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JVC TH-A9 User's Manual

1. Decode mode indicator Radio indicator 40 41 Multi information window Displays time status information etc Audio channel indicator 19 Radio reception mode indicator 40 41 RESUME indicator 25 REMAIN indicator Timer indicator 39 PROGRAM indicator 36 EACH indicator Timer indicator 39 DSP indicator 21 SURROUND indicator 21 Speaker N POWER ON lamp 17 o ls 4 IR Ell b HRKI C BI BB o SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 18 REAR SPEAKERS IN SPEAKER SPEAKERMPEDANGE retin 1 c c ccc ccc c ccc VOLUME knob 18 PHASE button 18 Connector for center unit 6 FRONT SPEAKERS terminals 8 CENTER SPEAKER terminals 8 REAR SPEAKERS terminals 8 Power cord 10 Parts Identification Remote controls 11 STANDBY ON TVICATVIDBS AUDIO GD GH GG Gus GZ CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT Im CENTER TEST REARL 6 7 REARR mw Go C9 TV RETURN MOD
2. Cc Go P Front panel front view 1 3 STANDBY ON button and STANDBY lamp 17 Display window OPEN CLOSE button 22 Remote sensor N 4 gt Rear panel 3 7 CAUTION A RISK VIDEO OUT comet LINK EE Se v AZ IN 7 ANTENNA CY WERT m 7 CONNECTOR a KA TO SP 6 14 75Q Soe ym VIDEO S VIDEO r COMPONENT 4 Y AC IN socket 10 Antenna terminals 6 AUX IN terminals 9 Connector for powered sub woofer 6 AV COMPU LINK terminals 53 Video output terminals 6 7 Region code number 5 Or IN 11 Parts Identification Display window 2 LINEAR AM DCIPROLOGIC FM DCIDIGNAL CH eit s DSP SURROUND EACH PROGRAM TUNED STEREO AUTO 11 10 9 8 Powered sub woofer Front Rear 12
3. r COMPONENT 3 AUX IN 9 9 Pa Geka A AV COMPU LINK To S video input ASA RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN COMPONENT R EH To component video input Component video cable not supplied e Connect Y to Y to and Pr to Pr correctly Note e When the component video input jacks of the TV are of the BNC type use an adapter to convert the pin jacks to BNC jacks not supplied Connect the S video cable not supplied Otherwise some functions of the TV may not work Connections Connecting speakers Connect the satellite speakers and center speaker to the terminals on the powered sub woofer using the speaker cords supplied Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the speaker and terminal to which each is to be connected The four satellite speakers may be used at either front or rear Ensure that the left and right speakers are connected to left and right respectively and that they are connected with the correct polarity ve ve The white speaker cord connects to the terminal and the black speaker cord connects to the terminal Twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speaker cord r FRONT SPEAKERS CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 160 LEFT RIGHT
4. CENTER SPEAKER e R CAUTION IMPEDANCE 4 160 K Connecting the front speakers Connect the right speaker to the FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT ter minal Connect the left speaker to the FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT termi nal Front right speaker Speaker cord O 5 m 16 4 ft Z FRONT SPEAKERS 1 9 1 1437 1NOH4 CAUTI IPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 1 LEFT 00 D Q RIGHT cener C canos SPEAKER SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 160 81 E E CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 160 S REAR SPEAKERS Note O White e CAUTION SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 16 REAR SPEAKERS Front left speaker 9 e e SPEAKER MPEDANCE 4162 REAR SPEAKERS Connecting the rear and center speakers terminals minals Connect the right rear speaker to the REAR SPEAKERS RIGHT Connect the left rear speaker to the REAR SPEAKERS LEFT ter Connect the center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals o Fold t
5. DISPLAY DISPLAY SYSTEM MONITOR TYPE 43B P SCREEN SAVER 4 wopE2 D ON SCREEN GUIDE q ON b PRESS 4 KEY SYSTEM LANGUAGE DISPLAY AUTO STANDBY lt RESUME lt AV COMPULINK MODE 4 PRESS lt gt KEY LANGUAGE MENU settings Choosing menu language Some DVD discs feature menu display in multiple languages With these discs it is possible to set the default language for menu display 1 Openthe LANGUAGE menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to MENU LANGUAGE using the A V cursors MENU LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE PRESS lt gt KEY 3 Press the lt gt cursors to select a default menu language Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options lt ENGLISH SPANISH 9 FRENCH 4 CHI NESE 4 GERMAN lt ITALIAN lt JAPANESE 4 language code ZU See Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations Note e When the selected language is not available on the disc display will switch to an available language Choosing audio language Some DVD discs feature audio playback in multiple languages With these discs it is possible to set the default language for audio playback 1 Openthe LANGUAGE menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move
6. eee Choosing subtitle language Choosing on screen language DISPLAY MENU settings Select monit r type etta c tere Screen settings u an ETRA On screen guide settings eee SYSTEM MENU setting AUTO STANDBY aate RESUME ten Did de nale aem AV COMPULINK MODE ede net Limiting playback by children 46 To set Parental Lock for the first time PARENTALTOCK A u um entente 46 To temporarily release the Parental lock 47 Amplifier settings a 48 Basic operation for setting 48 s ee E oy e RR ARTES tole uio Setting speaker size asss Adjusting delay time Adjusting crossover Adjusting LFE attenuator Adjusting dynamic range Sound setings tope ENCUS Adjusting sub woofer level eee 51 Adjusting speaker level s 51 Adjusting DSP effect essere 52 AV COMPU LINK remote control system 53 Connection and setup sese 53 Operation ovK d rte 54 Operating Other Manufacturers Video Equipmont une ero erreur 55
7. Notes Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals connecting cords and power cord This could cause poor reception If reception is poor connect an outdoor single vinyl cov ered wire to the AM EXT terminal Keep the AM loop an tenna connected Connecting the powered sub woof er Use the supplied system cable to connect the powered sub woofer SP PWA9 TO SP PWAS amp B B Ensure that the mark on the plug faces down Center unit XV THA9 CONNECTOR TO SP PWAS n supplied Ensure that the B mark on the plug faces to the right Powered sub woofer SP PWA9 CAUTUON Use the system cable provided for attaching the cen ter unit and the sub woofer Connecting the TV Connect the TV to view video images from the unit S video cable not supplied Connect to the TV if it has an S video in put for higher image quality Connect the cables with the W mark facing up Center unit XV THA9 A L EON AUXI LOOP R COAXIAN AMEXT 1 VIDEO VIDEO ee To S video input VIDEO Video cable supplied To composite video input Jvc coo Connections Connecting the TV with the component video input jacks Connect the TV with the component video input jacks to view high quality picture S video cable not supplied
8. 17 To turn the system power supply ON and OFF standby 17 To turn TV power ON and OFF sse 17 Adjusting volume VOLUME eere 17 Sub woofer volume control and phase setting 18 Muting the sound MUTING eene 18 Selecting the source to play sse 18 Changing the decode mode DECODE 19 Audio channel display indicator sss 19 Using the Sleep Timer SLEEP 20 Using the DSP Modes DSP MODE 20 Using the DVD player To turn on the system and TV Toinsert Aes au a u T play a disc 4 cR ERES re ees 23 seb ed ch tete etait 24 Fast forward and backward esses 24 Locating the beginning eene 24 Resuming playback eee 25 Selecting playback from the DVD menu 25 Selecting the location to view from the Video CD menu 26 To specify the title chapter or track number for playback 26 To play from the beginning of a title chapter or track 27 To specify the chapter number for playback CHAP SEARCH t tte rS 27 To specify the time for playback TIME SEARCH 28 To select the screen for playback from the digest screen DIGEST 5e ox PE prn EIER To
9. 001 A V VOL VOLUME d LJ Soy 1 Press PLAY MODE The on screen display appears on the TV 4 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to RANDOM and press ENTER RANDOM appears on the display window and random playback begins REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM When all tracks have been played once random play ends You can use repeat playback together with random play back Select REPEAT ALL to repeatedly play back the all tracks on the disc For details see page 34 To quit random playback Press STOP Note e The same track will not be played back more than once during random play To check the DVD function status You can check the DVD function status of the DVD disc During DVD playback From the remote control only ER CONTROL Siok Gem yO 1 Press DISPLAY once The on screen display appears on the TV and the current se lections of the camera angle audio language and subtitle lan guage are displayed 12 Q12 G 1 2 ENGLISH ENGLISH To turn off the DVD function status display Press DISPLAY twice 37 Using the DVD player To check the disc information Audi Vi m You can check the disc information of the disc During playback From the remote control only 1 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT G5 C 1 Press DISPLAY once for a Audio CD or Video CD or twice for
10. 7 REAR R TV ONENE 106 FM MODE 100 a2 Us 1 A 1 Press DSP MODE to select of DSP modes The current DSP mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button DSP mode changes as follows SURROUND ON THEATER LIVE CLUB gt DANCE CLUB HALL PAVILION DSP OFF gt back to the beginning N PRO LOGIC appears when the current source is not DVD 2 Press SOUND The system enters sound setting mode 3 Press EFFECT to select the desired effect level The current effect level appears on the display window Each time you press the button the effect level changes as follows DSP EFFECT 1 lt DSP EFFECT 2 4 DSP EF FECT DSP EFFECT 4 4 DSP EFFECT 5 The greater number the greater effect 4 Repeat steps 1 3 for other DSP mode After 5 seconds the display returns to the one before enter ing the sound setting mode Note If DAP mode is not selected you cannot adjust the DSP effect 52 AV COMPU LINK remote control system The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components TV and VCR through the center unit AU C VAMIDI I I INI w9wEWIEF UV BAIN To use this remote control system you need to connect the video components you want to operate follow the diagrams and procedure ex plained here Connection and setup When connecting to a TV Connect the cente
11. Changing the decode mode DECODE You can change the decode mode for digital audio playback From the remote control only Gm GE Gu 2 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT Ce CENTER TEST CaN SGN TEN 1 Press DVD to select DVD as the source 2 Press DECODE to select the decode mode The display changes as shown below each time the button is pressed AUTO PCM DTS gt back to the beginning AUTO PCM Optimized for all discs playable on this sys tem Default DTS Select this mode when playing a DVD disc recorded in DTS Surround The DTS decoder will be selected as the in ternal decoder When to try changing the decode mode When the decode mode is set to the default AUTO PCM setting and a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital Surround or DTS Digital Surround is played the internal decoder will be automatically se lected before audio playback begins Depending on the disc re corded in DTS Digital Surround this may result in a brief loss of audio after playback starts This is due to lost audio signals that were inputted during internal decoder selection In these instances lost audio can be prevented by manually select ing DTS beforehand However please note that when the decode mode is set to DTS you will be unable to playback audio from discs recorded in a mode other than the DTS Digital Surround After changing the decode mode and playing back a disc re
12. On the center unit Press p gt or kaa Press ka to locate the beginning of the current chapter title or track Press lt 4 twice quickly to locate the beginning of the pre vious one Press gt gt to locate the beginning of the next chapter title or track Note e When you play a Video CD with PBC function or a DVD disc the center unit may locate different place but it will generally locate the beginning of the title or chapter or track Using the DVD player Resuming playback Video E E The center unit stores the position on a disc where you want to in terrupt playback at and resumes playback from that position later To let work the resuming playback the item RESUME in the SYS TEM menu must be set to ON beforehand Otherwise set it to OFF See page 45 To store the playback position During playback press STOP or AUDIO 5 on the remote control Or During playback press B 5 on the center unit The center unit stores the position at which STOP or lll is pressed and the RESUME indicator on the display window is lit The last stored memory overrides the previous memory Note e The interrupted position is stored even when AUDIO on the remote control or 5 on the center unit is pressed to switch power OFF stanaby To resume playback from the stored position While stopped press PLAY on the remote control or press gt on the center unit Playback begins
13. The audio channel indicator does not show the actual speaker channel that is producing sound 19 Basic operations Using the Sleep Timer SLEEP Using the Sleep Timer you can fall asleep to music and know the system will turn off by itself rather than play all night From the remote control l oma ist CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT C CENTER TEST SLEEP e C 5 GD REAR R TVRETURN 100 Press SLEEP repeatedly The shut off time changes as follows in minutes 10 20 30 60 90 120 gt 150 gt OFF Canceled back to the beginning When the shut off time comes The system turns off automatically To check or change the time remaining until the shut off time Press SLEEP once The remaining time until the shut off time appears in minutes To change the shut off time press SLEEP repeatedly To cancel the Sleep Timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears on the display window Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer 20 Using the DSP Modes DSP MODE The built in Surround Processor provides two types of the DSP Digital Signal Processor mode Surround mode and DAP Digital Acoustic Processor mode Surround modes With this system you can use two types of the Surround mode Dolby Surround Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Log ic Used to watch
14. Care and handling of discs 57 How to handle discs u s LL re 57 Troubleshooting 58 Specifications nd Ens 59 Getting Started Important cautions Installation of the unit Select a place which is level dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV Do not use the unit in a place subject to vibrations Power cord Do not handle the power cord with wet hands A small amount of power 1 3 W is always consumed while the power cord is connected to the wall outlet center unit only When unplugging the unit from the wall outlet always pull the plug not the power cord To prevent malfunction of the unit 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 unit Do not use any non standard shape disc available on the mar ket because it may damage the unit Do not use a disc with tape seals or paste on it because dam age to the unit may result Note about the copyguard system The DVD disc is protected by the copyguard system When you connect the unit to your VCR directly the copyguard system activates and the picture may not be played back correctly Safety precautions Avoid moisture water and dust Do not
15. Insert the plug firmly into the socket and press 3 1 on the center unit to switch power off and then press it again to switch power on The audio cord is not connected properly Connect the cord properly An incorrect source has been selected Select the correct source Muting is on Press MUTING to cancel mute Sound is emitted from only one speaker The speaker cord is not connected correctly Connect the cord properly Left right balance is incorrect Adjust balance No video The video cord is not connected properly Connect the cord properly TV input selection is incorrect Select the correct input Cannot play a disc A non NTSC disc has been inserted The unit and disc region numbers local num bers are incompatible Replace the disc Video and audio are distorted The disc is dirty Clean the disc A video deck is connected between the center unit and the TV Connect the center unit and TV directly The edge is missing on the video image Initial setup monitor type was incorrect Run through initial setup again correctly The TV has been set up incorrectly Set up the TV correctly Continuous static during FM broadcasts The received signal is too weak Connect an external FM antenna or contact your dealer The station is too far away Select another station The antenna is not connected correctly C
16. Power Requirements Power Consumption Satellite Speakers SP XSA9 Speakers Power Handling Capacity Frequency Range Dimensions W x H x D Mass Center Speaker SP XCA9 Speakers Power Handling Capacity Frequency Range Dimensions W x H x D Mass Front Rear Center 20W x 5 40 1 kHz 0 7 THD 30W x5 4 Q 1 kHz 10 THD Powered sub woofer 100 W 4 100 Hz 0 7 THD 140 W 4 100 Hz 10 THD 20 cm 7 9 inches bass reflex 25 Hz to 200 Hz 240 mm x 435 mm x 455 mm 9 1 2 inches x 17 3 16 inches x 17 15 16 inches 16 5 kg 36 4 Ibs AC 120 V 60 Hz 125 W at operation 0 W in standby mode 7 cm X 4 cm 2 15 16 inches x 1 5 8 inches bass reflex Magnetically Shielded 30W 95 Hz to 20 kHz 65 mm x 122 mm x 117 mm 2 9 16 inches x 4 13 16 inches x 4 5 8 inches 360 g 0 79 Ibs 7 cm X 4 cm 2 3 4 inches x 1 5 8 inches bass reflex Magnetically Shielded 30 W 95 Hz to 20 kHz 122 mm x 65 mm x 115 mm 4 13 16 inches x 2 9 16 inches x 4 9 16 inches 360 g 0 79 165 Designs amp specifications are subject to change without notice 59 Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations To select the desired language select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to Afar Inupiak Kirundi Abkhazian Indonesian Rumanian Afrikaans Icelandic Russ
17. The STANDBY lamp is lit The disc cover slides forward to cover the top buttons on the center unit and the center unit turns off Notes The powered sub woofer power supply is linked to the center unit The green POWER ON lamp on the powered sub woofer lights when power is turned on and goes off when power is turned off e A small amount of power is consumed in the standby mode center unit only Remove the AC power cord from the AC outlet to turn the center unit off completely To turn TV power ON and OFF JVC TVs may be used as is with the remote control TVs from oth er manufacturers require changes to the transmittable signals be fore they can be used with the remote control See page 55 for details of changing the transmittable signals From the remote control STANDBYION TVCATVIDBS AUDIO Cen Cen VCR TV CATV DBS O I m E m PN 9 lt a OMe CENTER_ TEST CAM CaN CEN a Press TV CATV DBS to turn power on Press TV CATV DBS 5 again to turn power off SUBWOOFER Adjusting volume VOLUME The volume level can be adjusted within the range of 0 mini mum to 80 maximum Common From the remote control ogzi BS VOLUME par TUNING UP erec STOP Pause J LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI nauadgaauadgauad VOLUME Press VOLUME or Press VOLUME to increase v
18. To operate the audio system TVs and VCRs set it to AUDIO TV VCR JVC RM STHA9J DVD THEATER SYSTEM To change the transmittable signals for oper ating another manufacturer s TV 1 2 3 4 Slide the remote control mode to AUDIO TV VCR Press and hold TV CATV DBS cil Keep press until step 4 is finished Press TV Enter manufacturer s code 2 digits using buttons 1 9 and 0 See the list below to find the code Examples For a JVC product press 0 then 1 For a Hitachi product press 1 then 0 Release TV CATV DBS cil The following buttons can be used for operating the TV with the remote control mode selector set to AUDIO TV VCR TV CATV DBS 9 1 Turns on and off the TV TV VOL Adjusts the volume TV VIDEO Sets the input mode either TV or VIDEO After pressing TV with the remote control mode selector set to AUDIO TV VCR you can perform the following oper ations on a TV CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 100 10 Selects the channels 100 10 button will function as the ENTER button if your TV re quires pressing ENTER after se lecting a channel number Note Refer to the manual supplied with your TV 6 Try to operate your TV by pressing TV CATV DBS cil When your TV turns on or off you have entered the correct code If there are more than one code listed for your brand of TV try ea
19. ponent which plays back the pictures and or sound such as the center unit or a VCR into play mode You do not have to operate the TV including not having to perform power switching Turn on the main power of the TV 2 Insert a disc into the source component 3 Press PLAY of the source component The following actions are performed automatical nc on the power for the TV Setting the source of the TV to the external input VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2 54 Operating Other Manufacturers Video Equipment This remote control supplied with the receiver can transmit control signals for other manufacturers VCRs TVs CATV converters and DBS tuners By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers you can operate the other manu facturer s components using this remote control When operating the other manufacturers components refer also to the manuals supplied with them To operate these components with the remote control first you need to set the manufacturer s code each for VCR TV CATV converters and DBS tuner STANDBY ON FVICATVIDBS AUDIO VCR CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CO CENTER TEST DIG REAR L_ _REAR R_ 00 TV RETURN FMMODE 1007 USES AUDIO TVNCR I DEAN AXE NT 9 Check to see if its remote control f m ri A ode selector is ITVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME set to the correct position
20. 9KEY Use the A V cursors to move the pointer to Set Level then use the lt gt cursors to select the parental lock level 4 Press ENTER 5 Enter your new 4 digit password using the number buttons 0 to 9 and press ENTER The new setting is effective To turn off the PARENTAL LOCK on screen dis play Press ENTER again Notes When you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 2 above the pointer moves to EXIT automatically and the A V cursors do not work Press EXIT to exit Pa rental Lock on screen and repeat from the first step f you forget your password in step 2 enter 8888 Limiting playback by children To temporarily release the Parental lock When you set the parental level strictly some discs may not be played back at all When you insert such a disc and try to play it the Parental Lock on screen display appears on the TV and the unit will ask you whether you want the parental lock to be tempo rarily released or not 1 Use the A Y cursors to move the pointer to select YES or NO then press ENTER If you select YES the pointer moves to the PASSWORD field When selecting NO remove the disc PARENTAL LOCK This DISC can t play now Temporary Level Change PASSWORD PRESS ENTER EXECUTE 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons 0 to 9 If you enter the wrong password WRON
21. Bh vb 3 Press ENTER The Angle selection display disappears on the TV Note e When appears on the TV The current scene is not recorded from multiple angles The Angle selection display will automatically disappear if you do not change the subtitle for 10 seconds Selecting an angle from the angle list display During playback From the remote control only _ Gui CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST REAR L _REAR R_ TVRET RN FMMODE 00 AUDIO TVNCR ATVIDBS 1 Hold down ANGLE for more than 1 second Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc appear on the TV 2 3 The selected camera angle 2 Press the 4 5 A Y cursors to select the desired angle 3 Press ENTER The selected angle appears on the TV Note When appears on the TV The current scene is not recorded from multiple angles During the operation above audio is muted 33 Using the DVD player Selecting the Picture Character THEATER POSITION Video Jove You can select the quality of the image from among four options OFF 1 2 and 3 according to the type of programming picture tone or personal preferences During playback From the remote control only 0 G9 TVRETURN FMMODE 100 ey Cy 1 DSP a 1 Press THEATER POSITION to select the desired picture character E
22. and enter the correct number 4 Press ENTER The center unit starts playback from the selected time To return to the regular display Press PLAY MODE again Notes When appears on the TV in step 2 The time you have selected is not contained on the disc or the TIME SEARCH function does not work on the disc During program play or random play the TIME SEARCH function does not work Using the DVD player To select the screen for playback from the digest screen DIGEST Video cD The center unit can display the opening scene of each title or chap ter on a DVD or each track of a Video CD You can select a desired title chapter or track from the opening scenes displayed on the TV For DVD While stopped or during playback For Video CD While stopped or during playback without PBC function From the remote control I only na em Gun CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT Co CENTER 4 TEST 9 REAR L _ C REAR H TVRET RN FMMODE 00 z AUDIO TVNCR 8 e aTvioes e ew V f A AS TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME JL Vy amp px pe 2 3 lt REW FF DOWN TUNING MEMORY STROBE 1 Press DIGEST DVD is stopped Up to nine first scenes of each title may be dis played DVD is playing Up to nine first scenes of each chapter in the cur rent title may be dis played Video CD Up to nine firs
23. e Only audio can be played for CD G CD EXTRA and CD TEXT Title 1 Title 2 Notes on DVD discs Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 DVD players and DVD discs have their own Region Code P A lt __ gt numbers This unit only can play back DVD discs whose Region Code numbers include 1 Example Audio CD Video CD Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track4 Track 5 al lt sv c Video CDs with Playback Control function What is Playback Control function The Playback Control function allows you to enjoy menu driven operation and high resolution still images which have a resolution four times greater than moving pictures Menu driven playback You can interact with the screen using a menu display to select and play an entry High resolution still image display You can display high quality images four times clearer than moving pictures A selection menu is displayed when you start playing a Video CD with the Playback Control feature The selection menu shows a list of numbers for selection Some discs may show moving pictures or a divided screen 1 When a list of numbers is displayed selecting a number shows its contents 2 When gt or SELECT is displayed on the television screen pressing this button jumps to the specific picture 3 When the selection menu is re displayed after you have played your selection selecting a number again
24. 1 2 TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME CG a am G B SEARCH FSEARCH E gt DOWN TUNING UP CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT sroP Pause STROB REAR L 1 Press DVD MENU or TITLE The menu appears on the TV screen CDD 2 Press the lt gt a W cursors to select a desired item then press ENTER The center unit starts playback of the selected item With some discs you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using the number buttons which may cause the unit to automatically start playback Example About menu Normally a DVD disc which contains more than one title may have a title menu which lists the titles In this case the menu ap pears on the TV by pressing TITLE Some DVD discs may also have a different menu which appears by pressing DVD MENU See the instructions of each DVD disc for its particular menu Notes When appears on the TV by pressing TITLE in step 1 The disc does not have a menu listing the titles When appears on the TV by pressing DVD MENU in step 1 The disc does not have a menu 25 Using the DVD player Selecting the location to view from the Video CD menu ego CD When playing back Video CDs recorded with PBC playback con trol a list of the recorded contents may appear on the TV as a menu The location to view may be convenientl
25. B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason able 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 interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in 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 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Caution POWER switch Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely The POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line The power can be remote controlled IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 DANGER Invisible laser radiation when open and inter lock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam 3 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit leave all servicing to qualitied service personnel CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expos
26. Pauses REC Starts recording or enters recording pause CHANNEL Changes the TV channels on the VCR 1 10 0 100 10 Selects the TV channels 100 10 button will function as the ENTER button if your VCR re quires pressing ENTER after select ing a channel number Note Refer to the manual supplied with your VCR 6 Try to operate your VCR by pressing VCR I When your VCR turns on or off you have entered the correct code If there are more than one code listed for your brand of VCR try each one until the correct one is entered Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code JVC 01 02 PHILIPS 09 03 EMERSON 11 26 RCA 05 06 FISHER 29 SAMSUNG 24 FUNAI 10 14 SANYO 21 22 15 16 23 GOLD STAR 12 SHARP 27 28 HITACHI 04 SHINTOM 30 MITSUBISHI 13 SONY 18 19 20 NEC 25 ZENITH 08 PANASONIC 07 17 Manufactures codes are subject to change without notice If they are changed this remote control cannot operate the equipment Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc do not touch the surface of the disc Since discs are made of plastic they are easily damaged If a disc gets dirty dusty scratched or warped the image sand sound will not be picked up correctly and such a disc may cause the player to malfunction Label side Do not damage the label side stick paper to or use any adhesive on its surface Storage M
27. The selected time information is displayed on the TV as well as on the display window To turn off the on screen display Press DISPLAY again Using the DVD player To check time on the display window You can check the time information on the display window rather than using the on screen menu During playback or while stopped From the remote control only Quo GS sD 1 Ge SUBWOOFER EFFECT Gem 1 Press TIME repeatedly Each time you press the button the time indication changes as follows EACH gt EACH REMAIN gt No indication TOTAL REMAIN gt back to the beginning The time indicator REMAIN EACH lights up on the display window During playback REMAIN Disc remaining time TOTAL Disc elapsed time EACH Current track elapsed time EACH REMAIN Current track remaining time While stopped REMAIN Total playback time of the disc EACH TOTAL 0 00 EACH REMAIN Playback time of the current track By pressing gt or a lt playback time for other tracks can be check 39 Receiving radio broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station IMPORTANT When using the remote control check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position To operate this unit set it to AUDIO TV VCR except when selecting the DBS tuner as the source Tuning in stations manually From
28. advance the picture one frame at a time S Slow Motion Playback SLOW To display Continuous Photos STROBE tte tre rep bees Zooming a scene ZOOM sese Changing the Subtitle Language SUBTITLE Changing the audio language or sound AUDIO Changing the audio channel AUDIO Viewing from Multiple Angles ANGLE Selecting the Picture Character THEATER POSITION 34 Repeating a current title chapter or track or all tracks REPEAT iere rie ertet Pe eH 34 Repeating a desired part 35 Programming the Playing Order PROGRAM 36 Random Play I RANDONJ To check the DVD function status To check the disc information To check the time information Receiving radio broadcasts Tuning in stations manually Using preset tuning Selecting the FM reception mode Beat Cut etate edu tegere dcr EE OR sassa Preference settings Using the preference setting menus eee 42 LANGUAGE MENU settings 43 Choosing menu language eee Choosing audio language
29. any reflec tion On the other hand indirect sounds are delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls These direct sounds and indirect sounds are the most important elements of the acoustic surround effects The DAP mode can create these important elements and gives you a real being there feeling Refrections from behind Early reflections Direct sounds f A amie Basic operations THEATER LIVE CLUB Gives the feeling of a large theater Gives the feeling of a live music club with a low ceiling DANCE CLUB Gives a throbbing bass beat HALL Gives clear vocal and the feeling of a con cert hall PAVILION Give the spacious feeling of a pavilion with a high ceiling Notes e The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources e The DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up when the signals encoded with Dolby Digital come into the system e The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when the signals en coded with Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this system is activated The dts indicator lights up when the signals encoded with DTS Digital Surround come into the system The effects be adjusted when the DAP mode is select ed see page 52 To select the DSP mode From the remote guia TVRETURN FM MODE 100 h e mt nen ATV DBS 57 aj CHANNEL VOLUME DSP MODE 7 B SEARCH F SEARCH eb f Press DSP MODE The currently selected DSP mode appears on the display when
30. are used To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Note When LARGE is set for the front center and rear speak ers you cannot adjust CROSSOVER Adjusting LFE attenuator When bass sound is distorted while playing back the program re corded in Dolby Digital or DTS surround you can lower the sound level through the LFE attenuator Normally LFE ATT should be set to OFF 1 Press SETTING 2 Press the A V cursors until LFE ATT appears on the display window After a while the current setting appears Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to select ON or OFF Pressing the button toggles between ON and OFF ON Select when bass sound is distorted OFF Select to turn off LFE ATT effect To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again 50 Adjusting dynamic range You can compress the dynamic range This may be used when you play back surround effects at night This function work only for the program recorded in Dolby Digital The initial setting of D RANGE COMP is MID 1 Press SETTING 2 Press the A V cursors until D RANGE COMP appears on the display window After a while the current setting appears 3 Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to select the setting Pressing the button changes the dynamic range compression as follows lt MID OFF 4 MAX The dynamic range is fully compresse
31. changes the value To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Setting speaker size Select the speaker size according to the speakers you are using When you use the supplied speakers with this system set the speaker size as follows FRONT SPK SMALL CENTER SPK SMALL REARSPK SMALL CAUTION When using this system s front center or rear speak ers select SMALL for each Selecting LARGE may result in speaker damage 1 Press SETTING 2 Press the A V cursors until the following item appears on the display window FRONT SPK For setting the left and right front speaker size CENTER SPK For setting the center speaker size REAR SPK For setting the left and right rear speaker size After a while the current setting appears 3 Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to select the speaker size Select LARGE when the cone speaker imbedded in the speaker being used has a diameter of 12 cm or more Select SMALL when the diameter is less than 12 cm Select NONE when the speaker is not connected or is not in use When the speakers supplied with this system are used select SMALL for each speaker FRONT SPK Pressing the button toggles between the following settings SMALL 4 LARGE CENTER SPK Pressing the button toggles between the following settings When the FRONT SPK is selected SMALL SMALL 4 NONE When the FRONT SPK is selected LARGE LARG
32. cursors to select the time Pressing the cursor toggles between the following options 60 Time is set to 60 minutes 30 Time is set to 30 minutes OFF The auto standby function is off RESUME You can select the resume function to be on or off See page 25 1 Open the SYSTEM menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to RESUME using the A V cursors AUTO STANDBY RESUME AV COMPULINK MODE PRESS lt gt KEY 3 Press the lt gt cursors to select ON or OFF Pressing the cursor toggles between ON and OFF ON Pressing PLAY while stopped or on standby starts playback from the resume point if it is memorized OFF Pressing PLAY while stopped or on standby starts playback from the beginning of the disc AV COMPULINK MODE If you use the AV Compulink system you must set this item cor rectly 1 Open the SYSTEM menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to AV COMPULINK MODE using the A V cursors AUTO STANDBY RESUME AV COMPULINK MODE PRESS lt gt KEY Press the lt gt cursors to select DVD1 DVD2 or DVD3 Select DVD1 DVD2 or DVD3 according to the equip ment to be connected See page 53 Note f you do not use the AV Compulink system this setting is not nec
33. for Video CD VCD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH PBCCALL Selected repeat mode REPEAT ALL REPEAT ALL all track repeat REPEAT 1 current track repeat No indication off The current track or all tracks is are played repeatedly Using the DVD player To stop repeat playback Press STOP When a DVD disc is set the center unit stops playback and quits repeat mode When an Audio or Video CD is set the center unit stops play back but remains in repeat mode To quit repeat playback without stopping playback Move the pointer to REPEAT and press ENTER repeatedly until the REPEAT display turns off Tu turn off the on screen display Press PLAY MODE Notes If appears when pressing ENTER in step 2 during DVD playback You cannot repeat the title or chapter because of the disc contents e With some DVD discs repeat function does not work Repeat play function cannot be used during Video CD playback with PBC function Repeating a desired part A B REPEAT Audio I Video cD During playback From the remote rapt pe e 02 DN 100 NE 1 E M YE T NETS C f AN 1 Press PLAY MODE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 3 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to A B REPEAT then press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A 3 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want
34. nected MUTING appears on the display window and volume turns off To restore the sound press MUTING again so that OFF appears on the display Pressing VOLUME also restores the sound 18 Selecting the source to play Selected source name appears TIDIGITAL From the remote control Source selecting buttons Qux GE G CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT C C GS TEST am A AN Press one of the source selecting buttons DVD Select the DVD player FM AM Select an FM or AM broadcast Each time you press the button the band alter nates between FM and AM AUX Select a component connected to the AUX jacks Notes When you press one of the source selecting buttons on the remote control the system automatically turns on The cooling fan in the center unit turns on as long as the DVD is selected as the playback source It stops when oth er playback source FM AM or AUX is selected On the center unit LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI SOURCE Press SOURCE until the source name you want appears on the display The source changes as shown below each time the button is pressed DVD gt AM gt FM gt AUX gt back to the beginning Note When AM or FM is selected the receiving frequency ap pears on the display window At the same time the AM or FM indicator lights up on the display window Basic operations
35. play from the beginning of a ti tle chapter or track The beginning of previous or later titles chapters or tracks may be skipped For DVD During playback For Audio CD During playback or while stopped For Video CD During playback without PBC function or while stopped From the remote control only HIT DB VOLUME T B SEARCH meow SEARCH lt q o BS FF eet DOWN TUNING UP MEMORY STROBE DVD MENU 1 JVC 1 Press gt gt or maa Press gt gt the required number of times to move to a later title chapter or track Press F lt the required number of times to return to the previous title chapter or track Press 444 once to return to the beginning of the title chap ter or track currently playing Notes Press gt or 1444 on the center unit for the same opera tion This function may not work with some DVD discs e This function does not work during Video CD playback with PBC function To specify the chapter number for playback CHAP SEARCH If the current title of a DVD disc being played is divided into chap ters you can skip to a desired chapter by specifying the chapter number using the on screen display During playback From the remote control only n CONTROL 7 SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST REAR 6G 3 REAR R_ TVRET RN FM MODE 100 AUDIO 1 a TVIVCR I fe m DSP Bio 9
36. the soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby Digital bearing the mark DOs or with Dolby Surround bear ing the mark oomosrsmama Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic can be selected automatically according to software played back DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround is a discrete 5 1 channel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark the system can provide you with DTS Digital Surround decoder DTS Digital Surround is automatically selected according to soft ware played back Note Change the decode mode from AUTO PCM to DTS be fore playing an Audio CD recorded with DTS Digital Sur round For details see page 19 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato ries Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works c1992 1998 Dolby Laborato ries Inc All rights reserved Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other world wide patents issues and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc c1996 Digital Theater Sys tems Inc All rights reserved DAP modes The sound heard in a concert hall or club consists of direct sound and indirect sound early reflections and reflections from be hind Direct sounds reach the listener directly without
37. to repeat point B The unit locates A and starts repeat playback between A and B for DVD DVD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH CHAP SEARCH 0 00 16 B 0 01 16 Point A Point B for Audio CD CD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH A 0 16 1 31 Point A for Video CD Point B VCD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH PBCCALL Point A Point B To quit A B repeat playback Press STOP The center unit stops playback and quits A B repeat mode Quitting A B repeat mode without stopping play back Move the pointer to A B REPEAT and press ENTER Pressing the kaa or gt gt will also quit A B repeat mode To turn off the on screen display Press PLAY MODE Notes If appears when pressing ENTER in step 2 during DVD playback You cannot repeat the selected portion because of the disc contents The A B REPEAT function cannot be used during program or random playback With DVD discs A B repeat playback is possible only with in a single title 35 Using the DVD player Programming the Playing Order PROGRAM Audio Video cD cD You can play titles or tracks on a disc in the desired order using the Program function While stopped From the remote control only 1 Press PL
38. toggles between the following screen saver modes MODE 1 The picture gets dark MODE 2 The screen saver picture appears and its bright ness changes OFF The screen saver function is off Notes Please be wary of screen burn when the screen saver is turned OFF The screen saver function does not work for Audio CDs On screen guide settings During DVD playback an on screen guide displaying symbols or letters over the DVD image can be set ON or OFF 1 Openthe DISPLAY menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to ON SCREEN GUIDE using the A V cursors MONITOR TYPE SCREEN SAVER ON SCREEN GUIDE PRESS 4 KEY Press the lt gt cursors to select ON or OFF Pressing the cursors toggles between ON and OFF ON Icons and letters are displayed OFF Icons and letters are not displayed Examples of on screen guide icons or characters OD CJ SYSTEM MENU setting AUTO STANDBY When the system is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 min utes in the source DVD the system enters standby mode automat ically 1 Openthe SYSTEM menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to AUTO STANDBY using the A V cursors AUTO STANDBY RESUME AV COMPULINK MODE PRESS lt gt KEY 3 Press the lt gt
39. 1 Press PLAY MODE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to CHAP SEARCH then press ENTER TO CHAPTER appears under the menu DVD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH CHAP SEARCH IX GOTO CHAPTER 3 Press the number buttons 0 9 to enter the desired chapter number The selected chapter number appears in the message area Example To select chapter number 8 Press 8 To select chapter number 37 Press 3 7 4 Press ENTER The center unit starts playback from the selected chapter To return to the regular display Press PLAY MODE again Notes When the chapter number is incorrect in step 3 Overwrite the incorrect number with the correct number When is displayed in the TV screen in step 4 The chapter you have selected is not contained in the disc or chapter search does not work on the disc With some discs the center unit automatically starts searching for the chapter after entering the chapter num ber in step 3 27 Using the DVD player To specify the time for playback TIME SEARCH You can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the elapsed time from the beginning of the disc use the TIME SEARCH function Note that some DVD discs do not contain time information and the TIME SEARCH function cannot be used For DVD During playback For Audio CD During pl
40. 9 on the re mote control to turn power on This will turn the powered sub woofer on and sound will be emitted from the speak ers 10 Putting batteries in the remote con trol Before using the remote control put two supplied batteries first When using the remote control aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the center unit 1 Onthe back of the remote control remove the battery cover 2 Insert batteries Make sure to match the polarity to 3 Replace the cover If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases replace the batteries Use two R6P SUM 3 AA 15 type dry cell batteries CAUTIONS Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the center unit and powered sub woofer before use Refer to the pages in parentheses for details Center unit Front panel top view Disc cover 22 SOURCE button 18 SURROUND button 21 DSP mode button 21 DVD control buttons 23 24 25 6 VOLUME button 17
41. ANNEL VOLUME Gu Gu M BSEARCH DOWN j p po UP MEMORY STROBE DVD MENU an iH 1 Press PAUSE continuously to display contin uous photos When the screen appears displaying the nine pictures release PAUSE The screen plays back the nine pictures in strobe like action 1514 Press PAUSE during strobe playback to pause Press PAUSE to display the next nine still pictures Press PLAY to resume strobe playback To clear the strobe screen press PAUSE continuously until the normal screen appears Notes Audio is not played during strobe playback You can perform the above operation using M button on the center unit Using the DVD player Zooming a scene ZOOM Video cD 2 During playback or while paused From the remote control only 1 Gu CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST REAR L REAR R_ 0 C9 TVRETURN FM MODE 100 2 i CEN ap 7 i 1 Press ZOOM ZOOM appears on the TV The unit zooms in to the center part of the scene to produce a double sized image ZOOM 1 2 Press the 4 A W cursors to move the zoomed in scene To pause zoom play Press PAUSE To resume zoom play press PLAY To return to normal playback Press ZOOM again Note e During Zoom play the pic
42. AY MODE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to PROGRAM and press ENTER The program table appears under the menu bar as shown above The PROGRAM indicator appears on the display window 3 Select the titles or tracks in the desired order using the number buttons 1 10 10 Up to 18 titles or tracks can be programmed You may select the same titles or track more than once Mel The programmed title track number is shown under each program number 36 Selecting numbers Selecting 1 10 Press the relevant button between 1 and 10 Selecting 11 or higher To select 13 Press 10 gt 3 To select 24 Press 10 10 4 To select 40 Press 10 gt 10 gt 10 gt 10 If you mistakenly select the wrong title or track number press STOP to delete the entered program Then re select the titles or tracks you wish 4 Press PLAY to start program play When all of the programmed titles or tracks have finished playback the center unit stops Since the program remains program playback can be used again You can use repeat playback together with program play back for DVDs Audio CDs and Video CDs Select REPEAT ALL to repeatedly play back the all programmed tracks For details see page 34 To turn off the on screen display Press PLAY MODE To quit program playback and clear the progra
43. BC function start playback by using the num ber buttons instead of the PLAY button 26 To specify the title chapter or track number for playback Audio Video cD cD Use the number buttons to specify the title DVDs or track num ber CDs to begin playback from the desired location For DVD While stopped for title playback During playing back a screen other than the menu screen for chapter playback For Audio CD During playback or while stopped For Video CD During playback without PBC function or while stopped From the remote control only CONTROL y SUBWOOFER EFFECT wO O CENTER TEST DIO eo o CO TV RETURN FMMODE 100 Press the number buttons 1 10 10 to select the desired title chapter or track number Selecting numbers Selecting 1 10 Press the relevant button between 1 and 10 Selecting 11 or higher To select 13 Press 10 gt 3 To select 24 Press 10 10 4 To select 40 Press 10 10 10 10 The specified title chapter or track number appears on the display window and playback begins from that location You can also see the selected title chapter or track number on the on screen display Notes When appears on the TV The title chapter or track you have selected is not con tained in the disc This function does not work during Video CD playback with PBC function Using the DVD player To
44. DAP mode appears on the display when the button is pressed and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently THEATER gt LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB gt HALL PAVILION DSP OFF gt back to the beginning Notes The DSP mode indicator lights up when DAP mode is se lected The SURROUND indicator lights up when SURROUND mode is selected 21 Using the DVD player pvo pu and k represent disc types To turn on the system and TV Audio Video cD From the remote control 2 TANDBYION TVCATVDBS AUDIO Cen Qv 1 VCR 1 Press AUDIO 0 to turn power on e Pressing 5 on the center unit also turns on power 2 Press TV CATV DBS cy to turn TV on On the TV select the TV input source to VIDEO e g VIDEO 1 To turn on the other manufacturer s TV with TV CATV DBS Ql you need to change the transmittable signal codes beforehand See page 55 Notes e When you use Audio CDs since no screen other than opening screen is displayed turning on the TV may not be required For detailed power on operation including the STANDBY indicator illumination see page 17 To insert a disc Audio Video CD cD After turning on the system and the TV insert a disc as follows On the center unit OPEN CLOSE 1 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc cover When the current playback source is DVD OPEN appears on the display window On the TV OPEN mes sa
45. E lt SMALL lt NONE REAR SPK Pressing the button toggles between the following settings When the FRONT SPK is selected SMALL SMALL NONE When the FRONT SPK is selected LARGE LARGE lt SMALL 4 NONE Select when the supplied speakers with this system are used To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Adjusting delay time The delay time for the center speaker and rear speakers is calculat ed by comparing the distance between the rear center speakers and the listening point with the distance between the front speakers and the listening point 1 Press SETTING 2 Press the A V cursors until the following item appears on the display window CENTER DELAY For setting the delay time for the center speaker REAR DELAY For setting the delay time for the rear speakers After a while the current setting appears Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to select the delay time CENTER DELAY Pressing the button changes the delay time between 0 ms and 5 ms When the distance between the listening point and the cen ter speaker is close to the distance to the front speakers set the delay time to 0 ms Increase the delay time when the dis tance to the center speaker is shorter A Ims increase decrease of delay time is equivalent to a 30 cm change in distance REAR DELAY Pressing the button changes the delay time between 0 ms and 15 ms
46. E 100 TUNING UP RM STHA9J 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DVD THEATER SYSTEM Source selecting buttons 14 18 41 AUX FM AM DVD DVD operating buttons TITLE 25 SUBTITLE 31 DECODE 19 AUDIO 32 ZOOM 31 DIGEST 29 TIME 38 39 DISPLAY 37 38 RETURN 26 ANGLE 33 CHOICE 42 Control buttons VCR TV 55 56 SLEEP button 20 SETTING button 48 PLAY MODE button 34 35 36 37 Cursor and ENTER buttons 25 THEATER POSITION button 34 TV VOL button 55 TV VIDEO button 55 DVD MENU button 25 STANDBY ON buttons AUDIO 17 22 TV CATV DBS 0 1 17 22 55 56 VCR 56 SOUND button 51 52 Number buttons Remote control mode selector 55 AUDIO TV VCR CATV DBS DSP MODE button 21 17 CHANNEL button 55 56 VOLUME button 17 MUTING button 18 Operating buttons 23 24 40 41 13 Principles of operation The system may be operated via the remote control or the buttons on the center unit or via the menu on the screen Operation with the remote control Select the appropriate mode for the remote control when the remote control is used for operation The remote control mode is selected by pres
47. EM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Power does not come on The power cord Insert the plug into the socket Power is not supplied to the powered sub woofer The power cord has been pulled out of the AC outlet The system cable is not connected Press the 9 1 on the center unit to switch power OFF and then press it again to switch power ON The remote control does not work It is too far from the center unit or is not fac ing the center unit There is something obstructing the remote sensor Avoid any obstacles within approximately 5 m of the detector on the remote control The battery is flat Replace the battery The battery has been inserted the wrong way round Insert the battery correctly Sunlight is falling directly on the detector Shade the remote control from direct sun light The entered manufacturer s code number is incorrect Enter the correct code number The remote control does not work as expect ed The remote control mode selector position is incorrect Set it to the correct position Normally it should be set to AUDIO TV VCR No sound The system cable is not connected Check the connection The speaker cord is not connected Check the connection There is a short in the speaker cord Reconnect the speaker cord and press on the center unit to restart the system The powered sub woofer power supply is off
48. G RETRY ap pears on the TV and you cannot go to next step The Parental lock is released and the center unit starts playback Note e When you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 2 above the pointer moves to NO automatically and the A v cursors do not work Press EXIT to exit Parental Lock on screen and remove the disc 47 Amplifier settings Perform amplifier settings balance tone speaker size and delay time crossover frequency LFE Low Frequency Effect level and dynamic range for the powered sub woofer unit to obtain opti mum listening performance Note Before starting settings be sure that each speaker is prop erly installed and your listening position is fixed since some setting items should be changed according to your listening position with respect to the installed speakers Basic operation for setting amplifier The basic operation for setting each item is as follows While stopped or during playback From the remote control only CONTROL SUBWOOFER ERU C 1 INTER TEST Go G ARL CD ARR _ m 0 C9 2 EON FMMODE 100 NERU DT stat TSP KE TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME 1 Press SETTING 48 The system enters power amplifier setting mode and the set ting item you have lastly selected appears on the display win dow Press the A V cursors to
49. JVC MMW DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH A9 Consists of XV THA9 SP PWAS SP XCA9 and SP XSA9 Cx Cx SP XSA9 SP XCA9 SP XSA9 SP PWA9 XV THA9 COMPACT VideoCD VEC UEC men Erf INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use 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 LVT0562 002A J 6 1 Warnings Cautions and Other 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 lightning flash with arrowhead symbol AN within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsu lated dangerous voltage within the prod ucts 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 main tenance servicing instructions in the liter ature accompanying the appliance For U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
50. N SCREEN GUIDE Press the lt gt cursors to select monitor type Pressing the cursors toggles between the following monitor configurations 4 3 LB Letter Box Conversion Select this option for playback on a TV with a height width ratio of 4 3 The image will be displayed with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen The left and right edges of the image are preserved 4 3 PS Pan scan Conversion Select this option for playback on a TV with a height width ratio of E at ___ _ 45 T 7j The image will be displayed with 4 the right and left edges cropped pe No black gap will appear at the top and bottom of the screen 16 9 WIDE Wide Television Screen 16 9 Select this option for playback on a wide screen TV Note If the DVD disc is not optimized for Pan scan the image will be shown in 4 3 LB Letter Box Conversion even if 4 3 PS Pan scan Conversion is selected 44 Screen saver settings Set the screen saver to prevent screen burn 1 Openthe DISPLAY menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to SCREEN SAVER using the A V cursors MONITOR TYPE SCREEN SAVER ON SCREEN GUIDE PRESS lt gt KEY Press the lt gt cursors to select a screen saver mode Pressing the cursors
51. NE L appears on the display window and the test tone is played from the speakers in the following order 4 TEST TONE L TEST TONE C 4 TEST TONE R TEST TONE RS TEST TONE LS 4 The speaker which is set to OFF not used in Setting speaker size will be skipped See page 49 3 While listening adjust each speaker level You can adjust each speaker output level between 10 dB and 10 dB 0 dB Rated level When you press the following button the current setting value appears on the display window TEST TONE L Left front speaker Just listen for your reference TEST TONE C Center speaker Press CENTER to adjust the level TEST TONE R Right front speaker Just listen for your reference TEST TONE RS Right rear speaker Press REAR R to adjust the level TEST TONE LS Left rear speaker Press REAR L to adjust the level 4 Press TEST to stop the test tone After 5 seconds the display returns to the one before enter ing the sound setting mode Note You can adjust the speaker level without playing a test tone In this case perform only steps 1 and 3 51 Sound settings Adjusting DSP effect You can adjust the strength of DSP Digital Signal Processor ef fect for each DAP mode so that you can customize sound effect About the DAP see Using the DSP Modes DSP MODE on page 20 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT 0 SO amp gt _REAR L_
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53. Veni dude 4 ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE 4 ENGLISH P SUBTITLE i ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE 4 ENGLISH CExT PRESS lt gt KEY DISPLAY MONITOR TYPE 43LB DP SCREEN SAVER q MODE 2 b ON SCREEN GUIDE lt ON b PRESS 4 KEY SYSTEM LANGUAGE DISPLAY AUTO STANDBY q RESUME 4 AV COMPULINK MODE PRESS lt gt KEY On screen menus for setting parental lock PARENTAL LOCK PARENTAL LOCK Country Code q 05 b lt a SetLevel 4 P PASSWORD PRESS lt gt KEY ENTER On screen menus for using discs The disc status and items are displayed as follows on the on screen menus for using the disc 16 Preventing screen burn out with the screen saver SCREEN SAVER A television monitor screen may be burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time To prevent this the center unit automat ically activates the screen saver function if a static picture such as an on screen display or menu is displayed for over 5 minutes Pressing any button on the center unit or the remote control unit will release the screen saver function and return to the previous display Youcan select one of several screen saver modes available see page 44 Ea oS EDEN b OQ O Note The screen saver does not
54. When the distance between the listening point and the rear speakers is close to the distance to the front speakers set the delay time to Oms Increase the delay time when the dis tance to the rear speakers is shorter A Ims increase decrease of delay time is equivalent to a 30 cm change in distance To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Notes When the center speaker size is set to NONE not used you cannot adjust CENTER DELAY When the rear speaker size is set to NONE not used you cannot adjust REAR DELAY 49 Amplifier settings Adjusting crossover When using a small speaker with weak bass as a front center or rear speaker you can redirect bass audio to the sub woofer Select a cross over frequency to match the size of the small speaker being used When you use the supplied speakers with this system set the crossover frequency as follows CROSSOVER 200Hz 1 Press SETTING 2 Press the A V cursors until CROSSOVER appears on the display window After a while the current setting appears Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to select the crossover frequency Pressing the button changes the crossover frequency as follows 9 200Hz 4 120Hz 100Hz 9 Crossover frequency Speaker diameter 100Hz approx 10 cm 4 120Hz approx 8 cm 3 3 16 200Hz approx 4 cm 1 5 8 Select when the supplied speakers with this system
55. When you select one of options it is set for the item To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Setting balance Adjust the balance between the front L R speakers 1 Press SETTING The system enters power amplifier setting mode and the set ting item you have lastly selected appears on the display win dow Press the A V cursors until L R BALANCE appears on the display window After a while the current setting appears Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to adjust the balance Each time you press the button the balance level changes as follows R 21 to R 1 lt gt CNTR 4 L 1 to L 21 R 21 to R 1 The output from the right speaker decreas es R 21 R channel signal is muted CNTR The outputs from both speakers are the same L 1to L 21 The output from the left speaker decreases L 21 L channel signal is muted Holding down the button continuously changes the level To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Amplifier settings Setting tone Adjust the tone bass and treble for the front speakers 1 Press SETTING 2 Press the A V cursors until BASS or TRE After a while the current setting value appears 3 Within 5 seconds press the lt gt cursors to adjust the bass or treble Each time you press the button the setting value changes 2 steps at a time between 10 and 10 0 flat level Holding down the button continuously
56. a DVD disc The disc information display appears on the TV for DVD 1 chap 25 tme 2 25 25 armare 3 3 Mbps Time Transmission rate Current chapter number Current title number for Audio CD or Video CD playing without PBC track 1 mme 0 08 EacH Time mode Time Current track number for Video CD playing with PBC Track 1 25 25 on status Time Current track number To turn off the on screen display Press DISPLAY again Note e With DVD discs you can directly enter the disc information on screen by pressing TIME during playback 38 To check the time information Audi Vid You can check the time information of the disc Audio CD During playback For Video CD During playback without PBC function From the remote control only STANDBY ON TVCATVIDBS AUDIO VCR CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT 2 CENTER__ TEST A 1 Press DISPLAY once The time information display appears on the TV 2 Press TIME Each time you press the button the time indication changes as follows For Audio CD EACH current track elapsed time EACH REMAIN current track remaining time TOTAL disc elapsed time TOTAL REMAIN disc remaining time For Video CD playing without PBC EACH current track elapsed time EACH REMAIN current track remaining time
57. ach time you press the button the picture character changes as follows THEATER 1 THEATER 2 THEATER 3 THEATER OFF Selected picture character THEATER OFF is the normal position Selecting a higher number results in a darker picture charac ter To turn off the on screen display Press ENTER The THEATER POSITION screen will automatically close if left idle for more than 5 seconds 34 Repeating a current title chapter or track or all tracks REPEAT Audio Video cD DVD During playback For Audio CD During playback or while stopped For Video CD During playback without PBC function or while stopped From the remote control only TV RETURN FM MODE 100 1 2 NAA A FAN AN 1 Press PLAY MODE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to REPEAT then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the repeat mode changes as fol lows For DVD DVD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH CHAP SEARCH The selected repeat mode appears on the REPEAT TITLE REPEAT TITLE current title repeat REPEAT CHAPTER current chapter repeat No indication off The current title or chapter will be repeated For Audio CD and Video CD for Audio CD CD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH REPEAT ALL Selected repeat mode
58. again Each time you press PAUSE the still picture advances to the next frame Press PLAY to return to normal playback Note You can perform the above operation using M button on the center unit 29 Using the DVD player Slow Motion Playback SLOW Video 4 During playback From the remote control only SS aN m VOLUME y 2 Gm G gt B SERA 2 SERO DOWN TUNING J c STROBE MEMORY DVD MENU 1 Press PAUSE at the section you wish to view in slow motion The image will pause 2 Press gt gt or lt lt Pressing gt will playback your selection in slow motion starting from the paused frame Pressing lt lt will playback your selection in reverse slow mo tion DVD only Each time you press either button during slow motion the playback speed will increase as follows Forward 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 4 gt 1 3 1 2 Reverse 1 16 1 12 gt 1 8 gt 1 4 gt 1 3 Pausing slow motion playback Press PAUSE to pause slow motion playback Restoring regular playback Press PLAY to resume normal playback Notes Audio is automatically muted during slow motion play back Video CDs cannot be played in reverse slow motion 30 To display Continuous Photos STROBE pvo 5 cD Nine still pictures may be displayed one after the other During playback From the remote control H EN TVVOL CH
59. ake sure that discs are kept in their cases If discs are piled on top of one another without their protective cases they can be damaged Do not put discs in a location where they may be exposed to direct sunlight or in a place where the humidity or temperature is high Avoid leaving discs in your car Maintenance of discs If there are fingerprints or other dirt adhering to a disc wipe with a soft dry cloth moving from the center outwards If a disc is difficult to clean wipe with a cloth moistened with water Never use record cleaners petrol alcohol or any anti static agents Cleaning the lens If the lens in the laser pickup is dirty video image irregularities sound dropout etc could occur Open the disc cover and clean the lens as shown below Use a blower available from a camera store to blow dust off the lens If there are fingerprints etc on the lens gently wipe clean with a cotton swab Cotton swab CAUTIONS Do notuse irregular shape discs heat shape octagonal etc Using these discs can damage the center unit Sometimes during playback noise or images may be garbled This is sometimes due to the disc It may not be up to industry standards These symptoms are caused by the discs not by the malfunction of the center unit 57 Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems If there is any problem you cannot solve contact your JVC service center PROBL
60. arts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period All products and parts thereof may be brought to a JVC authorized service center on a carry in basis except for Television sets having a screen size 25 inches and above which are covered on an in home basis WHAT YOU MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE Return your product to a JVC authorized service center with a copy of your bill of sale For your nearest JVC authorized service center please call toll free 800 537 5722 If service is not available locally box the product carefully preferably in the original carton and ship insured with a copy of your bill of sale plus and letter of explanation of the problem to the nearest JVC Factory Service Center the name and location of which will be given to you by the toll free number If you have any questions concerning your JVC Product please contact our Customer Relations Department WHAT IS NOT COVERED This limited warranty provided by JVC does not cover 1 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 number or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or removed Initial installation and installation and
61. ayback For Video CD During playback without PBC function From the remote control only CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT GO CENTER TEST 3 REAR R 100 1 Press PLAY MODE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to TIME SEARCH then press ENTER GO TO appears under the menu for DVD REPEAT A BREPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH coro 12 34 00 GOTO 2 34 00 Selected time for Audio CD REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH Selected time 02 34 4 GOTO 02 34 for Video CD REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH PBCCALL Selected time Goto 02 34 4 GOTO 02 34 28 3 Use the number buttons 0 9 to enter the time The specified time appears in the message area Example for DVD To playback from 2 H 34 M 00 S You do not have to press 0 to enter the trailing zeros for the GOTO last two digits in the example Press 2 Of course it is possible to enter them GOTO 2 _ You can specify the time in 4 Press 3 hour minute second format N for DVD discs and GOTO 2 3 minute second format for 1 Press 4 Audio and Video CDs GOTO 2 34 _ i Press ENTER When you make a mistake Press the lt 4 cursor to move the cursor to an incorrect number
62. by selecting DVD with SOURCE on the center unit f the Region Code of the disc does not match your sys tem REGION CODE ERROR appears on the opening on screen on the TV This means that you cannot play the disc When OPEN CLOSE is pressed in standby mode the center unit automatically turns on and the disc cover slides backwards and opens Using the DVD player Display when a disc is inserted Opening on screen DVD Video CD CD PLAYER NOW READING When a DVD is inserted Display window READING gt DVD Note e Playback begins immediately with some DVD discs When a Video CD is inserted Display window READING VCD 12 48 12 total number of tracks and total time display After 4 seconds VCD 1 4 12 first track time When an Audio CD is inserted Display window READING CD 12 48 12 total number of tracks and total time display After 4 seconds CD 1 4 12 first track time To play a disc m WW 1 ey DVD TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME From the remote control GG TR PLAY x s gt DOWN TUNING UP P E al g V STOP ICO SroP REARL 4 Press PLAY or DVD Playback begins from the first track On the center unit Press gt Playback begins from the first track To stop the disc On the remote control Press STOP On the cent
63. ce Metropolitan Cambodia Bouvet Island Gabon Kiribati Botswana United Kingdom Comoros Belarus Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis Belize Georgia Korea Democratic People s Republic of Canada French Guiana Korea Republic of Cocos Keeling Islands Ghana Kuwait Central African Republic Gibraltar Cayman Islands Congo Greenland Kazakhstan Switzerland Gambia C te d lvoire Guinea Lao People s Democratic Republic Cook Islands Guadeloupe Lebanon Chile Equatorial Guinea Saint Lucia Liechtenstein Peru Tajikistan Sri Lanka French Polynesia Tokelau Liberia Papua New Guinea Turkmenistan Lesotho Philippines Tunisia Lithuania Pakistan Tonga Luxembourg Poland East Timor Latvia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Saint Pierre and Miquelon Turkey Morocco Pitcairn Trinidad and Tobago Monaco Puerto Rico Tuvalu Moldova Republic of Portugal Taiwan Province of China Madagascar Palau Marshall Islands Paraguay Tanzania United Republic of Mali Qatar Ukraine Myanmar R union Uganda Mongolia Romania Macau Russian Federation United States Minor Outlying Islands
64. ch one until the correct one is entered Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code JVC 01 SAMSUNG 12 HITACHI 10 SANYO 13 MAGNAVOX 02 SHARP 06 MITSUBISHI 03 SONY 07 PANASONIC 04 11 TOSHIBA 08 RCA 05 ZENITH 09 Manufactures codes are subject to change without notice If they are changed this remote control cannot operate the equipment 55 Operating Other Manufacturers Video Equipment To change the transmittable signals for oper ating a CATV converter or DBS tuner 1 Slide the remote control mode to CATV DBS 2 Press and hold TV CATV DBS Keep press until step 4 is finished 3 Press TV 4 Enter manufacturer s code 2 digits using buttons 1 9 and 0 See the list below to find the code Examples For a JVC product press 2 then 1 For a Pioneer product press 1 then 3 5 Release TV CATV DBS After setting the remote control mode selector to CATV DBS you can perform the following operations on the CATV convertor or on the DBS tuner TV CATV DBS 9 1 Turns on and off the CATV con verter or DBS tuner CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 100 10 Selects the channel 100 10 button will function as the ENTER button if your equip ment requires pressing ENTER af ter selecting a channel number Note e Refer to the manual supplied with your CATV converter or DBS tuner 6 Try to operate your CATV converter or DBS tuner by pres
65. d MID The dynamic range is compressed a little Initial set ting OFF The dynamic range is not compressed To exit power amplifier setting mode Press SETTING again Note To enjoy original sound you should set to MID or OFF Sound settings You can adjust the sub woofer output level output level of each speaker using a test tone and DSP effect to obtain preferable sound for you Note that you need to adjust them at the position you will listen to Adjusting sub woofer level You can adjust the sub woofer output level to increase or decrease the sound volume from the sub woofer 1 2 STANDBYION TVCAIVDBS AUDIO VCR 1 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT 2 2 Press SOUND The system enters sound setting mode Press SUBWOOFER to adjust the level You can adjust the sub woofer output level between 10 dB and 10 dB 0 dB Rated level After 5 seconds the display returns to the one before enter ing the sound setting mode Adjusting speaker level While playing a noise like test tone you can adjust the output level of each speaker by increasing or decreasing the sound volume from the speaker IBY ON ICR 1 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST 59 2 4 3 REAR L 5 Solo REARHR TV RETURN FM MODE Q Press SOUND The system enters sound setting mode 2 Press TEST to play a test tone TEST TO
66. e remote control only Gu 1 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER_ mlO TEST REAR L_ eG 00 REARR TVRETURN FMMODE 1 2 3 07 1 Press AUDIO The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press AUDIO or the lt gt cursors to select the desired audio language or sound Each time you press the button the audio language or sound changes Example 1 3 ENGLIGH OD 41 3 ENGLISH 2 3 FRENCH 3 3 SPANISH 3 Press ENTER The Audio selection display disappears on the TV Notes When appears on the TV You cannot select the audio The selected language may abbreviated on the TV See Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations in this manual The Audio selection display will automatically disappear if you do not change the subtitle for 10 seconds 32 Changing the audio channel AUDIO pee cD For in some karaoke Video CDs one of the audio channels in cludes a vocal while the other does not With such discs you can choose to enjoy karaoke without the vo cal or with the vocal by selecting the audio channel to be played back During playback From the remote control only VCR Gu 1 CONTROL4 _ SUBWOOFER EFFECT Ge CO 2 3 1 Press AUDIO The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Select the audio channel s to be played back using AUDIO or the lt gt cursors Each
67. e this appliance to rain or moisture Table of Contents Getting Started 2 Important Cautions esas css eerie tee iecur een 2 Safety precautions o gospel ee ee eH eae n 2 Checking the supplied 2 System outline esee 3 Installation ane Reis 4 To hang satellite speakers from the wall 4 ADOUUCISCS u nal ines 5 Playable disc types ec ieee esi hihi b 5 Disc Str ctUre ue Sr nte HO eee e NE Ree ORO 5 Video CDs with Playback Control function 5 a ais eee eet Connecting the FM and AM antennas Connecting the powered sub woofer Connecting the TV siete ih HE Connecting the TV with the component video input jacks 7 Connecting speakers sess Connecting an audio componetnt Connecting the power cord Putting batteries in the remote control Parts Identification Principles of operation Operation with the remote control 14 On screen displays cuu u a ete esie 15 Preventing screen burn out with the screen saver SCREEN SAVER keit TU e EDI 16 Basic operations
68. e you press the lt gt cursors the parental level changes as follows 1 8 No restriction back to the be ginning PARENTAL LOCK Country Code q us SetLevel 4 E ba PASSWORD E EET PRESS 4 KEY ENTER Selected level e is the strictest level Discs rated higher than the level you selected are restricted 46 4 Press ENTER or the Y cursor 5 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons 0 9 PARENTAL LOCK Country Code q us 3 lt SetLevel q PASSWORD EEx NEW PASSWORD PRESS 0 9 KEY If you enter an undesired password reenter the password 6 Press ENTER The parental level and password are set The pointer moves to EXIT To turn off the PARENTAL LOCK on screen dis play Press ENTER again To change the settings L1 While a DVD disc is stopped or no disc is inserted 1 Press ENTER while holding down STOP The Parental Lock on screen display appears on the TV 2 Enter your current 4 digit password using the number buttons 0 to 9 and press ENTER If you enter the wrong password WRONG RETRY appears on the TV and you cannot go to next step n PARENTAL LOCK Country Code 4 US D Set Level K D PASSWORD E lt CURRENT PASSWORD PRESS 0
69. earest your location please refer to the factory service center list below or within the Continental United States Call 1 800 537 5722 for your authorized servicer Remember to retain you Bill of Sale for Warranty Service JVC JVC SERVICE amp ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP FACTORY SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS 10 New Maple Avenue 1500 Lakes Parkway 705 Enterprise Street Pine Brook NJ 07058 9641 Lawrenceville GA 30243 5857 Aurora IL 60504 8149 973 396 1000 770 339 2582 630 851 7855 5665 Corporate Avenue 2969 Mapunapuna Place 10700 Hammerly Suite 110 Cypress CA 90630 0024 Honolulu HI 96819 2040 Houston TX 77043 714 229 8011 808 833 5828 713 935 9331 13 Cummings Park 8192 State Road 84 890 Dubuque Avenue Woburn MA 01801 Davie FL 33324 South San Francisco CA 94080 1804 781 376 9100 954 472 1960 650 871 2666 Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS JVC SERVICE amp ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA DIVISION OF JVC AMRICAS CORP 1700 Valley Road Wayne NJ 07470 If you ship the producte ee Pack your JVC unit in the original carton or one of D
70. ed proceed to the next step If a DVD or Video CD disc is inserted press STOP If an Audio CD disc is inserted remove it 2 Press CHOICE One of the preference menus appears on the TV There are three preference menus LANGUAGE DISPLAY and SYSTEM 3 Move the pointer to the desired tab using the lt gt cursors The selected preference menu opens 4 Move the pointer to the desired item using the A V cursors 5 Press the lt gt cursors to select the desired option in the item When you select one of options it is set for the item 6 Repeat settings for other items To continue settings in the same menu screen repeat steps 4 and 5 To change the menu screen press the A W cursors until the pointer moves to the tab To close the preference menu screen Press CHOICE again Or Move the pointer to EXIT by pressing the A V cursors then press ENTER 42 On screen menu components Referred to as a tab LANGUAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM MENI NGUAGE 4 ENGLISH D AUDIO LANGUAGE q ENGLSH D Items SUBTITLI q ENGLISH P ONSCREENLANGUAGHId ENGLISH DP lt gt PRESS lt gt KEY This arrow is referred to as a pointer LANGUAGE LANGUAGE SYSTEM uc cum ENGLISH gt AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH D gt SUBTITLE q ENGLISH P gt ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH CENT PRESS lt gt KEY
71. er unit Press Bl Note For DVD or Video CDs recorded with PBC playback con trol pressing PLAY or may display the menu on the TV You may select items from the menu screen thus dis played and call up the locations to be viewed see pages 25 and 26 for details On screen guide icons During DVD playback you may see icons displayed over the pic ture These have the following meanings Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles see page 33 Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with QD multiple audio languages see page 32 Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages see page 31 A setting is possible to suppress display of these icons The setting is entered in the on screen menu under On screen guide settings see page 44 for details About invalid operation icon When you press a button if the unit does not accept its operation appears on your television screen Operations are occasionally unacceptable even if is not dis played Note that some operations may not be accepted For example some discs may not allow fast forward fast backward or slow mo tion playback 23 Using the DVD player Pausing Audio Video 2 From the remote control amp A TV VOL VOLUME I gt B RCH gt ICH ux X DOWN TUNING puse STROBE J DVD MENU PAUSE
72. essary 45 Limiting playback by children This function restricts playback of DVD discs which contain vio lent and other scenes according to the level set by the user For example if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature such scenes which you do not want to let children view can be cut or replaced with other scenes To set Parental Lock for the first time PARENTAL LOCK While a DVD disc is stopped or no disc is inserted From the remote control only adi ipd Mq AT CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT C CENTER TEST em REAR R_ TVRETURN FMMODE 100 poem 73 TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME UL GO Gum amo SEARCH F SEARCH lt ux x DOWNL TUNING STOP Pause 1 Press ENTER while holding down STOP The PARENTAL LOCK on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press the A V cursors to move the pointer to Country Code then press the 4 5 cursors to select US for country code and press ENTER or the Y cursor See Appendix B Country code list for parental lock PARENTAL LOCK Country Code 4 Us baa Set Level q l PASSWORD mp ExT PRESS 4 gt KEY ENTER Country code 3 Press the A V cursors to move the pointer to Set Level then press the lt gt cursors to select the parental lock level Each tim
73. f operation On screen displays The center unit provides several on screen displays With some displays you can set or select preferences or functions while the others are display only Opening screens The Opening screen appears automatically in some conditions At the bottom the following information are indicated depending on the center unit s status NOW READING The center unit is now reading the disc information TOC REGION CODE ERROR The DVD disc loaded cannot be played because the region code of the disc does not match the center unit OPEN The disc cover is now opening CLOSE The disc cover is now closing Opening display DVD Video CD CD PLAYER NOW READING Play mode displays Status displays While stopped DVD function status 12 Qi 12 REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM ENGLISH ENGLISH During DVD playback Disc time DVD mme 1 25 2 25 25 BiRnATE 3 3 Mbps REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH CHAP SEARCH During Audio CD playback Disc time Audio CD Video CD without PBC REPEAT A BREPEAT TIME SEARCH track Ttme 0 08 During Video CD playback Disc time Video CD with PBC REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH PBC CALL track 1 25 25 15 Principles of operation On screen menus for setting preferences LANGUAGE LANGUAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM
74. following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again From the remote control only TANDBY ON TVCATVDBS AUDIO 1 1 DD QE G CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST cp REAR L 3 G REAR R amp m9 C TV RETURN FMMODE 100 TVNCR 28892 TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME GD we umo G EARCH ca ux pe TUNING UP Stor Gus STROBE 2 4 1 Tune in the station you want to preset see Tuning in stations manually If you want to store the FM reception mode for this stations select the FM reception mode you want See Selecting the FM reception mode on page 41 2 Press MEMORY e REC CH flashes and the channel number position starts flash ing on the display window for about 10 seconds Use the number buttons 1 10 10 to select a channel number while the channel number position is flashing For channel number 5 press 5 e For channel number 15 press 10 gt 5 For channel number 20 press 10 10 e For channel number 30 press 10 10 10 4 Press MEMORY REC again while the selected channel number is flashing The selected channel number stops flashing The station is assigned to the selected channel number FM CH Receiving radio broadcasts 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you store all the sta tions you want To erase a stored
75. from the stored position When the center unit is in standby mode you can activate resuming playback by pressing PLAY on the remote control Changing the source during playback also stores the interrupted position To resume playback from the stored position press PLAY or DVD on the remote control Selecting DVD by pressing SOURCE or pressing 9 on the center unit will also resume playback Notes When you perform the resuming operation for a Video CD with the PBC function the center unit may resume play back from a point slightly earlier than the resume point you stored e Resuming playback does not work for Audio CDs Resuming playback does not work for program play and random play To clear the stored position To clear the stored position perform one of the following opera tions The RESUME indicator on the display window will go out Open the disc cover e While stopped press STOP on the remote control or li on the center unit once again In standby mode press AUDIO 5 on the remote control or 9 1 on the center unit once again to turn on the system Selecting playback from the DVD menu Jovo DVD discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents These menus contain various items such as titles of a movie names or songs or artist information and display them on the TV You can locate a desired scene by using the menu During playback From the remote control only
76. ge appears on the opening on screen 2 Place a disc Place a disc with label side up so that it is securely seated 22 3 Press OPEN CLOSE to close the disc cover When the current playback source is DVD CLOSE appears on the display window On the TV CLOSE message appears on the opening on screen After the disc cover is closed READING appears on the display window Then the disc information is read and if the current playback source is DVD the information is dis played as described in Display when a disc is inserted on page 23 On the TV while disc information is reading NOW READING message appears on the opening on screen 4 Remove the disc after playback has finished Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc cover Then remove the disc as shown below After that press OPEN CLOSE to close the disc cover CAUTION Do not put anything on the disc cover since it slides back and forth or opens Doing so may result in dam age to the unit Notes The system can play back DVD Audio CD Video CD CD R CD RW audio formatted discs only Do not insert other disc types For details about playable disc types see page 5 When OPEN CLOSE is pressed to close the disc cover playback automatically begins with some discs You can insert a disc while playing other source FM AM or AUX When the disc cover is open you can directly play the disc by pressing DVD on the remote control or
77. he end of the cord to avoid short circuit Then while pushing the lever of the speaker terminal in sert the folded end of the cord into the terminal Rear right speaker Black Center speaker SPEAKERS CAUTION EDANCE 4 160 H AI lt i RIGHT 2 x IEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 REAR SPEAKERS Speaker cord 10 m 32 8 ft Mixing up the polarity of the speaker cords can reduce the stereo effect and sound quality Speaker cord 5 m 16 4 ft White Rear left speaker Connections Connecting an audio component You can connect an analog audio component such as VCR TV and MD recorder to this system Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components Use the cable with RCA pin plugs not supplied Connect the white plug to the left jack and the red plug to the right jack v AC IN CONNECTOR TO CSS i VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT Pa Pa AGA e COMPU LINK DO NOT OPEN VCR Audio output f TV Audio output See ee MD Recorder Audio output a CAUTION If you connect a sound enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer be
78. heck the connection Unit does not work correctly Lightning or electronic noise interferes with operation of the microcomputer Switch power off and remove and re insert the power plug in the socket Immediately after beginning to heat the room the unit was moved to a cold location causing condensation to form inside Switch power off and leave the unit a few hours before switching power on again Note Problem may be caused by the components connected to the system So please read the manuals for the components care fully 58 Specifications Center unit XV THA9 Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion AUX Iuput Level Video section Horizontal Resolution Signal to Noise Ratio Output Level Tuner section Tuning Range Usable Sensitivity Dimensions W x H x D Mass Power Requirements Power Consumption 0 02 96 290 mV 47 500 lines 68 dB S video Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q S video C 0 286 Vp p 75 Composite 1 0 Vp p 75 Component Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Component Pp Pr 0 7 Vp p 75 Q FM 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz AM 530 kHz to 1 710 kHz FM 12 8 dbf 1 2 u V 75 Q AM loop antenna 630 uV m 360 mm x 77 mm x 253 mm 14 3 16 inches x 3 1 16 inches x 9 31 32 inches 3 0 kg 6 6 Ibs AC 120 V NX 60 Hz 20 W at operation 1 3 W in standby mode Powered Sub woofer SP PWA9 Amplifier section Output Power Speaker section Speaker Frequency Range Dimensions W x H x D Mass
79. hows an example of the system installation System setting example Satellite speaker front left speaker Center unit Center speaker Powered sub woofer Satellite speaker front right speaker UN Satellite speaker rear right speaker Satellite speaker rear left speaker The rear speakers are placed behind the listening position CAUTIONS For safety reasons always ensure that there is suf ficient place behind the powered sub woofer If the front and rear speakers are placed on the fur niture etc always ensure that they are level To hang satellite speakers from the wall Use the supplied bracket to fix satellite speakers to the wall CAUTION ATTACHING THE BRACKETS ON THE WALL When attaching the brackets on the wall have them attached to the wall by a qualified person DO NOT attach the brackets on the wall by yourself to avoid an unexpected damage of their falling from the wall caused by incorrect attachment or weakness in the wall Location of attachment to wall Care is required in selecting a location for attaching satellite speakers to the wall Injury to personnel or damage to equipment may result if the speakers are attached in a location which interferes with daily activ ities Attaching speakers to the bracket 1 Use the screw supplied to attach the speaker to the bracket Bracket Screw 2 Adjusting the angle of the satellite spea
80. ian Ameharic Hebrew Kinyarwanda Arabic Yiddish Sanskrit Assamese Javanese Sindhi Aymara Georgian Sangho Azerbaijani Kazakh Serbo Croatian Bashkir Greenlandic Singhalese Byelorussian Cambodian Slovak Bulgarian Kannada Slovenian Bihari Korean KOR Samoan Bislama Kashmiri Shona Bengali Bangla Kurdish Somali Tibetan Kirghiz Albanian Breton Latin Serbian Catalan Lingala Siswati Corsican Laothian Sesotho Czech Lithuanian Sundanese Welsh Latvian Lettish Swedish Danish Malagasy Swahili Bhutani Maori Tamil Greek Macedonian Telugu Esperanto Malayalam Tajik Estonian Mongolian Thai Basque Moldavian Tigrinya Persian Marathi Turkmen Finnish Malay MAY Tagalog Fiji Maltese Setswana Faroese Burmese Tonga Frisian Nauru Turkish Irish Nepali Tsonga Scots Gaelic Dutch Tatar Galician Norwegian Twi Guarani Occitan Ukrainian Gujarati Afan Oromo Urdu Hausa Oriya Uzbek Hindi Panjabi Vietnamese Croatian Polish Volapuk Hungarian Pashto Pushto Wolof Armenian Portuguese Xhosa Interlingua Quechua Yoruba Interlingue Rhaeto Ro
81. ite speakers System outline This system consists of the unit containing a DVD player a radio and a pre amp as well as the powered sub woofer the center speaker and four satellite speaker units It provides a fully functional DVD theater system by simply connecting to a TV set Center speaker SP XCA9 Front left speaker Front right speaker Satellite speaker Satellite speaker SP XSA9 SP XSA9 Rear right speaker Satellite speaker SP XSA9 The TV is connected to the center unit Rear left speaker The center unit and pow ered sub woofer are con nected with the system cable Satellite speaker SP XSA9 The center speaker and the satellite speakers are con nected to the powered sub woofer Powered sub woofer SP PWA9 Center unit XV THA9 Contains a DVD player radio and preamp volume con trol tone control together with a Dolby digital decoder and DTS digital surround decoder for Dolby Surround and DTS Digital Surround effects For some music software the DAP mode offers the ex panded sound field This system is capable of most operations It may also be used to operate JVC TVs and VCRs as well as TVs and VCRs from other manufacturers Note that the remote control unit must be programmed with the correct settings when using products from other manufacturers Installation The following s
82. kers The angle of the speaker may be adjusted along the channel in the bracket When adjusting the angle loosen the screw slightly make the adjustment and then tighten the screw firmly Normal position Tilting the speaker Do CAUTION If the screw is not tightened firmly it may cause injury to personnel or damage to equipment About discs Playable disc types Playable and non playable disc types are as follows Playable discs DVD DVD Wien D dise VIDEO DVD Video CD Audio CD The DVD Logo is a trademark Non playable discs e DVD ROM DVD RAM DVD R DVD RW CD R CD ROM PHOTOCD CD RW Audio formatted CD R and CD RW can be played Playing back discs list as Non playable discs above may gen erate noise and damage speakers Examples of playable DVD discs o oy e This unit is designed to use the NTSC system The unit cannot play back the disc recorded on the PAL system Disc structure A DVD disc is comprised of titles while an Audio CD or Video CD is comprised of tracks Each title may be divided into some chapters For example if a DVD disc contains some movies each movie may have its own title number and each movie may be divided into some chapters In a DVD karaoke disc each song usu ally has its own title number and does not have chapters In gener al each title has independent content while each chapter in the same title has continuity Example DVD disc
83. m Press STOP and then PLAY MODE to display the on screen on the TV Then press STOP once again Now the program is cleared Then press ENTER The PROGRAM indicator on the display window goes off Turning off the power switching source or opening the disc cover will also clear the program To temporarily exit program playback and clear the program There are two ways to do this operation While stopped and the on screen play mode menu is not dis played on TV press STOP While stopped press PLAY MODE to display the on screen on the TV Then move the pointer to PROGRAM and press ENTER to exit the program playback Since the program remains program playback can be used again Notes With some DVD discs program playback does not work During program playback you can skip to the next title or track by pressing Also you can skip back to the be ginning of the current title or track by pressing a a You cannot skip back to the previous title or track During program playback you can see the current title or track by pressing the PLAY MODE The current title or track illuminates in yellow on the on screen display To turn off the on screen display press PLAY MODE again Using the DVD player Random Play RANDOM Audio Video cD CD You can play titles or tracks in random order LI While stopped From the remote control only V 7 RETURN FATMODE mde No AUDIO 1 N bier 8 pes 2 T
84. mance Zulu Andorra Cameroon E Appendix B Country code list for parental lock This list is used for the parental Lock operation For details see page 46 Greece United Arab Emirates China Afghanistan Colombia South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Antigua and Barbuda Costa Rica Guatemala Anguilla Cuba Guam Albania Cape Verde Guinea Bissau Armenia Christmas Island Guyana Netherlands Antilles Cyprus Hong Kong Angola Czech Republic Antarctica Germany Heard Island and McDonald Islands Argentina Djibouti Honduras American Samoa Denmark Croatia Austria Dominica Haiti Australia Dominican Republic Hungary Aruba Algeria Indonesia Azerbaijan Ecuador Ireland Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Israel Barbados Egypt India Bangladesh Western Sahara Belgium Eritrea British Indian Ocean Territory Burkina Faso Spain Iraq Bulgaria Ethiopia Iran Islamic Republic of Bahrain Finland Iceland Burundi Fiji Italy Benin Bermuda Falkland Islands Malvinas Jamaica Jordan Brunei Darussalam Bolivia Micronesia Fedelated States of Japan Brazil Faroe Islands Kenya Bahamas France Kyrgyzstan Bhutan Fran
85. n a program is broadcasted in stereo you will hear stereo sound when in monaural you will hear monaural sounds This mode is also useful to sup press static noise between stations MONO appears on the display window and the AUTO MUTING indicator goes off on the display window Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo effect In this mode you will hear noise while tuning into the stations MONO Beat cut When listening to an AM broadcast with a lot of noise interference you can change the BEAT CUT mode to reduce the noise From the remote control only DBYION TVICATVIDBS AUDIO CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT C CENTER TEST G o gt _REAR L_ REAR R 9 0 1 TV RETURN FM MODE 100 1 Press FM MODE Each time you press the button operation toggles between BEAT CUT 1 and BEAT CUT 2 on the display window Choose the setting that gives clearer sound 41 Preference settings You can set various preferences for playback via three dedicated on screen displays Using the preference setting menus The procedure how to set the preferences is explained here From the remote control only m 2 CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST DIO EAR L C REARHR 4 wo 0 CO 4 TVRETURN FMMODE 100 OS at OR 51 3 5 TVVOL ism VOLUME ae A 1 Press DVD If no disc is insert
86. olume Press VOLUME to decrease volume CAUTION Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source If the volume is set at its high level the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hear ing and or ruin your speakers 17 Basic operations Sub woofer volume control and phase setting Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the pow ered sub woofer VOLUME knob Mark VOLUME PHASE PHASE button REVERSR m NOMAL SUBWOOFER CONNECTOR FROM XV THA9 0000000000000 0000000000000 Volume control Turn the VOLUME knob Adjust to a volume appropriate for balance with the other speak er s The mark indicates the volume position in normal use Adjust when the volume from the sub woofer is too high or too low in relation to the volume from the front speaker Phase setting Play sound through the sub woofer and adjust the PHASE button to a position REVERSE or M NORMAL at which the lowest frequency is heard best Note Phase is closely related to the distance from the listening position to the front speaker and sub woofer While listening adjust until the lowest frequency is heard best Muting the sound MUTING From the remote control only WS Qu v J ea TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME GD ume BSEARCH FSEARCH MUTING MEMORY STROBE Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers con
87. on t service it yourself equivalent size and strength Enclose with the unit a letter stating the problem or symptom that exists and also CAUTION a copy of the receipt or bill of sale you received when you purchased your JVC unit Print your home return address To prevent electrical shock do not open the cabinet No on the outside and the inside of the carton Send to the user serviceable parts inside appropriate JVC Factory Service Center as listed above Refer servicing to qualified service personnel r ACCESSORIES To purchase accessories for your JVC product you may contact your local JVC Dealer Or from the 48 Continental United States call toll free 800 882 2345 JVC LIMITED WARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1 90 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof except as set forth below ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below The Warranty Period PARTS LABOR 1YR 90 DAYS THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY 50 UNITED STATES THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO WHAT WE WILL DO If this product is found to be defective JVC will repair or replace defective parts 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 P
88. pendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations Note When the selected language is not available on the disc subtitle display will switch to an available language Choosing on screen language You can select the on screen display language to be displayed 1 Openthe LANGUAGE menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to ON SCREEN LANGUAGE using the A V cursors LANGUAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM MENU LANGUAGE i ENGUSH P AUDIOLANGUAGE d ENGUSH P SUBTITLE ENGUSH ONSCREENLANGUAGE d ENGLISH p CET PRESS lt gt KEY Press the lt gt cursors to select the on screen language you want to display ENGLISH FRANCAIS French ESPANOL Spanish English ON SCREEN LANGUAGE lt ENGLISH French LANGUE D ECRAN 4L Francais D Spanish IDIOMA EN PANTALLA 4L EsPA OL D 43 DISPLAY MENU settings Select monitor type Most movie DVD discs are recorded for wide screen TVs with a height width ratio of 16 9 It is possible to optimize playback of these wide screen TV images for viewing on a regular TV with a height width ratio of 4 3 1 Openthe DISPLAY menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to MONITOR TYPE using the cursors d MONITOR TYPE SCREEN SAVER O
89. place your unit in moist or dusty places Avoid high temperatures Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight or place it near a heating device When you re away When away on travel or otherwise for an extended period of time remove the plug from the wall outlet Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the unit Care of the cabinet When cleaning the unit use a soft cloth and follow the relevant in structions on the use of chemically coated cloths Do not use ben zene thinner or other organic solvents and disinfectants These may cause deformation or discoloring If water gets inside the unit Turn off the power switch and remove the plug from the wall out let then call the store where you made your purchase Using the unit in this state may cause a fire or electrical shock Avoid getting your hand caught in the disc cover Getting caught may injure your hand Checking the supplied accessories Check to be sure you have all of the following items which are supplied with the unit The number in the parentheses indicates quantity of the pieces sup plied Batteries 2 AM Loop Antenna Antenna 1 AC Power Cord 1 1 Video Cable 1 Compulink Cord 1 System Cable 1 Speaker Cord 5 m 16 4 ft 3 Speaker Cord 10m 32 8 ft 2 Screws 2 Satellite speaker wall bracket 2 Speaker wall brackets and screws are packed together with the satell
90. preset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one Note The preset stations will be erased in a few days if the sys tem is unplugged or power failure occurs To tune in a preset station From the remote control only Qu Gus 6 CONTROL 4 SUBWOOFER EFFECT ole CD C CENTER _ TEST 2 REAR L_ REAR R 00 C TV RETURN FM 100 1 Press FM AM Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM 2 Press the number buttons 1 10 10 to select a preset channel number For channel number 5 press 5 For channel number 15 press 10 5 For channel number 20 press 10 10 e For channel number 30 press 10 10 gt 10 Selecting the FM reception mode When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station From the remote control only K CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT C CENTER TEST REAR L REAR R 1 TVRETURN 100 KB Wa 1 Press MODE Each time you press the button FM reception mode alter nates between AUTO and MONO AUTO AUTO MUTING appears on the display win dow and the AUTO MUTING indicator lights up on the display window Whe
91. r unit to a TV via the AV COMPU LINK terminals Then set the AV COMPULINK setting of the center unit as follows e When connecting to VIDEO 1 input terminal of the TV DVD2 Initial setting When connecting to VIDEO 2 input terminal of the TV DVD3 To AV COMPU LINK II or EX Center unit When connecting to a TV and VCR Connect the center unit to a TV and VCR via AV COMPU LINK terminals Then set the AV COMPULINK setting of the center unit and the VCR s Remote Control Code setting as follows When connecting to VIDEO 1 input terminal of the TV Center unit s AV COMPULINK setting Initial setting DVD2 VCR s Remote Control Code B When connecting to VIDEO 2 input terminal of the TV Center unit s AV COMPULINK setting DVD3 VCR s Remote Control Code A To AV COMPU LINK II or EX To AV COMPU LINK Center unit VCR Video Cassette Recorder The AV COMPULINK setting is operated in the on screen SYSTEM menu See page 45 for operation IMPORTANT When you connect the component video output to your TV Set the AV COMPULINK setting on the center unit to DVD1 Note e There may be no description about connections to a DVD player in the instruction manual of a TV or VCR However a TV or VCR with AV COMPU LINK terminals indicating Il or EX be connected to the center unit 53 AV COMPU LINK remote control system Operation You can enjoy pictures and or sound by just putting a source com
92. removal for repair Operational adjustments covered in the Owner s Manual normal maintenance video and audio head cleaning Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God and cosmetic damage Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge Video Pick up Tubes CCD Image Sensor Cartridge Stylus Needle are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase Accessories Batteries except the Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase There are no express warranties except as listed above O Q G THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARCHANTABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE THE PRODUCT INCONVENIENCE LOSS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL 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 WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty last 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 va
93. replays its contents Some discs may show the menu screen several times When 9 and a lt are shown pressing NEXT or PREV can change the selection menu 4 After playback press RETURN to go back to the previous screen To stop playback press STOP Moving picture i Press Moving Moving RETURN picture picture 1 Press RETURN Note When a menu is displayed for a long time about ten minutes the screen background automatically gets dark to prevent screen burn in while the setting is suspended Connections CAUTION Make all connection before plugging the system in an AC outlet Connecting the FM and AM anten nas FM antenna connections r ANTE A FM Antenna Extend the supplled FM antenna horizontally AM LOOP J Va JL FM 750 COXAL AMEXT B Outdoor FM Antenna Cable A Using the supplied FM antenna The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 Q CO AXIAL terminal as temporary measure B Using the standard type connector Not sup plied A standard type connector should be connected to the FM 75 Q COAXIAL terminal Note If reception is poor connect the outdoor antenna Before attaching the 75 Q coaxial cable the kind with a round wire going to an outdoor antenna disconnect the supplied FM antenna AM antenna connections Turn the loop until you have the best reception AM Loop Antenna
94. ry from state to state JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA 1700 Valley Road DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP Wayne NJ 07470 REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARRY A SEPARATE WARRANTY THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY FOR DETAILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY INFORMATION PACKAGED WITH EACH REFURBISHED PRODUCT 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 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED gt 0101YKMCREJSC
95. select the desired item Each time you press the button the setting item shown on the display window changes as follows L R BALANCE 9 BASS 4 TREBLE FRONT SPK CENTER SPK REAR SPK lt CENTER DELAY 9 REAR DELAY 4 CROSSOVER 9 LFE ATT 4 D RANGE COMP L R BALANCE Balance between the right and left front speakers BASS Bass low frequency sound for the front speakers TREBLE Treble high frequency sound for the front speakers FRONT SPK Setting the size of the front speakers CENTER SPK Setting the size of the center speaker REAR SPK Setting the size of the rear speakers CENTER DELAY Setting the delay time for the center speaker REAR DELAY Setting the delay time for the rear speakers 3 CROSSOVER When using a small speaker with weak bass as a front center or rear speaker you can redirect bass audio to the sub woofer LFE ATT LFE Low Frequency Effect attenuator When bass sound is distorted while playing back the program recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS surround you can lower the sound level using LFE attenuator D RANGE COMP You can compress the dynamic range This may be used when you play back surround effects at night This function work only for the program recorded in Dolby Digital When you use the supplied speakers with this sys tem you do not need to change the initial settings for these items Press the lt gt cursors to select the desired option
96. sing TV CATV DBS 0 1 When your CATV converter or DBS tuner turns on or off you have entered the correct code If there are more than one code listed for your brand of CATV converter or DBS tuner try each one until the Correct one is entered Manufacturer Code ECHOSTAR 21 GI JERROLD 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 HAMLIN REGAL 15 16 17 18 PIONEER 13 14 RCA 19 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 09 10 SONY 20 ZENITH 11 12 Manufactures codes are subject to change without notice If they are changed this remote control cannot operate the equipment 56 To change the transmittable signals for oper ating another manufacturer s VCR 1 Set the remote control mode to AUDIO TV VCR 2 Press and hold VCR cl 3 4 Keep press until step 4 is finished Press VCR Enter manufacturer s code 2 digits using buttons 1 9 and 0 See the list below to find the code Examples For a JVC product press 0 then 1 For a Funai product press 1 then 0 Release VCR 0 1 Following button can be used for operating the VCR with the remote control mode selector set to AUDIO TV VCR VCR 9 1 Turns on and off the VCR After pressing VCR with the remote control mode selector set to AUDIO TV VCR you can perform the following operations on the VCR PLAY Starts playback lt lt Rewinds a video tape gt gt Fast winds a video tape STOP Stops operation PAUSE
97. sing the source selecting buttons Press DVD The DVD operation buttons number buttons PLAY MODE button THEATER POSITION button and operating buttons operate in DVD mode enabling operation of the DVD Audio CD and Video CD discs Press FM AM The number buttons and operating buttons operate in the radio mode In Radio mode nothing will be displayed on the TV Press AUX Press to listen to sound inputted to the AUX jacks In AUX mode only the VOLUME and buttons are operable Also nothing will be displayed on the TV DVD button FM AM button TVCADSS AUDIO buttons Cen AUX button CAO Gum iD CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST REARL 4 Gu C7 REARHR DVD operating buttons Number buttons TV RETURN FM MODE 100 AUDIO BP BLD A ASN TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME g EJ S7 Z F SEARI DOWN TUNING UP MEMORY STROBE DVD MENU The remote control mode selector should be normally set to AUDIO TV VCR po sition PLAY MODE THEATER POSITION eol Operating buttons JVC RM STHA9J SUME Note The remote control mode is affected by the source selecting buttons as well as the SOUND VCR TV buttons and the remote control mode selector See pages 51 and 55 for details 14 Principles o
98. t scenes of each track may be dis played fiu e 2 Press the 4 5 A Y cursors to select the desired title chapter or track When the disc contains more than 9 titles chapters or tracks the digest screen will have more than one page In this case display a different page of the digest with the method described below To display the next page Press gt To display the previous page Press Haa Or When the selected title chapter or track is in the upper left hand corner of the screen press the lt 4 cursor a f s e When the selected title chapter or track is in rts the lower right hand corner for the screen press the gt cursor 3 Press ENTER The center unit starts playback from the selected title chapter or track To return to the regular display before pressing ENTER in step 3 Press DIGEST again Note With some discs depending on the contents it may take some time until all the scenes appear on the screen To advance the picture one frame at a time Advancing a paused still picture one frame at a time During playback From the remote control _ Baa TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME px gt TUNING UP Pause 1 2 DVD MENU 1 Press PAUSE at the location at which the picture is to be advanced The picture is paused 2 Press PAUSE
99. the button is pressed and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently SURROUND ON THEATER gt LIVE CLUB gt DANCE CLUB HALL PAVILION DSP OFF gt back to the beginning PRO LOGIC rather than SURROUND is displayed when a source other than DVD is selected Select SURROUND ON when playing a video with audio recorded in Dolby Pro Logic Dolby digital or DTS digital sur round audio Selecting OFF loses any surround effect and stereo playback takes place Notes e It is possible to select only SURROUND ON and SUR ROUND OFF when playing a Dolby digital audio or DTS digital audio DVD e The DSP mode indicator lights up when DSP mode other than SURROUND is selected e The SURROUND indicator lights up when SURROUND mode is selected On the center unit DSP MODE SURROUND From the unit SURROUND ON OFF and DAP mode can be se lected independently When playing a DVD disc with audio recorded in Dolby surround Dolby digital or DTS digital sur round audio Press SURROUND The current status e g SURROUND OFF appears on the dis play when the button is pressed and changes between SUR ROUND ON and SURROUND OFF each time the button is pressed subsequently PRO LOGIC rather than SURROUND ON is displayed when a source other than DVD is selected When selecting DAP Press DSP MODE The currently selected
100. the pointer to AUDIO LANGUAGE using the A V cursors LANGUAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM MENU LANGUAGE i ENGLISH DP AUDIO LANGUAGE a SUBTITLE 1 ENGLISH DP ON SCREEN LANGUAGE 3 PRESS lt gt KEY 3 Press the lt gt cursors to select a default menu language Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options ENGLISH SPANISH 4 FRENCH 4 CHI NESE 9 GERMAN lt ITALIAN lt JAPANESE 4 language code ZU See Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations Note When the selected language is not available on the disc audio playback will switch to an available language Choosing subtitle language Some DVD discs feature subtitle display in multiple languages With these discs it is possible to set the default language for sub title display 1 Openthe LANGUAGE menu See Using the preference setting menus on page 42 2 Move the pointer to SUBTITLE LANGUAGE using the A V cursors MENU LANGUAGE ENGUSH P AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGUSH P SUBTITLE ENGUSH P ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH DP c Ex 3 Press the lt gt cursors to select a default menu language Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options ENGLISH SPANISH 4 FRENCH 4 CHI NESE lt GERMAN lt ITALIAN lt JAPANESE 4 language code AA ZU See Ap
101. the remote control only CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST O REAR L_ 7 REAR R KL Be uc FS eA CMS TVVOL CHANNEL VOLUME quis lt q FSEARCH 2 99 uu pm con STP 1 Press to select the band Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM 2 Press TUNING UP FF gt gt i or TUNING DOWN H REW repeatedly until you find the frequency you want When you hold down the button the frequency keeps changing When you releases the button tuning automati cally stops at the next station of sufficient signal strength You can use the sound effect if you want See Using the DSP Modes DSP MODE on page 20 Note When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the TUNED indicator lights up on the display window When an FM stereo program is received the STEREO in dicator also lights up On the unit FM and AM can be selected by repeatedly pressing SOURCE The frequency last tuned appears on the display window but you cannot tune in to the other sta tion using gt or lt lt on the center unit 40 Using preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number the station can be quickly tuned You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations To store the preset stations Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the
102. time you press the button the audio channel changes Example STEREO L R O gt qsrEnEoP STEREO You hear normal stereo playback L You hear the L Left channel signal played back from both the left and right speakers R You hear the R Right channel signal played back from both the left and right speakers 3 Press ENTER The Audio selection display disappears on the TV Notes When appears on the TV You cannot select the audio The Audio selection display will automatically disappear if you do not change the subtitle for 10 seconds Using the DVD player Viewing from Multiple Angles ANGLE You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD disc contains multi angle parts where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles You can select one of these viewing angles from the normal screen or on screen display At the beginning of multi angle parts 94 appears on the TV Using the ANGLE button During playback From the remote control only _ 112 2 com CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT Ge CO CENTER TEST GO REAR L G o TVRETURN FMMODE 100 2 3 1 Press ANGLE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press ANGLE or the lt gt cursors to select the desired angle Each time you press the button the angle changes Example 1 3 2 3 3 3
103. ture may be garbled or noisy Changing the Subtitle Language SUBTITLE Some DVD discs contain subtitles With such discs you can choose which kind of subtitles to display or turn off subtitles en tirely At the beginning of subtitled parts J appears on the TV During playback From the remote control only 1 2 3 DSP A J s 1 Press SUBTITLE The on screen display appears on the TV 2 Press the lt gt cursors to select the desired subtitle Each time you press lt cursors the subtitle changes Example 1 3 ENGLISH ON 41 3 gt ENGLISH 2 3 FRENCH 3 3 SPANISH 3 off 3 Press ENTER The Subtitle selection display disappears on the TV Turning subtitles ON OFF Press SUBTITLE Pressing SUBTITLE toggles subtitle display ON and OFF Notes When G appears on the TV You cannot select the subtitle The selected language may abbreviated on the TV See Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations in this manual The Subtitle selection display will automatically disappear if you do not change the subtitle for 10 seconds 31 Using the DVD player Changing the audio language or sound AUDIO Some DVD discs contain multiple audio tracks With such discs you can choose which audio track to listen to during playback At the beginning of multi audio language parts C appears on the TV During playback From th
104. turn the decode mode to AUTO PCM Note e Changing the playback source e g AM FM will automat ically return the decode mode to AUTO PCM When a decode mode which differs from the type of disc being played is selected Insert a DVD disc in the center unit to display the type of audio be ing played in the Decode mode indicator on the display window Audio cannot be played if a decode mode which differs from the displayed mode is selected The selected decode mode flashes to indicate that the selected de code mode does not allow audio playback Example When DTS is selected as the decode mode for Dolby digital audio Flashes Audio channel display indicator The audio channel indicator shows the audio channel configura tion for the disc currently playing LJ e CR The indicators refer to the speaker channel as follows L Left front speaker channel R Right front speaker channel C Center speaker channel RS Right surround speaker channel LS Leftsurround speaker channel S Rear speaker channel monaural LFE Sub woofer channel The audio channel indicator indicates the type of disc currently playing as follows With Dolby digital 5 1 ch or DTS digital 5 1 sur round t c B LS JLs JLRS With Dolby digital Lt Rt tL c CR With stereo sound e g Audio CD c CR refers to the downmix output when connected to a device that uses Dolby Pro Logic Note
105. tween the source components and the cen ter unit the sound output through this system may be distorted Connections Connecting the power cord Before plugging the center unit and powered sub woofer into an AC outlets make sure that all connections have been made Plug the power cord into an AC outlet The red STANDBY lamp on the center unit lights when the power cord is plugged in Keep the power cord away from the connecting cables and the an tenna cable The power cord may cause noise or screen interfer ence We recommend that you use a coaxial cable to connect the FM out door antenna since it is well shielded against interference Powered sub woofer Center unit CAUTIONS Do not touch the power cord with wet hands Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord When unplugging the cord always grasp the plug so as not to damage the cord Notes The preset settings such as preset channel and sound ad justment may be erased in a few days in the following cas es When you unplug the power cord When a power failure occurs The speakers will not produce any sound if the powered sub woofer power cord is removed from the AC outlet while the center unit is turned on In this case power will not come on even when the pow ered sub woofer power cord is plugged in the AC outlet Press 5 on the center unit or AUDIO
106. work during playing back an Audio CD or while stopped after played back an Audio CD Basic operations The basic operations for this system are as follows IMPORTANT Check that remote control mode selector is set to the appropriate position Set to AUDIO TV VCR to operate an audio system TV or VCR Set to CATV DBS to operate a CATV converter or DBS tuner The system will not operate normally while in CATV DBS mode To turn the system power supply ON and OFF standby From the remote control AUDIO 09 1 SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST 4 5 6 Press AUDIO 9 1 to turn power The STANDBY lamp goes off and the current source name DVD AM or FM station frequency or AUX appears on the dis play window At this time the disc cover slides backwards and the top buttons on the center unit appears Press AUDIO 5 1 again to turn power off standby The STANDBY lamp is lit The disc cover slides forward to cover the top buttons on the center unit and the center unit turns off 9 On the center unit DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH A9 STANDBY Press 5 to turn power The STANDBY lamp goes off and the current source name DVD AM or FM station frequency or AUX appears on the dis play window At this time the disc cover slides backwards and the top buttons on the center unit appears Press 5 again to turn power off standby
107. y called up from this menu screen When the menu appears on the TV during playback with PBC From the remote control only CONTROL 4 SUBWOOFER EFFECT Ge CO CENTER TEST eo 1 REAR R RETURN FMMODE 100 RETURN 9 amp O 1 Use the number buttons 1 10 10 to select the desired number of the item To select 3 on menu Press 3 To select 11 on menu Press 10 1 Playback starts from the selected item DBE Press RETURN to return to the menu screen When NEXT or PREVIOUS appears on the TV the cen ter unit generally works as follows Pressing gt gt turns to the next page Pressing lt 4 returns to the previous page The method of the operation is different depending on the disc Example Activating the PBC function To activate the PBC function when a PBC compatible Video CD is being played back without the PBC function press STOP then press PLAY When the PBC function is activated PBC appears on the display window You can also activate the PBC function using the on screen display as follows 1 Press PLAY MODE 2 Press the lt gt cursors to move the pointer to PBC CALL then press ENTER During Video CD playback VCD CONTROL REPEAT A BREPEAT TIMESEARCH PBC CALL Cancelling the PBC function If you want to play back a PBC compatible Video CD without activating the P
108. z Ol zi z Press PAUSE On the center unit Press Playback is paused When using a DVD or Video CD disc pressing PAUSE or II while paused moves to the next still picture To resume playback From remote control Press PLAY On the center unit Press gt Fast forward and backward Audio Video During playback From the remote control e PAY EN js uj VOLUME a lt lt or MEMORY STROBE DVD MENU Press P gt or lt lt Each time you press the button the fast forward or backward speed changes as follows 2x 5x 10x 20x 60x To return to the normal speed Press PLAY 24 On the center unit Continuously press P or lt 4 Continuously pressing the button increases the fast forward or backward speed as follows 5x 20x To return to the normal speed Release P or a a Locating the beginning Audio Video Locates the beginning of the title or chapter with DVDs Locates the beginning of the track with Audio CDs and Video CDs For DVD During playback For Audio CD During playback or when stopped For Video CD During playback or when stopped From the remote control gm mo B SEARCH gt gt lt DOWN TUNING UP MEMORY STROBE venu I REW FF gt gt I JVC RM STHA9J DVD THEATER SYSTEM Press FF gt or 444

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