN B li Bangl KU Kurdish SO Somali SET UP OOO BO
27. with the surround mode is off the setting of D RANGE COMPRESSION is set to ON automatically we Speaker setting menu SPK SETTING m Level menu LEVEL CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER SUBWOOFER While monitoring the test tone adjust the center and surround speakers volume as much as that of the front speakers TEST TONE Outputs the test tone RETURN Returns to the SPK SETTING menu The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the following sequence gt Front left speaker gt Center speaker gt Front right speaker gt Surround right speaker gt Surround left speaker back to the beginning NOTE e Before you turn on the test tone be sure to select AUTO SURR as the surround mode cF pg 26 Setting DVD preferences m Distance menu DISTANCE Example Center Subwoofer L Front right S 3 0m X i Surround left_____ Surround right In this case set the distance of each speaker as follows e Distance of front speakers 3 0 m 10 ft e Distance of center speaker 2 7 m 9 ft e Distance of surround speakers 2 4 m 8 ft FRONT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKER Adjust the distance from the listening position to the speakers Within the range from 0 3 m 1 ft to 9 0 m 30 ft by 0 3 m 1 ft RETURN Returns to the SPK SETTING menu Other setting menu OTHERS m RESUME You can activate or deactivate Resume Play
28. 0 Valley Road DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP Wayne NJ 07470 http www jvc com PAID A IAI AAAI AAI A SAS AA AA SAS AS AS AA AA IAS AS AS AAA AAAS AS AS ASA AAS AS AS AS ASA ASA SAS AADAC REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARRY A SEPARATE WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY FOR DETAIL OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY INFORMATION PACKAGED WITH EACH REFURBISHED PRODUCT PPP SIDI bbb bbb DD bb bbb bbb bb bb bb bbb Ob bbb bbb bob bob bbb bbb bb bob bb bb bbb bb tot bb bb bbb bt tot tb bbb bt For customer use Enter below the Model No and Serial No which is located either on the rear bottom or side of the cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No Purchase date Name of dealer 48 For the U S A LOEIN HL EOEIN H L LOSIN H L SOSIN HL E09IN H L 909IN HL TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMER THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THIS JVC PRODUCT WE WANT TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE A PERFECT EXPERIENCE NEED HELP ON HOW TO HOOK UP NEED ASSISTANCE ON HOW TO OPERATE NEED TO LOCATE A JVC SERVICE CENTER LIKE TO PURCHASE ACCESSORIES IALSAS YSALVAHL TVLISIG GAG uJ VG is HERE TO HELP TOLL FREE 1 800 252 5722 http www jvc com Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service Do not attempt to service the product yourself Caution To prevent electrical shock do not open the cabinet There are no user servicea
29. 5 C 41 F and 95 F Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV e Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration Power cord e Do not handle the power cord with wet hands A small amount of power is always consumed while the power cord is connected to the wall outlet center unit only When unplugging the power cord from the wall outlet always pull on the plug not the power cord To prevent malfunctions of the system There are no user serviceable parts inside If anything goes wrong unplug the power cord and consult your dealer Do not insert any metallic object into the system e Do not use any non standard shape disc like a heart flower or credit card etc available on the market because it may damage the system e Do not use a disc with tape stickers or paste on it because it may damage the system Label sticker Paste Sticker AP gt Ay Note about copyright laws Check the copyright laws in your country before recording from the discs Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws Note about copyguard system The discs are protected by copyguard system When you connect the system to your VCR directly the copyguard system activates and the picture may not be played back correctly m Safety precautions Avoid moisture water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places Avoid high temperatures Do not expose the system to direct sun
30. Caicos Islands BG Bulgaria GP Guadeloupe MP Northern Mariana Islands TD Chad BH Bahrain GQ Equatorial Guinea MQ Martinique TF French Southern Territories BI Burundi GR Greece MR Mauritania TG Togo BJ Benin Gs South Georgia and the South MS Montserrat TH Thailand Code Language BM Bermuda Sandwich Islands MT Malta TJ Tajikistan BN Brunei Darussalam GT Guatemala MU Mauritius TK Tokelau BO Bolivia GU Guam MV Maldives TM Turkmenistan BR Brazil GW Guinea Bissau MW Malawi TN Tunisia BS Bahamas GY Guyana MX Mexico TO Tonga BT Bhutan HK _ Hong Kong MY Malaysia TP East Timor BV Bouvet Island HM Heard Island and McDonald MZ Mozambique TR Turkey BW Botswana Islands NA Namibia TT Trinidad and Tobago BY Belarus HN Honduras NC _ New Caledonia TV Tuvalu BZ Belize HR Croatia NE Niger TW Taiwan CA Canada HT Haiti NF Norfolk Island TZ Tanzania United Republic of CC Cocos Keeling Islands HU Hungary NG Nigeria UA Ukraine CF Central African Republic ID Indonesia NI Nicaragua UG Uganda CG Congo IE Ireland NL Netherlands UM United States Minor Outlying CH Switzerland IL Israel NO Norway Islands CI C te d Ivoire IN India NP Nepal US United States CK Cook Islands IO British Indian Ocean Territory NR Nauru UY Uruguay CL Chile IQ Iraq NU Niue UZ Uzbekistan CM Cameroon IR Iran Islamic Republic
31. D 1 8 C amp J 1 3 amp 1 1 TME 2s 4 Use number buttons 0 9 to enter the time Example To play back from a point 2 hours 34 minutes 08 seconds elapsed UNEME EN gt MNE gt Press 2 Press 3 TIME 2 3_ _ 1 gt TIME 2 34 _ gt Press 4 Press 0 TIME 2 34 0_ gt TIME 2 34 08 Press 8 To cancel a misentry Press Cursor lt 4 repeatedly 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e You can specify time in hours minutes seconds for DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO and in minutes seconds for VCD SVCD CD Using the file control display You can search and play desired groups and tracks files using the file control display on HAH the TV screen Current group total group Playback mode PROGRAM number RANDOM REPEAT Elapsed playing time of current Tag information for MP3 track for MP3 WMA MPEG4 only WMA only FILE Procran REPEAT STEP Time 00 02 15 Group 3 3 track 10 30 Total 1000 1 Cloudy mp3 2 Fair mp3 3 Fog mp3 4 Hail mp3 5 Indian summer mp3 6 Rain mp3 7 Shower mp3 8 Snow mp3 9 Thunder mp3 11 Wind mp3 12 Winter sk Nps Current track file Current group Current track file total track file number on current group Total track file number on disc Playback status The file control display appears automatically during playback MP3 WMA or while stopped Continued on next page 30 Advanced op
32. During playback of a disc containing multi view angles DVD VIDEO When using the ANGLE button 1 Press ANGLE Example DVD AUDIO The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recorded amp 1 3 1 iw ia 31 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly or press Cursor w a to select the desired view angle When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight amp 1 3 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps QSD UD CASI GOR CS TIME gt oF gt CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp 1 3 1 Bez eae 4 Press Cursor w a to select the desired view angle 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part Selecting the subtitle E During playback of a disc containing subtitles in several languages DVD DVD SVCD VIDEO AUDIO When using the SUBTITLE button 1 Press SUBTITLE Example DVD VIDEO ENGLISH is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded GJ 1 3 as ENGLISH as ars 2 Press Cursor w a to select the desired subtitle For SVCD e An SVCD can contain up to four subtitles Pressing SUBTITLE changes the subtitles regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not Subtitles will not change if no subtitle is recorded NOTE e To clear the subtitle press SUBTITLE Each time you press SUBTITLE
33. EO DVD AUDIO Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD Audio CD CD CD R and CD RW e This system accommodates the NTSC system and also can play discs recorded with PAL system Note that the PAL video signal on a disc is converted to an NTSC signal and output e This system can also play MP3 WMA JPEG and MPEG4 files recorded on CD Rs and CD RWs pg 22 e This system can also play finalized DVD R RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format However some discs may not be played because of their disc characteristics or recording conditions Discs you can play DVD VIDEO CD ae n aise TM VIDEO WISE DYD AUDIO CD R COMPACT AUDIO Aubaea DIGITAL AUDIO VCD CD RW COMPACT neo ist Video C D DIGITAL AUDIO Gcr voeg ReWritable SVCD COMPACT ZA aise g SUPER VIDEO VIDEO cpD DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation Region code of DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers This system can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include the system s Region Code which is indicated on the rear panel Example of playable DVD O o u If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded REGION CODE ERROR appears on the TV screen and playback cannot start The following discs cannot be played back DVD ROM DVD RAM SACD CD ROM CD I CD I Ready Photo CD etc Playing back these discs will generate noise and
34. ING Source selecting buttons Remote control mode selector AUDIO VOL Cursor gt lt v a ENTER SCAN MODE SLEEP DIMMER TREBLE SMART aN D S SETUP SWEA Venn LURE S WFR I I l I SURR R ill iil CENTER _2 H SURR L SOURCE Ol eb VOLUME SOURCE STANDBY PHONES Turning the system on off On the remote control Press AUDIO On the center unit Press 0 I When DVD is selected as the source F pg 19 the following messages will appear on the TV screen JVE ss OPEN CLOSE Appears when opening or closing the disc tray NOW READING Appears when the system is reading the disc information REGION CODE ERROR Appears when the Region Code of the DVD VIDEO does not match the code the system supports The disc cannot be played back NO DISC Appears when no disc is loaded CANNOT PLAY THIS DISC Appears when unplayable disc is loaded NOTE The STANDBY lamp turns on when the power is turned off and turns off when the power is turned on e The power supply to the subwoofer is linked to the center unit The POWER ON lamp on the subwoofer lights green when the power is turned on e A small amount of the power is consumed even when the power is turned off center unit only This is called standby mode and the STANDBY lamp light
35. JVC MM 7 DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH M606 TH M603 Consists of XV THM606 SP PWM606 SP THM606F SP THM606C and SP THM606S Consists of XV THM603 SP PWM603 SP THM606F SP THM606C and SP THM606S The figure is for the TH M606 TH M505 TH M501 Consists of XV THM505 SP PWM505 SP THM505F SP THM505C and SP THM505S Consists of XV THM501 SP PWM501 SP THM303F SP THM303C and SP THM303S Q TH M303 TH M301 Consists of XV THM303 SP PWM303 SP THM303F SP THM303C and SP THM303S Consists of XV THM301 SP PWM301 SP THM303F SP THM303C and SP THM303S DIGITAL DYD alist Od RA AY COMPU LINK DIGITAL ie 2 2 AUDIO VIDEO suRROUND Digital Direct Progressive Scan INSTRUCTIONS par isc Enter below the Model No and Serial No which are located either on the rear bottom or side of the cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No LVT1147 001C J C Warnings Cautions and Others h RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN H CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The light
36. MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE Please do not return your product to the retailer Instead return your product to the JVC authorized service center nearest you If shipping the product to the service x center please be sure to package it carefully preferably in the original packaging and include a brief description of x the problem s Please call 1 800 252 5722 to locate the nearest JVC authorized service center Service locations x can also be obtained from our website http www jvc com If your product qualifies for in home service the service bd representative will require clear access to the product X If you have any questions concerning your JVC Product please contact our Customer Relations Department at 800 252 5722 WHAT IS NOT COVERED 4 This limited warranty provided by JVC does not cover Products which have been subject to abuse accident alteration modification tampering negligence misuse faulty installation lack of reasonable care or if repaired or serviced by anyone other than a service facility authorized by JVC to render such service or if affixed to any attachment not provided with the products or if the model or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or removed Initial installation installation and removal from cabinets or mounting systems Operational adjustments covered in the Owner s Manual normal maintenance video and audio head cleaning Damage that occurs in shipment d
37. TUP NOTE e You need to set the subwoofer s output level LEVEL manually lt pg 20 or 39 e In step 2 SW ERROR appears on the display window if the center unit and the powered subwoofer are not connected correctly by using the supplied system cord Playback The icon such as available for IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO DVD 1 Set the remote control mode selector to gt AUDIO 2 Press DVD lad shows the types of discs the operation is The buttons described below are used on pages 22 to 25 DISC 1 5 DVD Remote control mode selector gt play button ENTER TITLE GROUP Number buttons FL DISPLAY Disc lamps TH M606 TH M603 TH M505 TH M501 only DISC 1 5 4 gt Basic playback 1 Press the desired vc DISC 1 5 4 on the o gt fia When placing an 8 cm 3 inches disc svc iw center unit e The system turns on and the disc tray comes out 2 Place a disc Label side up 3 Press DISC 1 5 For MP3 WMA disc The file control display pg 30 appears on the TV screen For JPEG disc Each file still pictures is shown on the TV screen for about 3 seconds slide show When stopping playback the file control display F pg 30 appears on the TV screen For MPEG4 disc Pr
38. a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT For Canada THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT STANDARD ENTITLED DIGITAL APPARATUS ICES 003 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical CAUTION To avoid personal injury or N A accidentally dropping the unit have two persons TH M606 48 8 kg 108 Ibs unpack carry and install TH M603 42 1 kg 93 Ibs the un
39. ations DIMMER Press DIMMER Each time you press the button the brightness level changes Basic operations See page 18 for button locations Sleep Timer SLEEP The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed Press SLEEP Each time you press the button the shut off time changes Example minutes SLEEP mi To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly To cancel Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears e Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and center surround speakers SUBWFR CENTER SURR L R Press S WFR to adjust the subwoofer Press CENTER to adjust the center speaker Press SURR L to adjust the surround left speaker Press SURR R to adjust the surround right speaker NOTE e You can also make adjustments by using the setup menu shown on the TV screen F pg 39 e The adjustments take effect for all sources e You cannot make this adjustment when FM or AM is selected as the source Adjusting the treble sound TREBLE Press TREBLE NOTE e The adjustments take effect for all sources Changing the scan mode The system can be accommodated to your TV s scan mode NOTE To use the system in PROGRESSIVE mode it is required that the center unit is connected to the
40. back function gt pg 31 m ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on screen guide icons gt pg 22 m Parental lock menu PARENTAL LOCK You can restrict playback of a DVD VIDEO containing violent scenes that is not suitable for your other family members This setting takes effect only for DVDs containing the Parental Lock level information Level 1 most restrictive to Level 8 least restrictive COUNTRY CODE Select this when you set the code for your resident pg 41 SET LEVEL Select this when you set the level of restriction PASSWORD This item is selected automatically when some changes are made on Parental Lock setting Enter a four digit number as your password with number buttons 0 9 then press ENTER If you have failed to enter your correct password three times you cannot select an item other than EXIT In such a case press ENTER to exit the mode then try the setting again EXIT Returns to OTHERS menu Be sure to exit the Parental Lock setting mode after entering your password Otherwise the changes you made won t be stored If you forget your password enter 8888 instead of your password NOTE e When you enter wrong passwords three times you can only select EXIT 40 Setting DVD preferences Country Area codes list for Parental Lock
41. ble parts inside Please refer to qualified service personnel for repairs BT 51005 8 0204 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED en 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED 0204SKMIDEJEM Yj
42. by entering the corresponding number using number buttons Locating a desired scene using a VCD SVCD menu with PBC A VCD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of contained songs You can locate a specific scene by using these menus SVCD m During playback with PBC function Press RETURN repeatedly until the menu appears on the TV screen Example 1 2 3 F IL IE 29 2 Press number buttons 1 10 10 to select the number of the desired item e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons lt pg 25 To return to the menu Press RETURN When NEXT or PREVIOUS is shown on the TV screen e To go to the next page press gt l e To return to the previous page press ka a NOTE e Ifyou want to play a PBC compatible VCD SVCD without using the PBC function perform any of the following Start playback by pressing number buttons while stopped Press gt repeatedly until the desired track number is displayed then start playback by pressing play button The track number appears on the display window instead of PBC e To activate the PBC function when playing a PBC compatible VCD SVCD without using the PBC function perform any of the following Press TOP MENU or MENU Press W twice to stop playback then press play button Locating a desired chapter track using the on screen bar E During playback
43. ch the speaker directly to the base plate instead of the stand oe l us _ Silver Screw M5 x 25 mm 1 inch supplied Speaker J Stand Screw M5 x 25 mm 1 inch supplied Completion with stand without stand Connections This page is for TH M606 Connecting the satellite front center surround speakers Before connecting the speaker cords Pi Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove F Powered subwoofer SP PWM606 Speaker cord supplied e Connect the silver cords to the black terminals e Connect the copper cords to the terminals referring to the table below FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT White CENTER SPEAKER Green SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT Gray SURROUND SPEAKERS LEFT Blue Ean EEEE A Surround speakers SP THM606S Front speakers SP THM606F SURROUND SPEAKERS FRONT SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT SURROUND SURROUND 4 m 13 feet 10 m 33 feet S 4 m 13 feet Red Black Silver Ce
44. change without notice PI DAADAAADAAADAADAIAADAAASAADASA AAA AAA AAA SAA AAA SASS ASS ASA ASS ASA ASS ASS AISA SAAS ASD SSA ASA AC JVC LIMITED WARRANTY USA ONLY ONLY FOR PRODUCT PURCHASED IN U S A CONSUMER VIDEO 1 90 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA JVC warrants this product and all parts thereof except as set forth below ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original purchase for the period shown below The Warranty Period PARTS LABOR YR 90 pays SO bbb bb bb ttt THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY 50 UNITED STATES THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO WHAT WE WILL DO x If this product is found to be defective within the warranty period JVC will repair or replace defective parts with new or x rebuilt equivalents at no charge to the original owner Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the x remainder of the Warranty Period All products may be brought to a JVC authorized service center on a carry in basis x Color televisions with a screen size of 27 or greater qualify for in home service In such cases a technician will come x to your home and either repair the TV there or remove and return it if it cannot be repaired in your home x WHAT YOU
45. chet ese b a gt LLI Ha a TUNING gt SOURCE Disc tray inside pg 22 pg 18 Remote sensor pg 22 pg 24 pg 18 pg 7 pg 19 Rear panel center unit pg 15 pg 15 pg 15 pg 8 soera pg 14 pg 15 pg 14 pg 44 pg 15 Description of parts and controls Powered subwoofer SP PWM606 SP PWM505 SP PWM501 pg 10 12 aaa HEE BeSeel a oO POWER ON lamp pg 18 pg 15 J Por cord Front Rear SP PWM603 SP PWM303 SP PWM301 pg 15 POWER ON lamp pg 18 pg 11 13 v Power cord pg 15 Front Do not block the ventilation openings NOTE e For safety reasons always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer Description of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control 18 pg MO y pg 16 17 R6P SUM 3 AA 15F r pg 19 aa TREE ee supplied pg 19 L i pg 16 43 pg 22 ED ECES GD H PI 24 42 22 22 43 are Gea Ge ell pg 24 TOP MENU MENU Cy r 29 If the range or effectiveness of the remote control d
46. completed Center unit Powered DO subwoofer I IN Power cord Ey Power cord supplied Il A Plug into AC outlets CAUTION e Disconnect the power cord before cleaning or moving the system e Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord When unplugging the cord always grasp and pull the plug so as not to damage the cord Operating external components with the remote control The buttons described below are used on pages 16 and 17 TV VIDEO TV VIDEO TV VCR DBS ooga I VCR DBS VCR VCR DBS DBS O O d TV VOL CHANNEL i z a Remote control Neh f F mode selector a VCR DBS CHANNEL k lt lt Dd D O play button MH amp gt gt O O TI T nes A ENTER REC Numi uttons TV RETURN 100 wW Tv RETURN OSO ON 100 OOOO OOOO i a NOTE e Manufacturers codes are subject to change without notice e Set the codes again after replacing the batteries of the remote control Operating the TV m To set the manufacturer s code You can operate a JVC TV without setting the manufacturer s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to TV 2 Press and hold TV Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished 3 Press ENTER 4 Press number buttons 1 9 0 to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a Hitachi TV Press 1 then 0 For a Tos
47. d with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Video section Video System NTSC Horizontal Resolution 500 lines Signal to Noise Ratio 64 dB Video output level Composite 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video C 0 286 V p p 75 Q Component Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q Component Ps PR 0 7 V p p 75 Q Video input sensitivity Impedance VCR IN Composite 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video C 0 286 V p p 75 Q Tuner section Tuning Range FM 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz AM 530 kHz to 1 710 kHz General AC 120 V 60 Hz 18 W at operation 2 0 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D 400 mm X 85 mm X 380 mm 15 3 4 inches X 3 3 8 inches X 15 inches Mass 4 3 kg 9 5 lbs m Subwoofer SP PWM606 Amplifier section Power Requirements Power Consumption Front Center Surround 140 W per channel RMS at 4 Q at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Subwoofer 300 W RMS at 4 Q at 100 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion Speaker section Speaker unit 25 cm 9 7 8 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Frequency Range 25 Hz to 200 Hz General Power Requirements Power Consumption AC 120 V 60 Hz 155 W at operation 0 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D 256mm X 482 mm X 460 mm 10 1 8 inches X 19 inches X 18 1 8 inches Mass 18 5 kg 41 Ibs m Subwoofer SP PWIM505 SP PWM501 Amplifier section Front Center Surround Subwoofer Speaker s
48. d you can use some functions using the on screen bar Showing the on screen bar E Whenever a disc is pvp lpvp loaded Press ON SCREEN Each time you press the button the on screen bar changes as follows on the TV screen Example During DVD VIDEO playback DVD VIDEO 6 iMbps CKD UID Chad UKE CS DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps Seo UID CRUD Gil MNO LD TIME amp oF CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp 1 1 OFF The on screen bar disappears back to the beginning e The currently selected item shows green Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Contents of the on screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO H a 3 4 5 6 n DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps TIME 0 01 40 TIME gt oF CHAP OD 1 8 GJ 1 3 amp 1 1 a of aa a a A DVD AUDIO 3 4 5 6 5 DVD AUDIO AE L A a 0 01 40 TIME gt oFF TRACK QD 1 1 PAGE 5 12 alle 8 9 10 11 12 15 VCD L 3 i 6 VCD PROGRAM TRACK 14 Ta 0 04 58 gt TIME gt OFF OD ST a o a a SVCD SVCD PROGRAM DISC 3 TRACK 14 TIME 0 04 58 gt TIME COOFF STI GE 1 4 Of fo f a cD CD PROGRAM DISC 3 TRACK 14 TIME 0 04 58 gt TIME COOFF a MPEG4 6 FILE 8 15 are not available Shows disc type Shows current transfer rate Megabits per second Shows disc number Shows current title for DVD VIDEO or group for DVD AUDIO number 5 Shows curren
49. de The appropriate multichannel surround mode Dolby Digital DTS Digital Surround or Linear Packed PCM is automatically selected m When playing back 2 channel source You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II PL II MOVIE PL II MUSIC or the DSP ALL CH ST mode Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode The surround mode is turned on and the current surround mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the surround mode changes For details on each mode see page 26 To turn off the surround mode Press SURROUND repeatedly until SURR OFF appears on the display window Storing adjustments auto memory When you turn the power off the system memorizes the current surround mode The memorized mode is automatically recalled when you turn the power on NOTE e When FM or AM is selected as the source you cannot select any surround mode e Note that the surround mode takes no effect on MPEG4 playback e For a down mixing prohibited DVD AUDIO disc the system continues to output multi channel signals with MULTI CH shown on the display window even if the surround mode is turned off during playback On the other hand the system outputs only the front left and front right channel signals with LR ONLY shown on the display window when you start playback with the surround mode having been set to SURR OFF Using the on screen bar You can check disc information an
50. e listed for your brand try each one until you enter the correct one w Operation Aim the remote control at the VCR IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a VCR VCR 1 Set the remote control mode selector to o gt O VCR DBS VCRIDBS 2 Press VCR The following buttons are available O VCR DBS Turns VCR on and off gt play button Starts playback a Stops operation We Pauses playback gt gt Fast forwards video tape lt lt Rewinds video tape REC Press this button together with play button to start recording or together with IH to pause recording CHANNEL Changes the TV channels on the VCR NOTE When operating a VCR or DBS tuner CATV converter e The source setting of VCR or DBS remains after you have changed the remote control mode selector to AUDIO or TV When operating VCR or DBS tuner CATV converter again it is not necessary to press VCR or DBS after setting the remote control mode selector Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO The buttons described below are used on pages 18 to 21 I AUDIO DISC 1 5 MUT
51. e 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 button XV THM606 XV THM603 XV THM505 XV THM501 XV THM303 XV THM301 Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely the STANDBY lamp goes off The I button in any position does not disconnect the mains line e When the system is on standby the STANDBY lamp lights red e When the system is turned on the STANDBY lamp goes off The power can be remote controlled CAUTION SP PWM606 SP PWM603 SP PWM505 SP PWM501 SP PWM303 SP PWM301 The power supply to the subwoofer is linked to the center unit The POWER ON lamp on the subwoofer lights green when the power is turned on Warnings Cautions and Others WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE For U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
52. ecreases replace both batteries CAUTION Oo pg 27 e Do not expose batteries to heat or flame Operating the system from the remote Number control buttons Aim the remote control directly to the front panel of the center unit pg 25 e Do not hide the remote sensor pg 34 pg 3 SEL x E5 Z M SCAN MODE ae Ag 34 35 pg 38 CO Q amp M pg 20 33 pg 37 ry 29 on pg 19 FLDISPLAYNOMMER SLEEP TREBLE A F az OO OGG AME As 26 hes 2 TTS 5 es BIO Soll pg 20 pg 21 ae en wo TT Pe 29 Ole ep l pg 20 IO pg 20 i NOTE To use the buttons under the cover slide Ge OG DO gt down the cover Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made Connecting the FM and AM antennas m AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove Connecting AM loop antenna Turn the loop antenna until you have the best reception during AM broadcast program reception NOTE e Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals connecting cords and power cords This could cause poor reception If reception is poor Center unit AM loop antenna
53. ection Speaker unit Frequency Range General Power Requirements Power Consumption 140 W 80 W 2 per channel RMS at 4 Q Center Surround 140 W 120 W per channel RMS at 4 Q Front at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion 300 W RMS at 4 Q at 100 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion 25 cm 9 7 8 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded 20 Hz to 200 Hz AC 120 V 60 Hz 155 W at operation 0 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D Mass 2For SP PWM501 m Subwoofer 256mm X 482 mm X 460 mm 10 1 8 inches X 19 inches X 18 1 8 inches 18 5 kg 41 Ibs SP PWM603 SP PWM303 SP PWM301 Amplifier section Front Center Surround Subwoofer Speaker section Speaker unit Frequency Range General Power Requirements Power Consumption 115 W 100 W 3 per channel RMS at 4 Q Center Surround 125 W 115 W 3 per channel RMS at 4 Q Front at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion 125 W 120 W 3 RMS at 4 Q at 100 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion 16 cm 6 5 16 inches Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded 30 Hz to 200 Hz AC 120 V 60 Hz 125 W at operation 0 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D Mass 3For SP PWM301 168 5 mm X 412 mm X 444 mm 6 11 16 inches X 16 1 4 inches X 17 1 2 inches 12 0 kg 26 5 Ibs Continued on next page 46 References m Satellite Speakers Front speakers SP THM606F Speakers 5 5 cm 2 3
54. eft and front right speakers e DEC Decode When you play an external source DBS is selected as a source that was encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround the following symptoms may occur No sound comes out at the beginning of playback e Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or tracks AUT PCM Auto PCM Normally select this The system automatically detects the incoming signals DOLBY D Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with Dolby Digital DTS Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with DTS Digital Surround 37 e M OUT Monitor Out Select the video output jack type by which you watch DVD playback after connecting your TV F pg 14 Set the video output to use AV COMPU LINK remote control system F pg 44 VIDEO To watch DVD playback via the VIDEO jack S To watch DVD playback via the S VIDEO jack COMPNT component To watch DVD playback via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks e DiscIll For TH M606 TH M603 TH M505 TH M501 When you select DVD as the source and leave the system in stop mode for 5 minutes the disc lamps starts illuminating 3 Press Cursor lt to make an adjustment or selection Example BAL R 5 The adjustment is set and display automatically disappears a few seconds later NOTE e When DOLBY D or DTS is selected if a signal encoded
55. eisetheteci etetaniednlan ni 31 Selecting a VIEW angle cceceesescsscsescseeeecscsescsesecesseseseens 31 Selecting the subtitle ooo cece cescecseeecetseseecseseceesesesenes 31 Selecting the audio oo cceccccesesesetecscsssetecetsesescseeceteeseeees 32 Special picture playback oo cccscesssseescseecssscseeeeseeeeees 32 ProgramiPlay Dak sz ss sc02 sec adhace ba aa 34 Random Playback ccscccsseescssesssseessseesseceeseeeeesaseesaees 35 Repeat Playback arna a ENE 35 ETA E E N E E E E EE A EE E AAE 36 Sound and other settings oo ceeseseececseeseeeceeseeeens 37 Setting DVD preferences 38 Using the Setup MENUS seissirrsiiea iente is 38 Menu CeSCIIPtion esia n E 38 Tuner operations ssss222 42 Manual tuning cirian sii a etos aa anane ie 42 Preset tTUning S02 serat ei shin tei 43 Selecting the FM reception mode cccccecseseeetsetetees 43 Reducing the noise of AM broadcast c cece cseeeceeeeees 43 AV COMPU LINK remote control SYSECMIN sssssns2222 44 References ccssssssccensnsseeeecennssenneess 45 Maintenance sts scid ssenveis a a aE 45 Troubleshooting sssrini Eh 45 Specifications ooo c cecscesescsseecscsesececscsesesesececsesesesessssesesaseses 46 Introduction Notes on handling m Important cautions Installation of the system e Select a place which is level dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5 C and 3
56. er 13 14 RCA 19 Scientific Atlanta 09 10 Sony 20 Zenith 11 12 6 Release VCR DBS If there is more than one code listed for your brand try each one until you enter the correct one m Operation Aim the remote control at the DBS tuner or CATV converter IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a DBS tuner or CATV converter DBS 1 Set the remote control mode selector to D VCR DBS VCR DBS 2 Press DBS The following buttons are available O VCR DBS Turns DBS tuner or CATV converter on and off CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 10 100 Selects the channel Operating the VCR m To set the manufacturer s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR DBS 2 Press VCR 3 Press and hold 1 VCR DBS Keep the button pressed until step 5 is finished 4 Press ENTER 17 See page 16 for button locations 5 Press number buttons 1 9 0 to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a Philips VCR Press 0 then 9 For an NEC VCR Press 2 then 5 Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code JVC 01 02 03 Philips 09 Emerson 11 26 RCA 05 06 Fisher 29 Samsung 24 Funai 10 14 15 16 Sanyo 21 22 23 Gold Star 12 Sharp 27 28 Hitachi 04 Shintom 30 Mitsubishi 13 Sony 18 19 20 NEC 25 Zenith 08 Panasonic 07 17 6 Release VCR DBS If there is more than one cod
57. er decode mode F pg 37 No picture is displayed on the TV screen The video cord is not connected correctly Connect the cord correctly pg 14 The disc is not playable Use a playable disc lt pg 3 No picture is displayed on the TV screen the picture is blurred or the picture is divided into two parts The scan mode is set to PROGRESSIVE though the center unit is connected to the TV which does not support the progressive video input such as a conventional TV Change the scan mode to INTERLACE F pg 20 Video and audio are distorted The disc is scratched or dirty Replace or clean the disc A VCR is connected between the center unit and the TV Connect the center unit and TV directly pg 14 The picture does not fit the TV screen The monitor type is not set correctly Set MONITOR TYPE properly lt pg 39 Hard to listen to broadcast because of noise Antennas are disconnected Reconnect the antennas correctly and securely gt pg 8 45 References Specifications m Center unit XV THM606 XV THM603 XV THM505 XV THM501 XV THM303 XV THM301 Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion 0 02 NOTE This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference Digital input DIGITAL IN DBS 21 dBm to 45 dBm OPTICAL 660 nm 30 nm 1 Corresponding to Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surroun
58. er unit __ Ay COMPU une ea e r jil ae AV COMPU LINK cord not supplied T AV COMPULINK TV VCR AV COMPULINK 3 Plug the AC power cords of the VCR TV and the center unit into the AC outlets 4 Turn on the connected components first then turn on the center unit e When turning on the TV for the first time after the AV COMPU LINK connection turn the TV volume to minimum using the TV volume control on the TV e When turning on the VCR use the remote control supplied with this system Press O VCR DBS NOTE e To correctly use the automatic selection of TV input mode select the correct M OUT setting pg 37 Available functions The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to use the functions listed following One touch video play Simply by inserting a video cassette without its safety tab into the VCR you can enjoy video playback without manually setting other switches This system automatically turns on and changes the source to VCR The TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the appropriate position so that you can view the playback picture When you insert a video cassette with its safety tab in place press the play button on the VCR or on the remote control to get the same result One touch DVD play Simply by starting playback on the built in DVD player you can enjoy playback without manually
59. erations See page 26 for button locations E For MP3 WMA During playback or while stopped For JPEG MPEG4 While stopped 1 Press Cursor lt w a to select the desired group track file e For MP3 WMA playback starts from the selected track 2 Press gt play button or ENTER e Track playback slide show starts from the selected track file When you press ENTER for JPEG only the selected file is played back NOTE During playback you can locate the desired track file by pressing S a or Cursor A V e You can also check playback information on the display window c pg 23 e Some group track and file names may not be displayed correctly depending on recording conditions e The order of groups tracks and files may be displayed differently from the order displayed on your personal computer When Resume Playback is set to Resume Playback ON F pg 40 and you stop playback by the following operations the position where playback has been stopped is stored RESUME appears on the display window Turning off the power F pg 18 e Pressing W once e Changing the source cF pg 19 To start playback from the stored position Press play button or DVD There may be a case where play button does not work after changing the source To clear the stored position Press W again or open the disc tray with the playback disc Selecting a view angle E
60. essing TOP MENU or MENU shows the file control display lt pg 30 on the TV screen during playback m To pause playback Press II To return to playback press play button m To stop Press E m On screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback the following guide icons may appear for a while on the TV screen B appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi subtitle languages appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi audio languages appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi angle views gt Play oO Pause Cm CHD Fast forward fast reverse Ca CD Slow motion forward reverse appears when you perform each operation O the disc cannot accept an operation you have tried to do Continued on next page 22 Playback See page 22 for button locations NOTE e Up to 5 discs can be loaded e You can also start playback by pressing play button or DVD e The system plays back available discs sequentially until you stop playback or until the disc loaded on the DISC 5 tray reaches to the end e For JPEG The system cannot accept operations even though you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen e If you do not want the on screen guide icons to appear see page 40 m Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5 1ch is played Elapsed playing
61. g whether the content on the disc is processed by field video source or by frame film source Normally set to AUTO e AUTO Used to play a disc containing both video and film source materials This system recognizes the source type video or film of the current disc according to the disc information If the playback picture is unclear or noisy or the oblique lines of the picture are rough try to change to other modes e FILM Suitable for playing back a film source disc e VIDEO Suitable for playing back a video source disc m SCREEN SAVER c pg 24 You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver function m FILE TYPE When several types of files are recorded on a disc you can select which files to play If you have changed FILE TYPE setting be sure to turn the power off then turn the power on to enable the new setting e AUDIO Select this to play MP3 WMA files e STILL PICTURE Select this to play JPEG files e VIDEO Select this to play MPEG4 files 39 Audio menu AUDIO m D RANGE COMPRESSION Dynamic range compression You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a low volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital e AUTO Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its full dynamic range no effect applied ON Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect useful at midnight NOTE e When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source
62. gital Surround signals come in No indication No digital signal indicator lights when analog signals come in Dolby Surround DSP mode indicators DOPLII Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated DSP Lights when All Channel Stereo mode is activated Source signal indicators etc sw R Light to indicate the incoming signals iS S RS E Lights when the left channel signal comes a in Kel Lights when the center channel signal comes in Ga Lights when the right channel signal comes in i743 Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in E Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in GA Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in Ea Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2 channel Dolby Surround signal comes in SW Always lights The channel with shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels sound If the channels sound decoded into 5 1 channel is reproduced only _ lights Selecting the surround mode The system is set up to automatically select the optimal surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software When playing back 2 channel source you can select the desired surround mode manually IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO 27 m When playing back digital multichannel software except during SURR OFF mo
63. hiba TV Press O then 8 Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code JVC 01 Samsung 12 Hitachi 10 Sharp 06 Magnavox 02 Sony 07 Mitsubishi 03 Toshiba 08 Panasonic 04 11 Zenith 09 RCA 05 5 Release I TV If there is more than one code listed for corresponding brand try each one until you enter the correct one m Operation Aim the remote control at the TV IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a TV e Set the remote control mode selector to TV The following buttons are available Ol TV Turns TV on and off TV VOL Adjusts the volume TV VIDEO Selects the input mode either TV or VIDEO CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 10 100 Selects the channel TV RETURN Alternates between the previously selected channel and the current channel Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter m To set the manufacturer s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR DBS 2 Press DBS 3 Press and hold VCR DBS Keep the button pressed until step 5 is finished 4 Press ENTER Continued on next page 16 Operating external components with the remote control 5 Press number buttons 1 9 0 to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a GI Jerrold product Press O then 1 For a Sony product Press 2 then 0 Manufacturer Code Echostar 21 GI Jerrold 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Hamlin 15 16 17 18 Pione
64. ht protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD DEFINITION OUTPUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR USE BY A CONSUMER ENGAGING IN PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES Description of parts and controls The illustrations of the center unit and the subwoofer used in this manual are of TH M606 unless otherwise noted Front panel center unit Display window pg 24 pg 26 pg 43 lS mial nia mle MUTING pg 23 pg 23 pg 23 pg 42 pg 23 pg 23 pg 25 pg 42 pg 43 pg 22 pg 22 pg 22 pg 24 42 pg 19
65. icated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoofer DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal 11 Connections This page is for TH M505 TH M501 Note that the illustration below is for TH M505 Before connecting the speaker cords Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove Powered subwoofer TH M505 SP PWM505 TH M501 SP PWM501 Front speakers a TH M505 SP THM505F 1 M S TH M501 SP THM303F 2 Wo O O amp 6 FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT Speaker cord supplied e Connect the silver cords to the black terminals e Connect the copper cords to the terminals referring to the table below FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT White CENTER SPEAKER Green SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT Gray SURROUND SPEAKERS LEFT Blue Surround speakers SURROUND TH M505 SP THM505S TH M501 SP THM303S RIGHT LEFT 1 I i I l FRONT i E Bottom RIGHT 5 4 m 13 feet l 1 FRONT i LEFT P 2 2 4 m 13 feet at ak olf jo olf jo CENTER ae gu a a Of Be a Center speaker 10 m 33 feet
66. is selected For DVD AUDIO track During playback or while stopped For VCD SVCD track During playback without PBC function For CD MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 track file During playback or while stopped Press number buttons 0 10 10 to select the desired number e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons below How to use the number buttons To select 3 Press 3 To select 14 Press 10 then 4 To select 24 Press 10 twice then 4 To select 40 Press 10 three times then 10 Or press 10 four times then 0 Locating a desired title group using number buttons E During playback or while y EAU 1 Press TITLE GROUP oo or is shown in the title group display area in the display window Example During DVD VIDEO playback T__ 1 23 45 2 While the display window shows _ _ or _ use number buttons 0 10 10 to enter the desired title or group number The system starts playback from the first chapter track file of the selected title group For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons above NOTE e This feature may not work for some discs 25 Playing back a bonus group Some DVD AUDIOs have a special group called bonus group whose contents are not open to the public The bonus group is always assigned to the last group of a disc To play back a bonu
67. iscs e MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 discs either CD R or CD RW require a longer readout time It differs due to the complexity of the directory file configuration e When making an MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 disc select ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2 for the disc format e This system supports multi session discs up to 20 sessions This system cannot play packet write discs e The system can only play MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 files with the following file extensions MP3 MP3 Mp3 mP3 and mp3 WMA wma WMA and any uppercase and lowercase combination such as Wma JPEG jpg jpeg JPG JPEG and any uppercase and lowercase combination such as Jpg MPEG4 asf ASF and any uppercase and lowercase combination such as Asf e If different type of files audio MP3 WMA still picture JPEG and video MPEG4 files are recorded on a disc set the FILE TYPE setting in the PICTURE menu to the appropriate setting for the data to be read F pg 39 e The system recognizes up to 150 tracks files per group 99 groups per disc and the total number of the tracks files that the system can play is 1000 For example if you set FILE TYPE to AUDIO pg 39 and play a disc that contains 500 MP3 tracks 200 JPEG files and 600 WMA tracks the system can play 500 MP3 tracks and the first 500 of 600 WMA tracks e Some MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 discs may no
68. it TH M505 32 0 kg 71 Ibs TH M501 31 7 kg 70 Ibs TH M303 26 2 kg 58 Ibs TH M301 26 2 kg 58 Ibs Table of contents Introduction BERBER ERR RRR ERE RRR RRR 2 Notes ON handing ironien 2 Supplied accessories oo ceccesceseececsessessesesecesesescseseeecseees 2 About discs usabacuninewaedsududdvewcenscaduaeaacd Playable diso YDES w2 crdstetednietad dha gedeteindtanns 3 Description of parts and controls 5 Connections PAE E T Connecting the FM and AM antennas ccseeseeeeteeeens 8 Assembling the front and surround speakers 000 9 Connecting the satellite front center surround speakers 10 Speaker layout iainta eiat aiiai aa 14 Connecting a TV oe cccccccscsesescseececsesesesscseecscsesesesseseeesaeass 14 Connecting the powered subwoofer ccceccscsesseeceeseees 15 Connecting to an analog component c cesses eseteeeeeeees 15 Connecting to a digital component ou cceeceeteteeeteeees 15 Connecting the power cord c cccceceecccsesesectstececseseeeeeeens 15 Operating external components with the remote Control ssssssessessseees 16 Operating the TV oo ccccsesescssecscseesecscsesssesetecesseeeesaees 16 Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter ccceee 16 Operating the VOR ou cecccccsececsssesescsscsesssesecesesseseeesaeaes 17 Basic operations ssssssessssessesseeees 18 Turning the system on off 0 eeeceeceseeeeeeeseneeeteeeseeees 18 Selecting
69. light and do not place it near a heating device When you are away When away on travel or for other reasons for an extended period of time disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the system Care of the cabinet When cleaning the system use a soft cloth and follow the relevant instructions on the use of chemically coated cloths Do not use benzene thinner or other organic solvents including disinfectants These may cause deformation or discoloring If water gets inside the system Turn the system off and disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet then call the store where you made your purchase Using the system in this condition may cause fire or electrical shock Supplied accessories Check to be sure you have all of the supplied accessories The number in parentheses is the quantity of the pieces supplied If anything is missing contact your dealer immediately e Remote control 1 e Batteries 2 e FM antenna 1 e AM loop antenna 1 e Power cord 1 e System cord 1 e Composite video cord 1 e Speaker cords TH M606 TH M603 TH MS05 only For satellite front left right and center speakers 3 For satellite speakers surround left right 2 e Screws TH M606 TH M603 only M5 x 25 mm 1 inch For satellite speakers 8 About discs Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs DVD VID
70. ning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a 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 maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit leave all servicing to qualified service personnel 3 CAUTION Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam 4 REPRODUCTION OF LABEL CAUTION LABEL PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT CAUTION Visible and invisible ADVARSEL Synlig og usynlig VARNING Synlig och VARO Avattaessa ja suojalukitus laser radiation when open and f laserstraling n r maskinen er osynlig laserstr lning n r ohitettuna tai viallisena olet alttiina interlock failed or defeated f ben eller interlocken fejler den ppnas och sp rren r n kyv lle ja n kym tt m lle AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO Undg direkte eksponering til urkopplad Betrakta ej lasers teilylle V lt s teen e straling d str len s kohdistumista suoraan itseesi f CAUTION To reduc
71. nter speaker SP THM606C CAUTION e When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones use speakers with the same speaker impedance SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoofer e DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal Continued on next page 10 Connections This page is for TH M603 Before connecting the speaker cords Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove Powered subwoofer SP PWM603 Front speakers SP THM606F d BE 4 m 13 feet CAUTION Speaker cord supplied e Connect the silver cords to the black terminals e Connect the copper cords to the terminals referring to the table below FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT White FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red CENTER SPEAKER Green SURROUND SPEAKERS LEFT Blue SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT Gray Center speaker SP THM606C Red S LS a Ne Black SPEAKERS pi O i Silver SEE 4 m 13 feet SPEAKER i D CENTER Copper Surround speakers SURROUND LE SP THM606S SPEAKERS aii Se Ve 2 2 co ac a a 10 m 33 feet e When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones use speakers with the same speaker impedance SPEAKER IMPEDANCE ind
72. onnecting the powered subwoofer Powered System cord subwoofer supplied CONNECTOR z Align the amp marks Center unit or PUTT CONNECTOR uun2n2 0f T gt np Align the a marks NOTE e The way of connecting the system cord varies depending on the type of the powered subwoofer Connecting to an analog component You can enjoy the sound of an analog component Center unit A FA S video cord not supplied RCA pin plug cord or not supplied Composite video cord not supplied OfFe VCR or TV Cassette recorder To composite video output To S video output To audio output NOTE The signals input to the VIDEO jack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from the VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks not from the S VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks 15 Connecting to a digital component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component Center unit OPTICAL e ier To digital optical output DBS tuner MD recorder Digital optical cord not supplied DBS Direct Broadcasting Satellite NOTE e Only digital audio signals can be input when selecting DBS as the source to play F pg 19 When connecting a video component such as a DBS tuner operate this system to listen to the sound Connecting the power cord Make sure that all other connections have been
73. our hearing and or blow out the speakers On the remote control Press AUDIO VOL or On the center unit Turn VOLUME 19 Listening with headphones not supplied CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume e Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may damage both the headphones and your hearing e Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly output from the speakers While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center unit the system automatically cancels the surround mode lt pg 26 currently selected deactivates the speakers turn the subwoofer s power off and activates the headphone mode HEADPHONE appears on the display window Headphone mode When using the headphones the following signals are output regardless of your speaker setting e For 2 channel sources the front left and right channel signals are output from the headphones e Multi channel signals are down mixed and output from the headphones e DVD AUDIO When the disc prohibits down mixing only the front left and right channels are output from the headphones In this case L R ONLY appears on the display window for a few seconds Turning off the sound temporarily MUTING Press MUTING To restore the sound Perform one on the following e Press MUTING again e Press AUDIO VOL or turn VOLUME on the center unit Adjusting the brightness of the indic
74. pe it with a cloth soaked in water diluted neutral detergent and wrung well then wipe clean with a dry cloth e Since the system may deteriorate in quality become damaged or get its paint peeled off be careful about the following DO NOT wipe it with a hard cloth DO NOT wipe it strong DO NOT wipe it with thinner or benzine DO NOT apply any volatile substance such as insecticides to it DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in contact with Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case e Avoid exposure to direct sunlight temperature extremes and moisture it for a long time Troubleshooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Power does not come on The power cord and or system cord is not connected Connect the power cord and system cord correctly lt pg 15 The remote control does not work The batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries pg 7 Sunlight is falling directly on the remote sensor Hide the remote sensor from direct sunlight No sound The system cord and or speaker cord is not connected Check the connection lt pg 15 The audio cord is not connected to AUDIO IN VCR and or DIGITAL IN DBS correctly Connect the cord correctly F pg 15 An incorrect source has been selected Select the correct source F pg 19 The decode mode is not set correctly Select the prop
75. pvpIlpvp 1 Press ON SCREEN twice VIDEO AUDIO The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor amp lt to highlight chas TRACK 3 Press ENTER Example During DVD VIDEO playback DVD VIDEO 6Mbps OF Gia x7 T RED Gi LET aS TIME gt oF gt CHAP OD 1 8 GI 1 3 amp 1 1 CHAPTER 4 Press number buttons 0 9 to enter the desired chapter number Example To select 8 Press 8 To select 10 Press 1 then 0 To select 20 Press 2 then 0 To select 37 Press 3 then 7 To correct a misentry Repeat step 4 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e You can select up to the 99th chapter track Locating a desired position by specifying the time E For DVD VIDEO DVD pvp DvD AUDIO o Sen Mer Pure Playback HHR For VCD SVCD While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD During playback or while stopped m When specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the disc Perform the following procedure while stopped m When specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the current title track Perform the following procedure during playback 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight gt 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps ARD UD CTO Gi NOEL O TIME gt oF CHAP O
76. r MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 pg 28 e You can also check the playback information on the TV screen pg 27 Playback See page 22 for button locations m Disc information on the display window The disc indicators on the display window show the current status of the corresponding disc tray Example When the discs are loaded to disc trays 1 2 and 5 and the disc in the disc tray 5 is selected Currently selected disc number F 2 2 d Currently loaded disc number About the disc lamps For TH M606 TH M603 TH M505 TH M501 The disc lamps on the center unit also show the disc status Only the disc lamp currently selected lights m Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a static picture is displayed for a long time To prevent this the system automatically dims the screen if a static picture is displayed for over 5 minutes the screen saver function e Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function e If you do not want to use the screen saver function see page 39 One Touch Replay You can move back the playback position by 10 seconds from the current position DVD VIDEO E During playback On the remote control Press NOTE e This function works in the same title e This feature may not work for some discs Fast forward fast reverse search E During playback pvpIlpvp On the remote AUDIO ksal ati cD control Press gt gt or lt lt
77. r button locations 4 Press Cursor w a to select the desired audio 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop up window See The language codes list lt pg 38 e ST L or R is displayed when playing a VCD or SVCD respectively representing stereo left sound and right sound Special picture playback Frame by frame playback E During playback a Press II repeatedly Each time you press the button the still picture advances by one frame To return to normal playback Press play button NOTE During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part Playing back in slow motion E During playback 1 mre OVD DVD AoD EAO Press II at the point ig DUY where you want to start playback in slow motion from The system pauses playback 2 Press gt gt e Playback in forward slow motion starts For DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO only To play back in reverse slow motion press lt lt Each time you press the button the playback speed become faster Example On the TV To return to normal playback Press play button NOTE Sound cannot be heard during slow motion playback During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part 32 Advanced operations See page 26 for button
78. s active with a DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD or CD the Repeat mode changes in the same manner Note that however in the G gt mode the system repeats all the programmed tracks instead of all tracks on the disc For DVD VIDEO and DVD AUDIO REPEAT ALL and REPEAT DISC may not be available depending on the disc When using the on screen bar except for MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 disc 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight cF 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps ORD ULD CRD OE O TIME gt oF CHAP GD 1 8 1 3 amp 1 1 OFF y 4 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select the Repeat mode 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Repeat Playback Select OFF in step 4 Advanced operations Repeating a desired part A B Repeat You can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning point A and ending point B E During playback Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight cF 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps CEM UD CASED Gre OLE CS TIME gt oF CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp 1 1 OFF 4 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select A B 5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A DVD VIDEO 6 1Mbps eR UD CTO GeO CD TIME a CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp amp 1 1
79. s group you have to enter the specific key number a password The way of getting the key number depends on the disc After getting the key number you can play back the bonus group by following the procedure below DVD AUDIO m While the BONUS indicator lights up on the display window T Select the bonus group For selecting the group see Locating a desired title group using number buttons described above The key number entry indication appears On the TV EE On the display window sis 2 a 2 Press number buttons 0 9 to enter the key number then press ENTER When you enter the correct key number playback starts and the BONUS indicator goes off If you enter the wrong number reenter the correct number To clear the key number entry Perform whichever one of the following e Press W e Open the disc tray Turn off the system NOTE e In Random Playback tracks in the bonus group are not played back Advanced operations The icon such as Jove shows the types of discs the operation is available for IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation DvD 1 Set the remote control mode selector to gt O AUDIO 2 Press DVD e There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above In such a case follow each instruction AUDIO The buttons described below are used on pages 26 to 37 Using the surround mode m Auto
80. s in this mode Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet to turn the power off completely e You can also turn on the system by pressing the following buttons One of amp buttons on the center unit One of the source selecting buttons on the remote control One of the DISC 1 5 gt buttons or on the center unit You can use the same buttons on the remote control except after pressing FM AM 18 Basic operations See page 18 for button locations Selecting the source to play On the remote control Press one of the source selecting buttons DVD FM AM VCR or DBS DVD To play back a disc DVD VIDEO VCD etc F pg 22 FM AM To tune in an FM or AM station lt pg 42 Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM VCR To select the source from a component connected to the VCR IN jacks and AUDIO IN VCR jacks pg 15 DBS To select the source from a component connected to the DIGITAL IN DBS jack pg 15 On the center unit Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source name you want appears on the display window NOTE e When AM FM or DBS is selected as the source the system does not output video signals e It may take time to change the source Adjusting the volume VOLUME CAUTION e Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source If the volume is set at its high level the sudden blast of sound could permanently damage y
81. s the speakers could fall down or break possibly causing injury Especially be careful not to let children lean against them Connecting a TV e You can get better picture quality in the order Component video gt S video gt Composite video e Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a VCR or to a TV with a built in VCR e You need to set MONITOR TYPE in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV F pg 39 m Toconnecta TV equipped with the component video input jacks Center unit TV r COMPONENT 5 y PP Tocomponent 4 AL D video input Component video cord not supplied NOTE If your TV supports progressive video input you can enjoy a high quality picture by setting the progressive scan mode to active lt pg 20 If the component video input jacks of your TV are of the BNC type use a plug adapter not supplied to convert the pin plugs to BNC plugs The component video signals can be output only when you select DVD as the source to play F pg 19 m To connect a TV equipped with the composite or S video jacks Center unit oo Composite video cord supplied Align the a marks VIDEO Ce 4 S VIDEO or S video cord not supplied 1 To composite T video input To S video input 4 TV 14 Connections C
82. screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor amp lt to highlight time 3 Press ENTER repeatedly to select the desired information Example When elapsed playing time of disc is selected TOTAL 1 25 58 e TIME Elapsed playing time of current chapter track e REM Remaining time of current chapter track e TOTAL Elapsed time of disc e T REM Remaining time of disc 4 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears 28 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Playing from a specified position on a disc You can start playing a title chapter or track you specify You can also play a disc from specified time Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen You can locate a desired scene by using these menus E Whenever a DVD VIDEO is loaded 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The menu appears on the TV screen DVD VIDEO Example 1 2 3 D ILE IE Normally a DVD VIDEO which contains more than one title will have a top menu which lists the titles Press TOP MENU to show the title menu Some DVD VIDEO may also have a different menu which is shown by pressing MENU See the instructions for each DVD VIDEO regarding its particular menu 2 Use Cursor amp lt w a to select a desired item 3 Press ENTER e With some discs you can also select items
83. t be played back normally because of their disc characteristics or recording conditions Notes on MP3 WMA discs only e The system supports MP3 files recorded with a bit rate of 32 320 kbps and a sampling frequency of 16 kHz 22 05 kHz 24 kHz 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz If the tag information album name artist and track title etc is recorded on a disc it appears in the file control display on the TV screen lt pg 30 e We recommend to record each piece of material song at a sample rate of 44 1 kHz and at a data transfer rate of 128 96 kbps e Some tracks may be skipped or may not be played back normally For WMA only Notes on JPEG discs only e We recommend to record a file at 640 x 480 resolution If a file has been recorded at a resolution of more than 640 x 480 it will take a longer time to be displayed e This system can only play baseline JPEG files e Some files on a JPEG disc may be played back distortedly Notes on MPEG4 disc only e The system supports the types of simple profile as MPEG4 files MPEG4 SP e The system supports MPEG4 files recorded with the maximum bit rate of 384 kbps and an audio codec of G 726 To play the MPEG4 file it is required that G 726 formatted audio data is contained in that file e The maximum size of the played picture is at a 352 x 288 pixel resolution CIF e Some files may be skipped or may not be played normally This product incorporates copyrig
84. t chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number for other type of discs 6 Shows time information See Changing the time information below Oo N 7 Shows playback status p appears during playback D g appears during fast forward reverse D CD appears during playback in forward slow motion reverse slow motion GB appears when paused O appears when stopped 8 Select this to change time information 6 See Changing the time information below 9 Select this for Repeat Playback pg 35 10 Select this for time search function F pg 30 11 Select this for chapter for DVD VIDEO or track for DVD AUDIO search function F pg 29 12 Select this to change audio language channel or stream pg 32 13 Select this to change subtitle language F pg 31 14 Select this to change view angle F pg 31 15 Select this to change the page F pg 33 16 Shows Playback Mode status PROGRAM appears during Program Playback F pg 34 RANDOM appears during Random Playback lt pg 35 17 Shows Repeat Mode status pg 35 Changing the time information You can change the time information in the on screen bar on the TV screen and the display window of the center unit E During playback 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on
85. t the silver cords to the black terminals e Connect the copper cords to the terminals referring to the table below FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT White FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red CENTER SPEAKER Green SURROUND SPEAKERS LEFT Blue SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT Gray gt gt Front speakers SS gt SP THM303F O FRONT LEFT g D SRON LEFT 4m 1 3 feet Powered subwoofer TTE TH M303 SP PWM303 0777 RIGHT TH M301 SP PWM301 sae M Center speaker SP THM303C 4m 13 feet SURROUND ie SPEAKERS ij CENTER SURROUND RIGHT Surround speakers see ee SP THM303S S SURROUND LEFT CAUTION When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones use speakers of the same speaker impedance SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoofer DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal 13 e When installing the satellite speakers on the wall Be sure to have them installed on the wall by a qualified personnel DO NOT install the satellite speakers on the wall by yourself to avoid unexpected damage from their falling off the wall due to incorrect installation or weakness in wall structure Care must be taken in selecting a location for speaker installation on
86. tener or replace the supplied speakers with other ones perform Smart Surround Setup again m While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your position where you listen to the sound 2 Press and hold SMART S SETUP SMART SURROUND SETUP cy iat Cele oo SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER 0dB 3 0m t0ft START WHEN READY PRESS START SELECT USE AY TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM 77 enten 2 TOEXIT PRESS SMART S SETUP SETTING UP flashes on the display window 3 Press ENTER press Cursor w a to select the distance between the front speakers and the listening position then press ENTER Ses 3 0m 1Oft Wr 4 Press Cursor w a to select START then press ENTER 5 Clap your hands over your head once 6 Make sure that COMPLETED appears on the TV screen then press SMART S SETUP The system detects your clapping sound through the satellite speakers then automatically makes the best settings for each speaker COMPLETED appears on the TV screen when Smart Surround Setup completes 21 See page 18 for button locations When FAILED appears on the TV screen The system could not detect the clapping sound correctly In such a case follow the instructions that appears on the TV screen e When the system detects the clapping sound as FAILED three times set the distance DISTANCE and the output level LEVEL manually F pg 39 To cancel Press SMART S SE
87. th program window and RANDO disappear from the TV screen You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system NOTE The same title track will not be played back more than once during Random Playback Repeat Playback Repeating the current selection or all discs m For DVD VIDEO i DVD DVD For VCD SVCD During playback without PBC function or stopped cD PERG For DVD AUDIO CD MP3 JPEG MPEG4 During playback or stopped When using the REPEAT button Press REPEAT C1 61 31 01 o Repeat mode indicator Each time you press REPEAT the Repeat mode changes 35 Display TV screen Meanings GROUP Repeats the current group for REPEAT DVD AUDIO MP3 WMA G GROUP JPEG MPEG4 disc Repeats the current title for corms DVD VIDEO DISC Repeats all tracks on the DISC current disc for VCD SVCD REPEAT DISC CD MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG4 CALL Repeats all the available discs amp ALL P REPEAT ALL OTRACK D STEP Repeats the current track for REPEAT TRACK DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD St REPEAT STEP CD MP3 WMA MPEG4 disc OcHAP D STEP Repeats the current chapter for REPEAT STEP DVD VIDEO No Repeat mode is off indication DOFF The system plays back all available discs normally During playback of a JPEG disc REPEAT GROUP REPEAT DISC and REPEAT ALL do not appear on the TV screen NOTE e When the Program mode i
88. ue to act of God and cosmetic damage Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge Video Pick up Tubes CCD Image Sensors are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase Accessories Batteries except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase Products used for commercial purposes including but not limited to rental here are no express warranties except as listed above HE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY IS IMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT INCONVIENCE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTAL INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGE TO TAPES RECORDS OR DISCS RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE x WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE x Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T T L SOOO Db Db bb bbb bbb bb bbb bb tb bt tot JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA 170
89. ved although you will lose the stereo effect The ST indicator goes off In this mode you will hear noise until you are tuned in to a station The AUTO MUTING indicator also goes off Reducing the noise of AM broadcast When listening to an AM broadcast with a lot of noise interference you can change the Beat Cut mode to reduce the noise While listening to an AM station Press FM MODE The current Beat Cut mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the Beat Cut mode changes e Choose BEAT CUT 1 or BEAT CUT 2 according to which gives clearer sound AV COMPU LINK remote control system The AV COMPU LINK remote AU COYRADIE TE IRIS control system allows you to operate Ore snore S E JVC TVs and VCRs through the center unit This system is equipped with the AV COMPU LINK IUI which adds a function to operate JVC s video components via the video components terminals To use this remote control system you need to connect the video components you want to operate as follows e Refer also to the manuals supplied with your TV and video components Connecting a TV and VCR CAUTION Before connecting e If you have already plugged your VCR TV and the center unit into the AC outlets unplug their AC power cords first 1 Connect the center unit to a TV and VCR e For details see page 14 and 15 2 Connect the center unit to a TV and VCR using the optional AV COMPU LINK cords Cent

JVC TH-M505/TH-M501 User's Manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents