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JVC TH-A25 User's Manual

1. 17 To reset the password to the initial setting 41 Activating th Surround Mode 18 41 Disc Introduction DVD VCD SVCD CD 19 Operating 42 Disc Playback 20 Maintenance 43 Using the On Screen Baf 20 Showing the On Screen oie rper tese evt aa 20 Specifications eere 45 Basic operation through the On Screen Bar 21 Selecting the Audio Languages 22 Selecting the Subtitles 22 Selecting the Playback Channel 23 Selecting the Multi Angle Views 23 Checking the Remaining Time ues casse aeo eS 23 Disc Menu Dtiven Playback uu ioter beta netos ais Reuse 24 Parts Identification DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM 25 L 3 STANDBY Con 6 a 71 STANDBY ON SOURCE ED ee ee 6 8 9 See pages in the parentheses for details Front Panel 1 STANDBY ON 0 1 button and STANDBY lamp 10 13 11 play pause b
2. 5 NC 35 LA Connecting the Speakers esee 7 Introduction 28 Connecting Audio Video Component 8 MP3 JPEG Playback 29 Basic Disc Operations 10 Srne Play DACE 29 l Ton Onhe POW er escurina RNE 10 Showing the On Screen Bar 4 444 4 29 2 Select he S anions 10 Operations Using the On Screen Display 30 3 Load a DISC c ccecccsccesscsscescesscsseeseessecsscsecesecsecessessesaseeeeees 10 Selecting a Particular File Folder Directly 2 4 31 A Stari i0 9 taminsat nates eiolcnneads 11 Repeating Playback 2 1 4 424040440 4 4 4 31 5 Adjust the 11 Browsing Pictures in the Current Folder sss 31 6 Activate Surround 11 Rotating and Flipping a 4 40 4 400 0 31 Moving to Another Chaplet Track Pile 12 Tuner 32 Stopping Playback 4 44 00 00 0 09 9 8 00 12 Tuning TAS TT 32 Basic Tuner Operations 13 Preset DUBII cose acute reps efto edet 33
3. Em B 3 COAXIAL FM 750 ue RGB COMPOSITE selector Notes The SCART terminal on the rear panel is indicated as AV OUT However this terminal is designed as video output So no audio signals are emitted through this terminal 8 Audio component connection Connect other components to the center unit with the audio Illustrations of the input output terminals below are typical cord examples Use the cord supplied with the other component or purchase When you connect other components refer also to their one at an electric appliance store manuals since the terminal name actually printed on the rear vary among the components LY Optical digital cord not supplied If you connect a sound enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source component and the center unit the sound output through this system may be distorted DBS Tuner Before connecting an optical digital cord unplug the protective plug OPTICAL DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT DBS Tuner Center unit r3 000000 583850 OPTICAL E us TE TET TEE TEE TEE TEE TEE TTE LEE TEE T mJ MD Recorder COAXIAL FM 75Q E ET n ev BEL VCR
4. Now you can plug the power cord of the center unit into the AC outlet e Keep the power cord away from the connecting cords and the antenna The power cord may cause noise or screen interference e Connecting to a TV through a VCR or to a TV with a built in VCR may cause distortion of picture Notes Basic Disc Operations This manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the remote control You can also use the buttons on the center unit if they have the similar names or marks as those on the remote control If operations using the center unit are different from those using the remote control they are then explained SS 6 AUDIO n T AUDIO oi CO C OO 9 9 ns 2 Emm TV VIDEO EN s MUTING Sau AUDIO VOL ore PTY SEA ON SCREEN 4 or DOWN TUNING RDS AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM Cx e 5 59 6 25 JVC RM STHA25R FM MODE DVD CINEMA SYSTEM For in depth information about disc operations see pages 20 to 31 10 Turn the Power Before turning on the system turn on your and select the correct video input See the manual supplied with your When you use a JVC s TV you can turn on your TV by pressing TV OI on the remote control an
5. Check the connection with the TV Turn on the TV and select the correct input on the TV to view the pictures or on screen indications on the TV screen For DVD playback you can change the Setup menu setting to your preference See pages 39 to 41 If M appears on the TV screen when pressing a button the disc cannot accept an operation you have tried to do or information required for that operation is not recorded in the disc NOTICE In some cases without showing operations will not be accepted Disc structure DVD Video CD VCD SVCD and Audio CD CD A DVD consists of Titles and each title may be divided into some Chapters See Example 1 For example if a DVD contains some movies each movie may have its own title number and it may be further divided into some chapters On the other hand a VCD SVCD CD consists of Tracks See Example 2 In general each song has its own track number On some discs each track may also be divided by Indexes When playing back a VCD SVCD with Playback Control PBC function you can select what to view using the menu shown on the TV screen While operating a VCD SVCD using the menu some of the functions such as Repeat and Track Search may not work Example 1 DVD Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 gt lt 2 gt lt 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 lt 2 Example 2 VCD SVCD CD
6. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red IF IN DOUBT CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Caution STANDBY ON 7 1 switch Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely The STANDBY ON button in any position does not discon nect the mains line The power can be remote controlled CAUTION Do not block the ventilation openings or holes If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspa per or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out Do not place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus When discarding batteries environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly Do not expose this apparatus to rain moisture dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit leave all servicing to qualified service personnel 3 CAUTION Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam
7. CT will not appear on the display Searching for a Program Codes 2 Press or amp PTY to select the desired program One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a a particular kind of program from the preset channels see page 33 by 5 specifying the codes NEWS INFO To search for a program using the PTY codes E OFF Before you start remember The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations NEWS News There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is A canceled before you finish start from step T again INFO Program the purpose of which is to impart advice in the widest sense From the remote control ONLY Make sure that the remote control is for the tuner operation If not press FM AM on the remote control so that the remote control can be used for the tuner operation E OFF The search function is canceled The system starts to search FM stations automatically after you selected When it finds the one you have selected it tunes in that 1 Press PTY SEARCH while listening to station an FM station PTY SEARCH The currently selected PTY code appears on the display The search function is automatically canceled when you change the source or turn off the power 2 Press PTY 43 or amp PTY until the PTY code you want appears on the display 19 pres For details see Description o
8. FMMODE JVC RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Enjoying Sounds from the External Component You can enjoy sounds from the external components connected to the AUDIO IN jacks and the DIGITAL IN terminal on the rear panel of the center unit Select AUX or DIGITAL IN as the source From the remote control Press AUX AUX Each time you press the button the source changes as follows DIGITAL IN On the front panel Press SOURCE repeatedly until DIGITAL IN or AUX appears on the display AM FM AUX DIGITAL IN select this to enjoy the external component connected to DIGITAL IN terminal select this to enjoy the external component connected to AUDIO IN jacks SOURCE AUX 14 2 Start playback on the external component For in depth information about the external component see the manual supplied with it Notes e When DIGITAL IN is selected as the source and the Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel signal is detected Multichannel Surround is activated automatically For in depth information about Multichannel Surround see Surround Mode Introduction on page 17 e You can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic II mode when you playback any 2 channel sources either digital or analog For in depth information about Dolby Pro Logic modes see Surround Mode Introduction on page 17 Turning Off the Power with the Timer You can fall asleep whi
9. Loop Antenna 1 FM Antenna 1 e Video Cord 1 Speaker Cords 6m 4 subwoofer For the satellite speakers on the following positions left front right front and center 10 2 For the satellite speakers on left and right rear positions If anything is missing contact your dealer immediately Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 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 On the back of the remote control remove the battery cover 2 Insert batteries Make sure to match the polarity to and to If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases replace the batteries Use two ROP SUM 3 AA 15F type dry cell batteries CAUTION Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and 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 Connecting the FM and AM Antennas If AM reception is poor connect single vinyl covered wire not supplied If FM reception is poor connect outdoor FM antenna not supplied Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble
10. mp3 Disc structure How are files recorded and played back files tracks can be recorded in directories folders in PC terminology During recording the files and directories can be arranged in a way similar to arranging files and folder directories of computer data Root is similar to the root of a tree Every file and directory can be linked to the root In compliance with ISO 9660 the maximum allowable depth of nested directories so called hierarchy is 300 inclusive of the root Playback order files search order and directory search order of the MP3 files recorded on a disc are determined by the writing or encoding application therefore playback order may be different from the one you have intended while recording the folders directories and the files Note on MP3 discs MP3 discs either CD R or CD RW require a longer readout time It differs due to the complexity of the directory file configuration 28 What is JPEG A still picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio Disc structure On a JPEG disc each still picture material is recorded as a file Files are usually grouped into a folder Folders can also include another folders creating hierarchical folder layers A maximum of 5 000 images can be stored on one CD If
11. Moving to Another Chapter Track File To go to another chapter for DVD track for CD and VCD or file for MP3 and JPEG Press lt lt repeatedly during playback gt gt Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding chapter track or file 144 Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous chapter track or file You can skip some 5 minutes forward back with pressing amp la while you are playing back a VCD track which is longer than some 15 minutes To go to another track only possible on a CD and VCD without PBC directly using the number buttons Pressing the number buttons before or during play allows you to start playing the track number you want If your TV is turned on SELECT XX XX 15 the selected track number appears on the TV screen To select number 1 to 9 press the corresponding number button then press ENTER To select number 15 press 1 5 then press ENTER To select number 23 press 2 3 then press ENTER Stopping Playback To stop playback Press B Playback stops 12 This system can memorize the end point even when you press once when playing back DVD PRESS PLAY TO CONTINUE appears on the TV screen When you start playback again by pressing playback begins from where it has been stopped Resume play Press again then press to play back the DVD from the beginning When you start playback a
12. 4 REPRODUCTION OF LABEL CAUTION LABEL PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSAL USYNLING LASERSTRALING VED ABNING NAR SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION UNDGA UDSATTELSE FOR STRALING VARO AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALTTINA NAKYMATTO MALLELASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTR LNING NAR DENNA DEL AR OPPNAD OCH SPARREN AR URKOPPLA BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN Caution Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage Locate the apparatus as follows Front No obstructions open spacing Sides No obstructions in 10 cm from the sides Top No obstructions in 10 cm from the top Back No obstructions in 15 cm from the back Bottom No obstructions place on the level surface In addition maintain the best possible air circulation as illustrated Spacing 15 cm or more Front Wall or obstructions XV THA25 Stand height 15 cm or more G 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SOME DOS AND DON TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but like any electrical equipment care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured 2 8 OO 0 00 0 60 00 00 00 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use
13. 89 The color of icon changes when selected Press A V repeatedly to select the desired language CTN 22 000 0217 CD When the DVD has 3 audio languages English EN French FR and Spanish ES 4 Press ENTER The setting changes Ce Language names are not appear on the on screen bar when you play back an SVCD 5 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears Notes To change the DVD audio language with one button AUDIO 3 3 AC 3 5 1 AUDIO 1 3 AC 3 5 1 Press AUDIO Each time you press the button the audio language changes as follows AUDIO 2 3 AC 3 5 1 Ex When the DVD has 3 audio languages English EN French FR and Spanish ES Selecting the Subtitles While playing back a DVD containing subtitles in different languages you can select the subtitle to be displayed on the TV screen You can set your favorite subtitle language as the initial language shown on the screen See page 39 Press SUBTITLE The on screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while Each time you press the button the subtitle language changes as follows SUBTITLE SUBTITLE 01 03 EN SUBTITLE 02 03 FR SUBTITLE OFF SUBTITLE 03 03 ES Ex When the DVD has 3 selections English French Spanish and no subtitle OFF Notes You can also change the subtitle by using the on screen bar VIDEO CD Selecting the
14. 9 4 0 00 28 CD GAMMA DELTA JPG COOTO3 43DOG044 oO ELEPHANTOS 6 6 7 7 CD Folder column 4 folders exist in the current level ALPHA BETA GAMMA and DELTA 2 Current folder The name of the current folder is highlighted 3 Content column The contents of the current folder are shown on this column Ex 1 folder and more files in the current folder Only 7 file folder names can be shown on the column at once You can scroll the column with W A buttons 4 Top cells You can move back to the folder that contains the current folder by selecting the top cell of either column 5 Current file Ex MP3 file The name of the current file is highlighted 6 number Use this number when you select a particular file or folder with the number buttons 7 Item type indicator The item type folder MP3 file or JPEG file is shown Notes e Only the first 11 letters of the file or folder name appear on the TV screen e The file extensions mp3 and jpg are not displayed From the remote control ONLY o muon Todo ENTER Start playback or go into a folder Select a file or folder To start playback of the selected file Press gt 4 to select the file then press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected file 2 P Selecting a Particular File Folder Directly Browsin
15. Armenian Interlingua Indonesian Icelandic Italian Hebrew Japanese Yiddish Javanese Georgian Kazakh Greenlandic Cambodian Kannada Korean Kashmiri Kurdish Kirghiz Latin To reset the password to the initial setting When you forget the password you can restore the password to the initial setting 7890 On the front panel ONLY 1 Press SOURCE to select DVD CD as the source when the center unit has no disc NO DISC appears on the display 2 Press and hold for more than 5 seconds INITIAL appears on the display and the password is restored to the initial setting 7890 This operation erases all the stored settings Do not carry out this without necessity Code Language Code Language 7678 Lingala 8375 Slovak 7679 Laothian 8376 Slovenian 7684 Lithuanian 8377 Samoan 7686 Latvian Lettish 8378 Shona 7771 Malagasy 8379 Somali 7773 Maori 8381 Albanian 7775 Macedonian 8382 Serbian 7776 Malayalam 8385 Sudanese 7778 Mongolian 8386 Swedish 7779 Moldavian 8387 Swahili 7 82 Marathi 8465 Tamil 7783 Malay 8469 Telugu 7784 Maltese 8471 Tajik 7789 Burmese 8472 Thai 7865 Nauru 8473 Tigrinya 7869 Nepali 8475 Turkmen 7876 Dutch 8476 Tagalog 7879 Norwegian 8479 Tonga 7982 Oriya 8482 Turkish 8065 Panjabi 8484 Tatar 8076 Polish 8487 8083 Pashto Pushto 8575 Ukrainian 8084 Portuguese 8582 Urdu 8185 Quechua 8590 Uzbek 8277 Rhaeto Romance 8673 Vietnamese 8279 Rumanian 8679 Volap k 8285 Ru
16. Audio CD Video CD super Video CD MP3 JPEG DVD R RW Video format Power Requirements AC 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 110 W at operation 2 W in standby mode Dimensions W x H x D 360 mm x 65 mm x 404 mm Mass 6 3 kg Subwoofer SP WA25 Speaker 15 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 55 W 3 Q min Frequency Range 30 Hz to 200 Hz Dimensions W x H x D 210 mm x 382 mm x 338 mm Mass 6 kg Impedance Satellite Speakers SP XTHA25 Speakers 8 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 30 W Impedance 6 Q min Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W x H xD 105 mm x 114 mm x 116 mm Mass 640 g Designs amp specifications are subject to change without notice 45 gA EN VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED ScV HL WALSAS VINANID TVLISIC GAG 0803TMMMDWSAM
17. Digital or DTS Digital Surround takes effect only when you play back a disc encoded with these signals To activate Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround When a Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel disc is loaded the system detects it and starts playing the disc automatically with Multichannel Surround activated DOIG TAY or AEB indicator lights up on the display according to the signal detected For in depth information about Multichannel Surround see Surround Mode Introduction on page 17 Dolby Pro Logic modes Pro Logic II Music Pro Logic ll Cinema Pro Logic and Matrix To activate Pro Logic 11 modes You can use these modes when playing back any 2 channel sources either digital or analog Press DU PL II DOPL II The current Pro Logic II mode appears on the display for a while Each time you press the button Pro Logic II mode changes as follows D MUSIC PLII MOVIE PLII UE STEREO PRO LOGIC PL Il OFF When Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated the QU PRoLosic 1 indicator lights up on the display For in depth information about Dolby Pro Logic II modes see Surround Mode Introduction on page 17 11 Basic Disc Operations C en AUDIO Number buttons e 9 ENTER gt 11 m eiie S Paa ANGLE ZOOM
18. L Tutti On ihe Power ue eruca trot genie n ienaa 13 n 2 Selci UNG Band MR E 13 P e nd aue d 3 Adjust the 13 eee ete ee a A Tone mioa STATION 13 22 Switching to a Selected Program uiui occa n edu cauto 22 Other Basic Operations 14 EH Description of the PTY 60068 36 Enjoying Sounds from the External Component 14 Turning Off the Power with the Timer suusssee 14 Setting PD COS DUD Pt Sree BCR xd ME E AMA 14 Setting System Preferentes 37 The basic procedure to set up the system preferences 38 Creating Realistic Sound Fields 15 E To adjust the DRC Dynamic Range Compression 38 Usine the TONG er c 15 seno The 010 chs seinan iA 39 Admstine the Sound NOS 15 The basic procedure to set up preferences 39 Basic sound adjustment procedure 16 set the parental rating level 22222 40 Surround Mode TIntrodUCctlon 17 40 B Dolby Digital and DTS Digital eee 17 To release the parental lock temporarily 4 E Dolby Pro Logic
19. MODE again The stereo effect resumes Notes Be sure to change the FM reception mode to stereo when you change a Station 33 Tuner Operations UDIO C get t en CO CO CO CO OOOO 9 Ax NEWS INFO PIDE SES PTY SEARCH RDS RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM If the remote control is not for the tuner operations the button for the RDS operations PTY 63 NEWS INFO and PTY SEARCH do not work In this case press FM AM on the remote control so that the remote control can be used for the tuner operation Using the RDS Radio Data System to Receive FM Stations RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals For example the stations send their station names as well as information about what type of program they broadcast such as sports or music etc When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service the RDS indicator lights up on the display RDS indicator llle S Then the display shows its PS name Notes e RDS is not available for AM broadcasts e RDS may not operate correctly if the tuned station is not transmitting RDS signals properly or if the signal strength is weak 34 What information can RDS signals provide You can see the following RDS signals the station sends on the display PS NAME Program S
20. Playback Channel SUPER AUDIO When you play back a karaoke VCD SVCD or CD you can select the left channel or right channel to listen to Press AUDIO repeatedly AUDIO Each time you press the button the sound mode changes follows MONO RIGHT STEREO MONO LEFT MONOLEFT Select this to listen to the left channel sound MONO RIGHT Select this to listen to the right channel sound STEREO Select this to listen to both channel sounds REMEMBER to select STEREO to restore normal stereo playback after playing back a karaoke VCD SVCD or CD using MONO LEFT or MONO RIGHT Notes e You can also change the playback channel by using the on screen bar e This function does not work on a DTS CD though the mode indication appears and changes Selecting the Multi Angle Views While playing back a DVD containing multi angle views you can view the same scene at different angles e When you play back the DVD containing multi angle views 27 From the remote control ONLY Press ANGLE Each time you press the button the view angle changes 342 3 Ex When the disc has 3 multi angle views Notes You can also change the view angle by using the on screen bar e When the on screen bar is shown on the TV screen Multi angle view indication also changes as follows 854 22 e You cannot change the view angle the chapter where E
21. To adjust the output level of the center speaker from 06 dB to 06 dB REAR BALANCE CEN LEVEL REAR LEVEL To adjust the output level of the rear speakers from 06 dB to 06 dB S W LEVEL To adjust the output level of the subwoofer from 06 dB to 06 dB BASS To adjust the output level of the bass tone from 10 dB to 10 dB with 2 dB step To adjust the output level of the treble tone from 10 dB to 10 dB with 2 dB step To adjust delay time for the center speaker when the digital multichannel surround is activated from 0 msec to 5 msec TREBLE C DLY R DLY To adjust delay time of the rear speakers for each surround mode jenn no ssusea Notes You can also adjust the output level CEN LEVEL REAR LEVEL and S W LEVEL while using the test tone See Using the Test Tone on the left column 15 Creating Realistic Sound Fields Basic sound adjustment procedure Ex To adjust the front speaker balance From the remote control ONLY Play the disc you want to use for the sound adjustment 2 Press SOUND repeatedly until FRONT BALANCE and the adjustment bar appear on the TV screen Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the screen changes as follows FRONT BALANCE IL W l REAR BALANCE IL W JR l CENLEVELOdB OBEN REAR LEVEL S W subwoofer LEVEL BEBE
22. Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 cA Notes on CD R and CD RW User edited CD Rs Recordable and CD RWs Rewritable can be played back only if they are already finalized The system can play back CD Rs or CD RWs recorded on a personal computer if they have been recorded in the VCD SVCD format audio CD format MP3 format and JPEG format see page 28 However they may not be played back depending on their characteristics or recording conditions Before playing back CD Rs CD RWs read their instructions or cautions carefully Some CD Rs or CD RWs may not be played back on this system because of their disc characteristics damage or stain on them or if the built in lens is dirty CD RWs may require a longer readout time This is caused by the fact that the reflectance of CD RWSs is lower than for regular CDs This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited 19 Disc Playback You can only use the remote control for the operations in this Disc Playback section AUDIO C gate
23. more than 5 seconds LOCKED appears on the display for a moment and the disc tray is locked SOURCE To unlock the disc tray turn off the power then press and hold SOURCE for more than 5 seconds UNLOCKED appears on the display for a moment and the disc tray is unlocked You can neither lock nor unlock the disc tray while the system 15 turned on Basic Tuner Operations 1 AUDIO 2 FM AM 7 CO 3 AUDIO VOL 4 TUNING UP DOWN RDS FMMODE JVC RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM For in depth information about tuner operations see Operations on pages 32 to 36 Turn the Power Press AUDIO 5 or STANDBY ON on the front panel The STANDBY lamp goes off The source indication selected previously appears on the display AUDIO 2 Select the Band From the remote control Press FM AM FM AM The last received station of the selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM On the front panel Press SOURCE repeatedly until the desired band FM or AM appears on the display The last received station of the selected band is tuned into Each time you press the button the source changes as follows AM FM lt AUX Adjust the Volume SOURCE From the remote control To increase the volume press and hold AUDIO VOL To
24. power plug in the socket When the system is not restored with the operation above switch power off and press and hold on the main unit for 5 seconds The STANDBY lamp goes off for a moment and the microcomputer is reset This operation erases all the stored settings Do not carry out this without necessity e Switch power off and leave the unit a few hours before switching power on again Specifications Center unit XV THA25 Amplifier section Front Center Rear 30 per channel min RMS at 6 as 1 kHz with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion Subwoofer 55 W RMS at 3 Q as 100 Hz with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion Audio section Audio input sensitivity Impedance at 1 KHz Analog input AUX AUDIO IN 500 mV 47 KQ Digital input DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 24 dBm to 14 5 dBm 700 nm 50 nm Corresponding to Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Video section Color System PAL Horizontal Resolution 480 lines signal to Noise Ratio 68 dB Output Level VIDEO Composite 1 0 V p p 75 Q RGB 0 7 V p p 75 Q G 0 7 V p p 75 Q B 0 7 V p p 75 Q Tuner section FM 87 50 MHz 108 00 MHz AM 522 kHz 1 629 kHz Tuning Range Usable Sensitivity FM 8 0 dBf 0 9 nV 75 Q AM loop antenna 650 n V m General Readable Discs DVD VIDEO Video CD Super Video CD Audio CD CD R RW
25. select MAIN PAGE then press ENTER To erase the setup menu Press CHOICE Setting the Preferences The basic procedure to set up preferences You can select your favorite language to listen to or read on the TV screen You can also restrict playback of DVDs containing violent scenes or those not suitable for your family members On the preferences menu you can set the following AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE JAPANESE Preferences DISC MENU FRENCH PARENTAL SPANISH l menu PASSWORD CHINESE Sub menu GERMAN for the 7 OTHERS selected item Select to return to the main page AUDIO Select the language you listen to while watching a DVD SUBTITLE Select the subtitle language you read while watching a DVD DISC MENU Select the menu language recorded on a DVD which you use while operating the DVD s own menu PARENTAL Select the restriction level of DVD playback parental level This setting takes effect only for the DVDs containing the rating level information Level 1 most restrictive to Level 8 least restrictive PASSWORD Change the password of PARENTAL Languages you can select on this menu You can select the following languages separately for AUDIO SUBTITLE and DISC MENU English Japanese French Spanish Chinese German and Italian You can set languages other than those above as the audi
26. speakers on the wall have them attached to the wall by a qualified person DO NOT attach the satellite speakers 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 Care is required in selecting a location for attaching 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 activities Getting Started Connecting Audio Video Component Turn the power off to all components before connections TV connection The SCART cable is not supplied with this system Use the cable supplied with the other component or purchase one at an electric appliance store A Video cord supplied B SCART cable not supplied You can connect TV with either the composite video cord TX or the SCART cable For using the SCART cable 1 Turn off the power of the system and your TV before setting RGB COMPOSITE selector If RGB input is equipped for your TV set RGB COMPOSITE 1 FE selector on the rear panel to RGB You can get a better picture COMPOSITE quality by using RGB out setting If RGB input is not equipped for your TV set RGB COMPOSITE Hs selector to COMPOSITE COMPOSITE Notes The AV OUT on this unit is not compatible with the S VIDEO signal DIGITAL IN OPTICAL
27. the AM Loop antenna FM antenna supplied DIGITAL IN VIDED OUT OPTICAL CENTER m 00 FRONT WOOFER ANCE FRONT CENTER WOOFER MIN 32 MIN6Q e b Cooling fan Center unit See About the cooling fan below FM antenna connection antenna connection Connect the supplied FM antenna to the COAXIAL FM 75 Q Connect the supplied AM Loop antenna to the AM and terminals terminal as temporary measure Turn the loop until you have the best reception Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally f reception is poor connect an outdoor single vinyl covered wire f reception is poor connect an outdoor antenna Before attaching to the AM terminal Keep the AM Loop antenna connected a 75 Q coaxial cable with a standard type connector disconnect the supplied FM antenna Notes If the AM Loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl remove 7 the vinyl by twisting it as shown in the diagram About the cooling fan A cooling fan is mounted on the rear panel of the center unit to For safety observe the following carefully prevent abnormal temperature inside the center unit thus assuring Make sure there is good ventilation around the center unit Poor normal operation of the unit The cooling fan automatically starts ventilation could overheat and damage the center unit rotating to intake external cool air when the internal te
28. the equipment Do ensure that all electrical connections including the mains plug extension leads and interconnections between pieces of equipment are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Switch off and withdraw the mains plug when making or changing connections Do consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation operation or safety of your equipment Do be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment CC et ete tase test et state sete se steteteteseetetete DON T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally or if it is damaged in any way switch off withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer DON T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages DON T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements of traffic safety It is illegal to watch television whilst driving DON T listen to headphones at high volume as such use can permanently damage your hearing DON T obstruct the ventilation of the equipment for example with curtains or soft furnishing
29. 1 l BASS 00cB TREBLE VEZ C DLY 7172 R DLY 3 4 No adjustment bar appears TV screen when you adjust the delay time Refer to the display on the center unit to adjust the delay time 2 C DLY is adjustable only when the digital multichannel surround Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround is activated 3 is adjustable only when the digital multichannel surround or one of Dolby Pro Logic II modes is activated There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish press SOUND and start from step 2 again 3 Press gt or lt to adjust the output balance 00 to 06 OFF gt Decreases the left speaker output or restores the right speaker output lt 4 Decreases the right speaker output or V restores the left speaker output 16 You can also adjust the sound setting referring to the display on the center unit Refer to the display indication when you want to adjust the sound using sources other than discs Sound adjustment indication on the display Ex Front balance DAA Dera t Sw qu 7 55 4 m Left front Ex Center level Center output level Ex Rear delay time u Rear delay time 4 Rep
30. CIEETERTDUE S rau sw Elapsed playing CD VCD g Track No Elapsed playing time Adjust the Volume From the remote control To increase the volume press and hold AUDIO VOL To decrease the volume press and hold AUDIO VOL r AUDIO VOL VOLUME On the front panel To increase the volume turn VOLUME control clockwise To decrease the volume turn VOLUME control counterclockwise 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 hearing and or ruin your speakers Notes By pressing AUDIO VOL or repeatedly you can adjust the volume level step by step e The volume level can be adjusted within 51 steps MIN minimum 1 to 49 and MAX maximum e If you have turned off the unit with the volume level set at more than level 25 the volume level will be automatically set at level 25 next time you turn on the unit To turn off the sounds temporarily From the remote control ONLY Press MUTING CA To restore the sound press MUTING again e Adjusting the volume also restores the sound J Activate Surround You can enjoy two kinds of surround Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround Dolby
31. JVC DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH A25 Consists of XV THA25 and SP THA25 N 1000 fi NX KO DIGITAL oRDs We Une L VIDEO SUPER VIDEO SURROUND INSTRUCTIONS LVT1111 008A Warnings Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U K DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type as originally fitted If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off ensure to remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply If this product is not supplied fitted with a mains plug then follow the instructions given below IMPORTANT DO NOT make any connection to the terminal which is marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow The wires in the mains lead on this product are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black
32. Start from step 3 again in that case You cannot cancel the password change after step 4 Repeat steps I to 4to change the password again to restore the old password To erase the setup menu Press CHOICE B To release the parental lock temporarily When you set a strict parental level some discs may not be played back at all If you try to playback such a disc you need to input the password to release parental lock temporarily INPUT PASSWD appears the TV You cannot play the disc before you enter the correct password When you enter a wrong password PASSWD WRONG appears on the TV and playback is refused Language Code List Code 6565 6566 6570 6577 6582 6583 6588 6590 6665 6669 6671 6672 6678 6679 6682 6765 6779 6783 6789 6865 6869 6890 6976 6978 6979 6983 6984 6985 7065 7073 1074 Language Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Ameharic Arabic Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byelorussian Bulgarian Bihari Bengali Bangla Tibetan Breton Catalan Corsican Czech Welsh Danish German Bhutani Greek English Esperanto Spanish Estonian Basque Persian Finnish Fiji Code 7079 7082 7089 7165 7168 7176 7178 7185 7265 7273 7282 7285 7289 7365 7378 7383 7384 7387 7465 4 3 1487 7565 7575 7576 5 1 7578 7579 7583 7585 7589 7665 Language Faroese French Frisian Irish Scots Gaelic Galician Guarani Gujarati Hausa Hindi Croatian Hungarian
33. ation of the selected band is tuned lt In Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM 2 Press gt gt or 1 4 4 repeatedly until the desired preset station appears on the display P Increases the preset number 4 lt Decreases the preset number Press and hold gt or 4 4 to change the preset number continuously On the front panel Press SOURCE repeatedly until the desired band appears on the display SOURCE 2 Press B so that appears the __ display q x Each time you press the button the operation mode of P and lt lt buttons alternates between PRESET and MANUAL PRESET Select this for using gt and lt lt as the buttons to select the preset station MANUAL Select this for using gt l and 1 as the buttons to change the frequency manually Press gt gt or 1 4 9 repeatedly until the desired preset station appears on the display P Increases the preset number 14 Decreases the preset number Press and hold gt or 4 4 to change the preset number continuously Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an stereo FM program tuned currently is noisy you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception From the remote control ONLY Press FM MODE The indicator goes off from the display and the program loses the stereo effect MODE To resume the stereo effect press FM
34. back an MP3 file JPEG files still pictures are automatically shown TV screen one after another with the on screen bar Press ON SCREEN to show the on screen bar On screen bar 0002 0003 0 00 28 OFF 0 1 ALPHA 1 2 FIT EN BRAVOO2 3 On screen display Notes e If the loaded disc is recorded an unplayable format WRONG DISC appears on the display See also Disc Introduction DVD VCD SVCD CD on page 19 for the disc compatibility e The picture size of the JPEG file changes automatically to fit the TV screen e You cannot zoom a JPEG picture To go to another file Press gt gt or lt lt during playback gt Skip to the beginning of the next file 4 Skip to the beginning of the current or previous file 4 re It requires a longer time to read out data when playback moves to files in another folder It is not malfunction The time varies with the number and type of files in the folder Notes To stop playback for a moment Press H The picture stays on the TV screen when you play back C a JPEG file To resume play press gt again or ENTER To stop during playback Press The picture disappears and the on screen display appears on the TV screen when you stop playing back a JPEG file To remove the disc Press appears on display and the di
35. cs DVD DVD R DVD RW Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD Audio CD CD CD R and CD RW This system can also play back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD Rs and CD RWs For in depth information about what and JPEG are see MP3 JPEG Introduction on page 28 Discs you can play Color System Region Code Number COMPACT OSE DIGITAL VIDEO Video CD COMPACT SUPER VIDEO VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO On some DVD or VCD SVCD discs their actual operations may be different from what is explained in this manual This is due to the disc programming and disc structure but not a malfunction of this system DVD R RW discs recorded with the DVD VIDEO format can be played back However some discs may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording conditions Note that unfinalized disc cannot be played back The following discs cannot be played back DVD Audio DVD ROM DVD RAM CD ROM CD I CD I Ready Photo CD SACD etc Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers Note on Region Code DVD players and DVD have their own Region Code numbers This system only can play back DVD whose Region Code numbers include 2 Examples If a DVD with the inadequate Region Code numbers is loaded REGION ERR appears on the display and playback cannot start IMPORTANT Before performing any operations make sure of the following
36. d golden age of popular music Music which has its roots in the musical culture of a particular nation Programs concerning factual matters presented in an investigative style Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be different from the above list Setting Up the DVD Preferences Setting the System Preferences You can only use the remote control for the setup menu operations You can set the system preferences to match it to your usage and operating circumstances On the general setting menu you can set the following TV AUDIO DIMMER SLEEP CO CO CO CO 52 CO CO 9 9 TV DISPLAY OSD LANG ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN MAIN PAGE SPANISH TV DISPLAY Select the TV screen size for playing back a DVD recorded with 16 9 wide screen video signal WIDE Select WIDE when the gt lt 7 aspect ratio of the is ENTER 16 9 Set the screen size to full on your TV 4 3 LB Select 4 3 LB Letter Box when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen 4 3 PS Select 4 3 PS Pan Scan when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars do not appear howeve
37. d select the video input by pressing TV VIDEO For changing the OSD messages the information on the TV screen into the desired language see Setting the System Preferences on page 37 Press AUDIO or STANDBY ON on the front AUDIO panel The STANDBY lamp goes off The source indication selected previously appears on the display Select the Source From the remote control Press DVD DVD The source changes to the DVD CD player S On the front panel Press SOURCE repeatedly until DVD CD appears S on the display Load a Disc On the front panel ONLY Press to open the disc tray then place a disc correctly with its label side up for double sided DVD O the side you want to playback up CORRECT INCORRECT When using an 8 cm disc place it on the inner circle of the disc tray Continued use of irregular shape discs heart shape octagonal etc can damage the center unit DO NOT use the disc stabilizer F Start Playback Press gt I The disc tray closes LOADING appears on the cD display for a while NO You can also start playback by closing the disc tray using amp on the front panel Some discs show menus the TV screen after you press II See Disc Menu Driven Playback on page 24 and refer to the instructions supplied for the discs to use the menus Playback Information on the display Title No Chapter No DVD p
38. decrease the volume press and hold AUDIO VOL AUDIO VOL On the front panel To increase the volume turn VOLUME control clockwise To decrease the volume turn VOLUME control counterclockwise VOLUME F Tune into a Station From the remote control Press and hold TUNING UP or DOWN until the DOWN TUNING UP station frequency starts changing continuously on the display The system starts searching for a station When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the system stops searching and the TUNED indicator lights up on the display On the front panel 1 Press B so that MANUAL appears on the display 2 Press and hold lt lt until the station frequency starts changing continuously on the display The system starts searching for a station Notes e When FM stereo program is received the indicator also lights up e When you press the button repeatedly the frequency changes step by step To turn off the power into standby Press AUDIO 0 1 or STANDBY ON 5 l on the front panel The STANDBY lamp lights up A small amount of power is consumed even in standby mode To turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord AUDIO eu 13 Other Basic Operations DIMMER SLEEP LOLO g e oS O AUX DOWN TUNING UP AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM amp C C RDS
39. does not appear even if the on screen bar indicate multi angle view the on screen bar shows the number of angles contained in the current title not chapter Checking the Remaining Time m cD While playing back a disc you can check the remaining time to be played back From the remote control ONLY Press TIME The on screen bar and the current playing time indication appear on the TV screen Each time you press the button the following indication appears on the TV screen CHOICE TIME For DVD CHAPTER ELAPSED CHAPTER REMAIN TITLE ELAPSED Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current title TITLE REMAIN Select this to show the remaining time of the current title CHAPTER ELAPSED Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current chapter CHAPTER REMAIN Select this to show the remaining time of the current chapter For UCD SUCD CD TRACK ELAPSED TRACK REMAIN TOTAL REMAIN TOTAL ELAPSED TRACK ELAPSED Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current track TRACK REMAIN Select this to show the remaining time of the current track TOTAL ELAPSED Select this to show the total elapsed playing time of the disc TOTAL REMAIN Select this to show the total remaining time of the disc 23 Disc Playback For VCD SVCD some VCDs and SVCDs have menus for interactive operations or a contents search function The Play Back Control functi
40. e On Screen Bar See the corresponding pages for details of each function Ex To select CD TITL Repeat Title for the repeat mode during DVD play ON m 1 Press ON SCREEN The following on screen bar appears on the TV screen 22 01 05 004 030 00028 2 Press lt repeatedly to select e OFE The color of the icon changes when selected Each time you press the button the v selected icon changes one after another RH en 11s de 02 17 Press A V repeatedly to select the desired option Each time you press the button the options change CTN RH en DOD 4 Press ENTER The setting changes 5 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears 21 Disc Playback 0 qute en OOOO C G gt lt 4 4 7 TIME ON SCREEN et AUDIO ANGLE Sene RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Selecting the Audio Languages vcD SUPER m While playing back a DVD SVCD containing audio languages sound track you can select the language sound track to listen to You can set your favorite audio language as the initial audio language for DVD only See page 39 ON SM 1 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press 4 repeatedly to select
41. e chapter title DVD or the disc CD VCD SVCD directly det Select this to move to another chapter From the remote control ONLY 1 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar will appear on the TV screen 2 Press gt 4 to select one of the icons below For DVD p Select this to move to another title 6 Select this to move to a particular portion You can input the chapter elapsed time when the on screen bar shows the chapter elapsed remaining time While the title elapsed remaining time is shown you can input the title elapsed time See Checking the Remaining Time on page 23 to change the time indication For VCD SVCD ECD Select this to move to another track 6 Select this to move to a particular portion You can only input the total elapsed time of the disc even if the track elapsed remaining time is shown 3 Press the number buttons to select a desired title chapter track or playing time The system starts playback of the selected item How to input the title chapter and track number Select the title chapter track number with the number buttons then press ENTER to start playback To select number 5 press 5 To select number 12 press 1 2 To select number 22 press 2 2 About 3 seconds after you pressed number buttons playback starts automatically from the selected title chapter track without pressing ENTER How to input the playing time Press the number buttons to in
42. e repeat mode with on screen bar See Showing the On Screen Bar on page 29 for the detail You can browse pictures in the current folder in smaller size JPEG file ONLY Press MENU JPEG files in the current folder are shown on nine windows MENU Selected picture Select to go to the previous page ma a or the next page gt i v The pictures appearing on the windows at first vary with the picture you have selected or played back before pressing MENU e It requires a longer time to show pictures on the windows The time varies with the number and size of items in the current folder 2 Press 4 A Y to select the desired picture then press ENTER Normal playback starts from the file you select Notes Rotating and Flipping a Picture You can rotate flip a picture during JPEG file playback JPEG file ONLY Press gt lt lt The picture rotates flips each time you press the buttons Rotate the picture 90 clockwise 4 Rotate the picture 90 counter clockwise A Flip the picture vertically Flip the picture horizontally Ex Flipping a picture Pressing W once Pressing A once 3l Tuner Operations UDIO Go gate pat en CO CO CO CO 52 C0 CO C MEMORY FM AM TUNING P a UP DOWN FM MODE JVC RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM For basic tu
43. e you press the button while the indication appears the magnification changes as follows ZOOM x1 5 ZOOM x2 ZOOM x3 ZOOM x2 ZOOM 1 5 OFF You can move the zoomed area with pressing gt 4 7 repeatedly To cancel the ZOOM Press ZOOM again Notes You cannot zoom a JPEG picture 27 Introduction This system is incorporated with decoder and JPEG decoder You can play back MP3 tracks files and JPEG files recorded on CD Rs and CD RWs e Notice that files and tracks are used interchangeably in the MP3 explanation Notes This system can play back a disc containing both MP3 and JPEG files What is MP3 MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group or MPEG Audio Layer 3 MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1 10 128 Kbps That means by using MP3 format one CD R or CD RW can contain 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can Bit rate 1 the average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume The measuring unit used is Kbps 1000 bits per second To get a better audio quality choose a higher bit rate The most popular bit rate for encoding recording is 128 Kbps MP3 File Compatibility This system can only read MP3 files that are recorded in the format that is compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1 and Level 2 and Joliet The system can read or play MP3 files only with the extension code
44. ean Store discs in their cases and keep them in cabinets or on shelves Keep the disc tray closed when not in use Handling Discs Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case Avoid exposure to direct sunlight temperature extremes and moisture To clean the disc Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge DO NOT use any solvent such as conventional record cleaner spray thinner or benzine to clean the disc Cleaning the unit Stains on the unit Should be wiped off with a soft cloth If the system is heavily stained wipe it with a cloth soaked in water diluted neutral detergent and wrung well then wipe clean with a dry cloth Since the system may deteriorate in quality become damaged or get its paint peeled off be careful about the following DO NOT wipe it with a hard cloth DO NOT wipe it strong DO NOT wipe it with thinner or benzine DO NOT apply any volatile substance such as insecticides to it DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in contact with it for a long time 43 Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems If t
45. eat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items On delay time adjustment You can adjust and store the delay time setting for each surround mode Select the surround mode you want to adjust before starting delay time adjustment e Adjustable range C DLY 0 msec to 5 msec R DLY 0 msec to 15 msec R DLY only Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Pro Logic II modes PLII MUSIC PLII MOVIE PLII MATRIX PRO LOGIC 0 msec to 15 msec 10 msec to 25 msec 0 msec to 15 msec 10 msec to 25 msec msec increase or decrease in delay time corresponds to 30 cm increase or decrease in distance Center speaker Left front Right front speaker speaker Subwoofer N M Left rear speaker __ Ex In this case set R DLY 3 5 Surround Mode Introduction You can use the following surround to reproduce a realistic sound field Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround Dolby Pro Logic II modes Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround To enjoy surround effectively all the speakers need to be connected and activated Dolby Digital Used to reproduce multichannel sound tracks of the software encoded with Dolby Digital DO ets ITAL Dolby Digital encoding method so called discrete 5 1 channel digital audio format records and digitally compresses the left front channel right front channel center channel left surround channel right surround c
46. ected highlighted item is shown on the right column TVDISPLAY General JE ERES setup menu FRENCH GERMAN Sub menu MAIN PAGE ITALIAN l SPANISH for the selected item Select to return to the main page 38 Press A V to select highlight the menu item you want to adjust Select TV DISPLAY here The sub menu for DISPLAY appears on the right column C4 2 GENERAL PAGE TV DISPLAY 14 OSD LANG DRC 4 3 PS 2 MAIN PAGE 4 Press gt The current setting on the sub menu is highlighted 5 Press A V to select the desired setting Press ENTER The selected setting is highlighted Press lt and repeat steps to 6 to set up other items To return to the main page Press gt lt 4 A W to select MAIN PAGE then press ENTER To erase the setup menu Press CHOICE To adjust the Dynamic Range Compression l Repeat steps I to of The basic procedure to set up the system preferences to select highlight DRC The DRC adjustment tab appears on the right column GENERAL PAGE TVDISPLAY OSD LANG DRC D MAIN PAGE 2 Press gt DRC gets dark and the adjustment tab becomes adjustable 3 Press A Y to move the tab to the desired setting A Increase the effect WV Decrease the effect To return to the main page Press gt lt lt to
47. ed parental level is highlighted e When shipped from the factory the password is 7890 OOo OO OO To clear the password entry press ENTER You can enter the password again from the first digit A wrong password is automatically cleared after entering the last digit To erase the setup menu Press CHOICE 40 To change the password 1 Repeat steps 1 to 5 of The basic procedure to set up preferences to select CHANGE then press ENTER The PASSWORD CHANGE PAGE appears PASSWORD CHANGE PAGE OLD PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD CONFIRM PWD 2 Press the number button to enter the current password 4 digits in the PASSWORD box Four asterisks appear in the box after entering the right password When shipped from the factory the password is 7890 To clear the password entry press ENTER You can enter the password again from the first digit A wrong password is automatically cleared after entering the last digit 3 Press the number button to enter the new password 4 digits in the NEW PASSWORD box Four asterisks appear in the box after entering the new password 4 Press the number button to enter the new password 4 digits again in the CONFIRM PWD box to verify the password Four asterisks appear in the box after entering the right new password Both NEW PASSWORD box and CONFIRM PWD box are cleared when you enter a wrong password
48. er track Variable Speed Reverse Search From the remote control ONLY Press lt lt during playback or pause Each time you press the button the search speed changes and is shown on the TV screen as follows Fast Reverse 2x PLAY Normal play To resume normal play Press M D Notes The displayed search speed is an approximate value 25 Disc Playback For UCD SVCD CD REPEAT TRACK REPEAT DISC REPT TRACK REPT DISC REPEAT OFF REPEAT OFF appearing on the display REPEAT TRACK Current track will be repeated REPEAT DISC the disc will be repeated REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is resumed To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly to select Repeat During playback you can also select a portion you want to repeat A B repeat is not performed between different titles An interval of more than 5 seconds is required between point DOWN TUNING A i and point B Gr Qo zi ey ANGLE A M ZOOM Example SLOW mg REPEAT rm M e 2 OF K t A A JVC REPEAT RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM REPEAT A B Repeating Playback m CD red kad From the remote control ONLY Press ON SCREEN During the VCD playback using the PBC function you ca
49. ervice While searching PS appears then the station names will be displayed NO PS appears if no signal is sent RT Radio Text While searching appears then text messages the station sends will be displayed RT appears if no signal is sent CT Clock Time While searching appears then clock signals the station sends will be displayed NO CT appears if no signal is sent Frequency Station frequency non RDS service From the remote control ONLY Make sure that the remote control is for the tuner operation If not press FM AM on the remote control so that the remote control can be used for the tuner operation Press RDS while listening to an FM station to show the RDS signals Each time you press the button the display changes to RDS show the following information PS NAME gt HT N ormal indication CT Frequency To check the PTY press PTY SEARCH once so that the current code appears See page 35 e appears if no signal is sent About characters shown on the display When the display shows PS NAME RT or CT signals the following characters are used The display cannot differentiate upper case and lower case letters and always uses upper case letters The display cannot show accented letters A for instance may 99 a Notes If searching finishes at once PS NAME RT and
50. f the S PTY codes on page 36 3 Press PTY SEARCH again while the PTY code selected in the previous step is aioe PTY codes still on the display u DO E The system searches FM preset stations stops when it finds the NEWS one you have selected and tunes in that station FOLK M Music AFFAIRS OLDIES To stop during searching INFO Information NATIONAL Press PTY SEARCH again SPORT PTY SEARCH COUNTRY EDUCATE Education JAZZ LEISURE CULTURE Switching to a Selected Program You can locate a particular kind of program from an FM RDS station TRAVEL SCIENCE From the remote control ONLY Make sure that the remote control is for the tuner operation If not press FM AM on the remote control so that the remote control can be used for the tuner operation Press NEWS INFO SELECT appears on the display NEWS INFO FS PHONE IN RELIGION SOCIAL A CHILDREN FINANCE WEATHER VARIED POP M Music ROCK M Music EASY M Music LIGHT M Music CLASSICS OTHER M Music 35 Tuner Operations Description of the PTY codes NEWS AFFAIRS INFO SPORT EDUCATE DRAMA CULTURE SCIENCE VARIED POP M ROCK M EASY M LIGHT M CLASSICS OTHER M 36 News Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the news debate or analy
51. g Pictures in the Current Folder You can move to a particular file folder in the current folder directly From the remote control ONLY Press the number buttons to select a file folder number item number you want then press ENTER The system starts playback from the selected file 0001 0003 Q 0 00 28 OFF Item numbers MP3 ANTO1 Mp3 BULLO2 JPG MP3 00604 JPG ELEPHANTO5 _ Mp3 FOX06 To select number 5 press 5 then To sl OOOO e To select number 10 press 1 0 then ENTER S To select number 23 press 2 3 then ENTER To select number 123 press 1 2 3 then ENTER Notes When selecting the number of a folder the contents of the folder appear on the content column Repeating Playback repeat cannot be used when MP3 or JPEG files are played back You can enjoy only repeat play To repeat playback Repeat Play From the remote control ONLY Press REPEAT repeatedly Each time you press the button repeat mode changes and appears on the TV screen as follows REPEAT DIR REPEAT OFF REPEAT DISC REPEAT TRACK Current file will be repeated The picture stand still when playing back a JPEG file REPEAT DIR Files in the current folder directory will be repeated REPEAT DISC All files on the disc will be repeated REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is resumed Notes You can check th
52. hannel and LFE channel signals total 6 channels but LFE channel is counted as 0 1 channel Therefore called 5 1 channel Since each channel is completely independent from the other channel signals to avoid interference you can obtain much better sound quality with much stereo and surround effects When the system detects Dolby Digital signals the 0161 indicator lights up on the display DTS Digital Surround Used to reproduce multichannel sound tracks of the software encoded with DTS 623 or Pres DTS Digital Surround is another discrete 5 1 channel digital audio format available on CD LD and DVD software Compared to Dolby Digital audio compression rate is relatively low This fact allows DTS Digital Surround format to add breadth and depth to the reproduced sounds As a result DTS Digital Surround features natural solid and clear sound When the system detects DTS signals the dts indicator lights up on the display Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Dolby Pro Logic modes Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II is the multichannel playback format to decode any 2 channel stereo sources either digital or analog into 5 1 channel Matrix based encoding decoding method for Dolby Pro Logic II makes no
53. here is any problem you cannot solve contact your JVC service center PROBLEM Power does not come on The remote control does not work No sound Sound is emitted from only one speaker No video A disc cannot be played WRONG DISC appears on the display NO DISC appears on the display though a disc 15 inserted Video and audio are distorted The edge is missing on the video image Continuous static during FM broadcasts The system does not work correctly 44 POSSIBLE CAUSE The power cord is not plugged in It is too far from the center unit or is not facing the center unit There is something obstructing the remote sensor The CONTROL TV button has been pressed The battery is flat The battery has been inserted the wrong way round e Sunlight is falling directly on the detector There is a short in the speaker cord The audio cord is not connected properly An incorrect source has been selected Muting is on The speaker cord is not connected correctly Left right balance is incorrect The video cord is not connected properly TV input selection is incorrect The system and disc region code numbers are incompatible The disc causes the parental rating error An incompatible disc is loaded See page 19 The disc is dirty The disc is scratched The disc is dirty SOLUTION Insert the plug into the socke
54. l the speakers by loading a digital multichannel disc 2 Press TEST TONE The test tone comes out of the speakers in the following order TEST TONE X Left front speaker Center speaker Subwoofer Right front speaker Left rear speaker Right rear speaker To adjust speaker output level You can adjust the output level of the center speaker rear speakers and subwoofer listening to the test tone Press gt lt while the test tone comes out of the speaker you want to adjust The speaker output level appears on the display gt Increases the output level to 06 dB lt 4 Decreases the output level to 06 dB To stop the test tone press TEST TONE again Notes e You cannot use this function while playing back a disc Stop the disc playback to use this function when the source is DVD CD If no sounds come out of a speaker check the speaker s connection see pages 6 and 7 e You cannot adjust the output level of rear speakers separately See Adjusting the Sound below to adjust the balance of rear speakers Adjusting the Sound You can adjust the sound balance and the tone It is recommended to turn on your TV and make adjustments from your actual listening point You can adjust the following settings FRONT BALANCE To adjust the output balance for the front speakers from 00 to 06 OFF To adjust the output balance for the rear speakers from 00 to 06 OFF
55. le This 1s due to their disc structures and not a malfunction of the unit VIDEO SUPER Special Picture Playback m CD VCD Still Picture Frame by Frame Playback You can advance the motion picture frame by frame From the remote control ONLY Press STEP once during playback STEP Playback is paused and STEP appears on the TV screen STEP 2 Press STEP repeatedly to advance the STEP picture frame by frame Each time you press the button the picture advances frame by frame STEP E 1 STEP STEP STEP To resume normal play Press gt Slow Motion Playback You can enjoy slow motion playback while playing a DVD VCD or SVCD From the remote control ONLY Press SLOW repeatedly during playback or pause Each time you press the button slow motion speed changes and is shown on the TV screen as follows 4 For DUD SF Slow Forward 1 2 PLAY Normal play SR Slow Reverse 1 2 For SVCD VCD SF Slow Forward 1 2 SF 1 4 SF 1 6 PLAY Normal play Notes Reverse slow playback does not work with SVCD VCDs B Zoom You can zoom in on the picture while playing back a DVD VCD or SVCD From the remote control ONLY Press ZOOM 2004 The zoom indicator and SELECT ZOOM POSITION appears on the TV screen SELECT ZOOM POSITION Zoom indicator 2 Press lt A V to move the area you want to watch J 9 a 3 Press ENTER Each tim
56. le listening to music Sleep Timer From the remote control ONLY Press SLEEP SLEEP and the shut off time appear on the display Q e Fach time you press the button the shut off time changes as follows iN OFF 150 120 90 Canceled SLEEP 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 SLEEP The remaining time in minutes appears on the display By pressing SLEEP you can change the shut off time To cancel the Sleep Timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until OFF appears on the SLEEP display Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer Adjusting the Display Brightness You can dim the display From the remote control ONLY Press DIMMER Each time you press the button the brightness level of the display changes as follows Dim Dimmer EB Canceled 2221 Normal Display Creating Realistic Sound Fields TEST TONE TIVVOL TVNIDEO MUTING RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Using the Test Tone You can check whether each speaker is connected properly From the remote control ONLY Press DOPL repeatedly to activate all the speakers The audio channel indicators light up on the display as follows when all the speakers are activated a You can also activate al
57. limitation for the cutoff frequency of the rear treble and enables stereo rear sound compared to conventional Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic II enables to reproduce spacious sound from original sound without adding any new sounds and tonal colorations Dolby Pro Logic II has four modes Music mode Movie mode Matrix mode and Pro Logic mode Pro Logic II Music MUSIC suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources You can enjoy wide and deep sound by using this mode Pro Logic II Movie PLII MOVIE suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources bearing the mark You can enjoy sound field very close to the one created with discrete 5 1 channel sounds Pro Logic II Matrix MATRIX suitable for reproduction of monaural sources Pro Logic PRO LOGIC suitable for reproduction of sources encoded with Dolby Surround When one of Dolby Pro Logic II modes is activated the Locic 1 indicator lights up on the display DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 17 Creating Realistic Sound Fields AUDIO DOPL Il JVC RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Available surround according to the input signal format Linear PCM Dolby Digital Multichannel Dolby Digital 2 channel Dolby Surround In
58. m CD VCD For DVD Press Press Press PBC operation RETURN RETURN RETURN Disc menu driven playback is possible while playing back a DVD concept I with menu the menu may consist of still pictures or moving pictures C depending on the disc Subiment When operating a DVD using the DVD menu refer also to the instructions supplied for the DVD picture picture DVD generally have their own menus or title lists A menu usually contains various information about the disc and playback selections Menu pn Miu Submenu On the other hand a title list usually contains titles of movies and screen 2 l l Still l picture songs recorded From the remote control ONLY MENU Press MENU or TOP MENU A menu or title list will appear on the TV screen Notes appears on the display While operating VCD SVCD using menu some of the functions On some DVDs a menu will automatically appear MENU such as repeat play may not work on the screen after playback starts 2 Select a desired item on the menu the title list using lt A V on uue nsi using and ENTER 2 P Se The unit starts playback of the selected item On some DVDs you can also select items by pressing the number buttons corresponding to the item numbers listed 24 Moving to a Particular Portion CD Directly You can move to another title chapter track or particular portion in th
59. mperature DO NOT block the cooling fan and the ventilation openings or goes up holes If they are blocked by a newspaper or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out DO NOT touch the speaker cords to the cooling fan Getting Started Speaker Layout Diagram MN Subwoofer B Right front position To the speaker on left front White connector To subwoofer WOOFER To the speaker on right rear To the speaker Purple connector Gray connector on right front To the speaker on center To the speaker on left rear Red connector Green connector Blue connector Connecting the Speakers Connect the satellite speakers and subwoofer to the terminals on the rear panel using speaker cords supplied The ends of the speaker cords are colored to indicate the terminals to be connected CAUTION Use speakers with the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals Connecting speaker cords to the speakers Connect the cord with a gray tube to the red terminal and the cord with a black tube to the black terminal respectively Youcan use the satellite speakers interchangeably for any position except for subwoofer Make sure not to connect the subwoofer terminal and the satellite speaker 1 Press and hold the terminal clamp 2 Insert the speaker cord J Release the finger from the clamp Notes e f the speake
60. n of sufficient signal strength is tuned in When you press the button repeatedly the frequency changes step by step Notes e When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the TUNED indicator lights up on the display e When FM stereo program is received the indicator also lights up 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 From the remote control ONLY Tune in the station you want to preset see Tuning in Stations There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 2 again 2 Press MEMORY The preset number appears on the display and the PRGM program indicator flashes Preset number Press gt gt or 14 4 to select preset number Press and hold or a lt to change the preset number continuously 4 Press MEMORY to store the preset station crn PRGM indicator goes off and the station is assigned to the selected preset number 5 Repeat steps 7 to 4 until you store all the stations you want To erase a stored preset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one To tune in a preset station From the remote control Press FM AM repeatedly to select the band The last received st
61. n MP3 or a JPEG file again by pressing 1 playback begins from the beginning of the file which had been played before you stopped playback For in depth information about MP3 JPEG playback see MP3 JPEG Playback on pages 29 31 Notes The TV screen gets dark to save the screen when you leave the system for a few minutes without any operations after stopping playback Press some button to restore the screen brightness To stop playback for a moment Press gt While pausing the elapsed playing time flashes on the display To resume play press again co To remove the disc Press 4 OPEN appears on the display and the disc tray comes out To close the disc tray press amp again If you do not press the button the disc tray closes automatically in a few minutes To turn off the power into standby Press AUDIO 0 1 or STANDBY ON on the front AUDIO panel en The STANDBY lamp lights up lt If you press AUDIO 5 l or STANDBY ON on the front panel while the disc tray is kept open the disc tray closes automatically then the system is turned off e A small amount of power is consumed even in standby mode turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord To prohibit disc ejection On the front panel ONLY 1 Press STANDBY ON yl or AUDIO 5 on the remote control to turn off the power The STANDBY lamp lights up 2 Press and hold SOURCE for
62. n only use The on screen bar will appear on the screen the repeat function Repeat Play 2 Press 4 to select the repeat From the remote control ONLY mode icon on the on screen bar Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the repeat mode The repeat mode appears on the TV screen and the display Each time you press the button the repeat mode changes as follows 3 Press repeatedly to select D For DVD ey A 2 REPEAT CHAPTER REPT REPEAT TITLE REPT TITLE CTN o 4 Press ENTER to select the start point ress select the start point Orr REPEAT appears on the display and C9 CS appearing on the display changes to on the on screen bar REPEAT CHAPTER Current chapter will be repeated REPEAT TITLE Current title will be repeated 5 Press ENTER again to select the end REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is point resumed REPEAT changes to REPEAT and changes to A B then repeat begins The unit automatically locates point A and starts repeated playback between points A and B 26 To cancel Repeat Press A V to select OFF in step 3 then press ENTER REPEAT A B disappears from the display and REPEAT OFF appears on the TV screen On some DVDs Repeat may not be used even within the same tit
63. ner operations see Basic Tuner Operations on page 15 32 Tuning in Stations From the remote control Press FM AM repeatedly to select the FM AM band The last received station of the selected band 1s tuned in Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM 2 Press and hold TUNING UP or DOWN TUNING UP Increases the frequency ma TUNING DOWN Decreases the frequency DOWN TUNING UP The system starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in When you press the button repeatedly the frequency changes step by step On the front panel Press SOURCE repeatedly until the desired band appears on the display The last received station of the selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the source changes as follows AM FM AUX 2 Press so that MANUAL appears on m the display q x Each time you press the button the operation mode of gt gt and lt lt buttons alternates between PRESET and MANUAL PRESET Select this for using gt and lt as the buttons to select the preset station MANUAL Select this for using gt l and 4 4 as the buttons to change the frequency manually Press and hold gt gt or lt lt ss gt P Increases the frequency gt 4 lt Decreases the frequency The system starts searching for stations and stops when a statio
64. o language or the subtitle language by selecting Others See The basic procedure to set up preferences below for the detail Notes The original language will be selected as the initial language regardless of your setting in the following cases e If the language you have selected is not recorded on the disc e If the disc is programmed to be played back the original language Ex To select the desired language as the initial language for AUDIO Press CHOICE The main page of the setup menu appears on the TV screen CHOICE TIME SETUP MENU MAIN PAGE GENERALSETUP 7 PREFERENCES EXIT SETUP 2 Press v or A to select highlight PREFERENCES then press ENTER The preferences page appears on the TV screen The main menu of the preferences is 2 on the left column and the sub menu for the selected highlighted item is shown on the right column C4 2 PREFERENCES PAGE LAUDIO p ENGLISH SUBTITLE JAPANESE DISC MENU FRENCH 2 PARENTAL _ SPANISH CHINESE ITALIAN ___ PASSWORD MAIN PAGE Press A V to select highlight the menu item you want to adjust Select AUDIO in this case The sub menu for AUDIO appears on the right column Ca Os 4 Press gt The current setting on the sub menu is highlighted 5 Press A V to select the desired setting Select the a
65. on PBC allows you to operate the VCD SVCD using such menus When you start playing a VCD SVCD with PBC function a menu Number will automatically appear on the TV screen MENU will also buttons appear on the display Some VCDs or SVCDs with PBC function do not show menus automatically This is due to their disc structures A menu may be a list of items divided screens or some moving pictures See operation concept below ger a When a menu appears you can select a desired item on the menu When a list of items is displayed on the TV screen press the number buttons to select an item MENU e When gt or SELECT is displayed on the TV screen press gt 11 start playback TOP MENU gt lt ENTER To go to the next submenu ON SCREEN Press gt 11 E To return to the previous submenu m 9 oe e ye Press ie R RETURN To cancel the PBC playback You can cancel the menu driven operations PBC function 1 Press to stop playback 2 Press the number buttons to select a track then press ENTER Normal playback starts from the selected track You can also turn on and off the PBC function by MENU pressing MENU on the remote control Each time you press the button the PBC function turns on and off RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Disc Playback
66. or details 7 23 24 25 26 27 28 AUDIO button 10 12 13 TV button 10 42 DIMMER button 14 Number buttons e MEMORY button 33 CANCEL button Source selecting buttons DVD FM AM AUX 10 13 14 Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the power TV CH and buttons 42 TV VOL and buttons 42 AUDIO VOL and buttons 11 13 TOP MENU button 24 gt lt A and V buttons e ENTER button NEWS INFO button 35 and buttons 35 e PTY SEARCH button 35 CHOICE TIME button 23 29 38 40 Il button E button I and gt gt buttons AUDIO button 22 23 SUBTITLE button 22 SLOW button 27 e RDS button 34 RETURN button 24 SLEEP button 14 SOUND button 16 TEST TONE button 15 CONTROL TV button 42 IMPORTANT When you press CONTROL TV some buttons on the remote control cannot work for operating the center unit To operate the center unit press DVD FM AM or AUX depending on your target operation MUTING button 11 TV VIDEO button 10 42 MENU button 24 31 ON SCREEN button 20 26 29 STEP button 27 4 and gt gt buttons TUNING UP and DOWN buttons 13 32 ZOOM button 27 ANGLE button 23 REPEAT bu
67. pas 4 A v ENTER ON SCREEN RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM For basic disc operations such as inserting a disc starting playback and moving to another chapters tracks see Basic Disc Operations from pages 10 to 12 e shows which types of disc are supported for the operations explained in each section Some discs contain several audio languages subtitles and multi angle views When you find the following marks on the disc or its package you can select these elements recorded on the disc Subtitles are recorded on the disc The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded subtitles Several audio languages are recorded on the disc The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded audio languages Multi angle views are recorded on the disc The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded multi angle views If you cannot find out whether your disc contains these features listed above you can check it by showing the on screen bar 20 Using the On Screen Bar You can check the following information disc while the disc is loaded and you can use some functions through the on screen bar Showing the On Screen Bar From the remote control ONLY Press ON SCREEN Each time you press the button the following on screen bar appears on
68. put Signal format DTS Digital Multichannel DTS 2ch 18 Digital Pro Logic Il Multichannel Surround PLII MUSIC PLII PLI MOVIE PLII MATRIX PRO LOGIC STEREO t pe fo fo pe fo fo SH Activating the Surround Mode You can enjoy Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II To activate Digital Multichannel Surround When you start playback a Dolby Digital or DTS multi channel disc the system detects it and activate Multichannel Surround automatically e When Dolby Digital is detected the L D G1 T AL indicator lights up on the display When DTS Digital Surround is detected the dts indicator lights up on the display To activate Dolby Pro Logic modes You can use Dolby Pro Logic II when you playback any 2 channel sources either digital or analog Press DOPL II II The current Pro Logic II mode appears on the display for a Q while Each time you press the button Pro Logic II mode changes as follows p MUSIC gt PLII MOVIE PLII MATRIX STEREO PRO coc PL Il OFF When one of the Dolby Pro Logic II modes is activated the Y PRo Locic 1 indicator lights up on the display O Possible Impossible canceled x Some discs have a certain fixed surround mode which cannot be changed Disc Introduction DVD VCD SVCD CD This system has been designed to play back the following dis
69. put the playing time then press ENTER to start playback from the selected elapsed playing time To input time 00 45 23 press 4 5 2 3 To input time 01 23 45 press 1 2 3 4 5 To cancel a mis entry press CANCEL Each time you press the button the last entry will be erased About 3 seconds after you pressed number buttons playback starts automatically from the selected time without pressing ENTER Notes e You can also select a desired title chapter or track by using A Y step 3 e You can move to another track directly by simply pressing the corresponding number buttons then ENTER while playing back a CD VCD SVCD you can skip steps 1 and 2 e Some DVDs reject the playing time input This is due to their disc structures and not a malfunction Searching for a Particular cD 5 Point You can search for a particular point while playing a disc Variable Speed Forward Reverse Search No sound comes out during Variable Speed Forward Reverse Search except for CD double speed search Normal playback begins automatically when playback moves to the next or previous title track To fast forward the chapter track Variable Speed Forward Search From the remote control ONLY Press gt during playback or pause Each time you press the button the search speed changes and is shown on the TV screen as follows FF Fast Forward 2x PLAY Normal play To reverse the chapt
70. r pup IE cee ed the left and right edge sides of the pictures will not be shown on the screen OSD LANG OSD language Select the indication language shown on the TV screen while operating the system Ex PLAY STOP PAUSE etc On the setup menu you can do the two main important settings You can select the following languages English French system preference GENERAL SETUP menu and DVD preference German Italian Spanish PREFERENCES menu Setup menu can only be displayed while a disc is not playing CHOICE DRC Dynamic Range Compression You can enjoy a powerful sound at night even at a low volume when listening to the sound The DVD CD must be selected as the source with Dolby Digital The higher the tab is set the deeper the effect become 37 Setting Up the DVD Preferences 0 qute pat en Number buttons e gt lt ENTER CHOICE The basic procedure to set up the system preferences Ex To select the TV screen size Press CHOICE The main page of the setup menu appears on the TV HOICE TIME screen tue SETUP MENU MAIN PAGE GENERAL SETUP PREFERENCES 2 Press or A to select highlight GENERAL SETUP then press ENTER The general page appears on the TV screen The general setup menu is shown on the left column and the sub menu for the sel
71. r cord is covered with vinyl remove the vinyl 7 by twisting it as shown in the diagram e Make sure the core wire of speaker cords do not expose to out of the terminals This could cause short circuit Connecting speaker cords to the center unit With the Side marked and Insert the speaker connectors to the speaker terminals on the rear panel Make sure to match the color of the connector and the terminal When setting the speakers To obtain the best possible sound from this system you need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the same distance from the listening position with each front faced toward the listener Since bass sound is non directional you can place a subwoofer wherever you like Normally place it in front of you Left front Center BE e Right front Subwoofer Left rear speaker ight rear speaker If your speakers cannot be placed at the same distance from the listening position You can adjust the delay time of the center speaker and rear speakers For in depth information about adjusting the delay time see Adjusting the Sound on page 15 Notes You can change the phase of subwoofer sounds by connecting the speaker cords to the terminals inversely the cord with a gray tube to the black terminal and the cord with a black tube to the red terminal You may get more effective bass sounds by changing the phase CAUTIONS e When attaching the satellite
72. s Overheating will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment DON T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws to ensure complete safety always fit the manufacturer s approved stand or legs with the fixings provided according to the instructions DON T allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture ABOVE ALL NEVER let anyone especially children push anything into holes slots or any other opening in the case this could result in a fatal electrical shock NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind it is better to be safe than sorry Table of Contents Parts Identification e Moving to a Particular Portion Directly eee 25 Tcr E A 2 Searching Tor a Particular 25 R mot Control RC c 3 Repeating 26 Getting 020202 4 26 Before Installation 4 an Ec eae eee eee Checking the Supplied Accessories 2 2 4 Bip MEM x Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 4 ei Sina Motion EA 27 Connecting the FM and AM
73. sc tray comes out O To close the disc tray press again Showing the On Screen Bar You can show the following information on the screen while a disc is loaded From the remote control ONLY Press ON SCREEN Each time you press the button the following on screen z ON SCREE bar appears and disappears The on screen bar S 9 0001 0003 0 00 28 OFF Current file and total number of the items in the current folder Ex Ist file is playing out of 3 files in the current folder Time indicator Each time you press TIME while playing back MP3 files the indication changes between the elapsed playing time and the remaining time of the current file The indication is fixed 0 00 00 when a JPEG file is played back Hepeat mode indicator You can check the current repeat mode The indication changes according to the repeat mode as follows REPEAT TRACK REPEAT DIR REPEAT OFF REPEAT DISC See Repeating Playback on page 31 for the detail of each repeat mode 29 MP3 JPEG Playback AUDIO C pas 2 Number buttons gt lt REPEAT RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Operations Using the On Screen Display You can select the file to play back on the on screen display while playback is stopped 30 The on screen display
74. sis Programs the purpose of which is to impart advice in the widest sense Programs concerned with any aspect of sports Educational programs All radio plays and serials Programs concerning any aspect of national or regional culture including language theater etc Programs about natural sciences and technology Used for mainly speech based programs such as quizzes panel games and personality interviews Commercial music of current popular appeal Rock music Current contemporary music considered to be easy listening Instrumental music and vocal or choral works Performances of major orchestral works symphonies chamber music etc Music not fitting into any of the other categories WEATHER FINANCE CHILDREN SOCIAL A RELIGION PHONE IN TRAVEL LEISURE JAZZ COUNTRY NATIONAL OLDIES FOLK M DOCUMENT Weather reports and forecasts Stock Market reports commerce trading etc Programs targeted at a young audience Programs about sociology history geography psychology and society Religious programs Involving members of the public expressing their views either by phone or at a public forum Travel information Programs about recreational activities Jazz music Songs which originate from or continue the musical tradition of the American Southern States Current popular music of the nation or region in that country s language Music from the so calle
75. ssian 8779 Wolof 8365 Sanskrit 8872 Xhosa 8368 Sindhi 8979 Yoruba 8372 Serbo Croatian 9072 Chinese 8373 Singhalese 9085 Zulu 41 Operating TV You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC s TV Refer also to the manuals supplied for the other products To operate the other products aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the target product 1 To operate a JVC s TV You can perform the following operations on the TV ni AUDIO TV Turn on or off the TV ssa ey C C AM TV VOL Adjust the volume VA i TV VIDEO Set the input mode either TV or VIDEO TV CH Change the channels 1 9 0 MEMORY Select the channels TV CH VOL After pressing CONTROL TV on the remote control CONTROL you can select TV channel directly with the number _ TV VIDEO buttons and MEMORY For some TVs MEMORY works to change the channel digit between one digit and two digits OOOO RDS FM MODE JVC RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM IMPORTANT When you press CONTROL TV some buttons on the remote control cannot work for operating the system To operate the system press DVD FM AM or AUX 42 Maintenance To get the best performance of the unit keep your discs and mechanism clean General Notes In general you will have the best performance by keeping your discs and the mechanism cl
76. t Come close to the center unit Avoid any obstacles Press DVD FM AM or AUX to operate the system See page 42 Replace the battery nsert the battery correctly Shade the remote control from direct sunlight Reconnect the speaker cord Connect the cord properly See page 9 Select the correct source See pages 10 to 14 Press MUTING to cancel muting Connect the cord properly See page 7 Adjust balance See page 15 Connect the cord properly See page 8 Select the correct input Replace the disc See page 19 Enter password to change the parental rating level See page 40 e Replace the disc Clean the disc e Replace the disc Clean the disc VCR is connected between the center unit Connect the center unit and TV directly and the TV nitial setup TV screen size is incorrect The received signal is too weak The station is too far away The antenna is not connected correctly Set TV screen size correctly See page 37 Connect an external FM antenna see page 5 or contact your dealer Select another station Check the connection See page 5 Lightning or electronic noise interferes with Switch power off and remove and re insert operation of the microcomputer Immediately after beginning to heat the room the unit was moved to a cold location causing condensation to form inside the
77. the TV screen in sequence ON S no 01 05 004 030 0 00 28 amp u 1 e le DOD Qoor The on screen bar disappears The on screen bar disappears 93 icon appears when you play back a VCD Notes DVD and SVCD on screen bar consist of two pages You can also press repeatedly to select next page instead of pressing ON SCREEN Contents of the on screen har Disc Type icon e Title icon Shows current title and total number of the titles on the disc 4 Chapter icon Shows current chapter and total number of the chapters in the current title 9 Track icon Shows current track and total number of the tracks on the disc 2 Time icon Shows the elapsed playing time or remaining time See page 23 Q Multi angle icon Shows current angle and total number of the angle views in the scene See page 23 8 Audio language icon Shows current audio language and total number of languages in the current chapter or track See page 22 e DOD Sound signal icon Ex Dolby Digital When the sound signal is Dolby Digital or DTS the sound signal icon appears H Subtitle language icon Shows current subtitle language and total number of languages in the current chapter or track See page 22 y Sound channel icon Shows current output sound channel See page 23 e Co Repeat mode icon Shows current Repeat Play mode See page 26 Basic operation through th
78. there is any type of files other than JPEG files in a folder those files are also counted in the total number of 5 000 NOTES on JPEG discs JPEG discs either CD R or CD RW require a longer readout time It differs due to the complexity of the directory file configuration When making a JPEG disc select ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet as the disc format This system supports multi session discs up to 99 sessions This system cannot play packet write discs The system can read or play JPEG files only with the extension code jpg Some JPEG discs may not be played back because of their disc characteristics or recording conditions For in depth information about a disc to be played back see Disc Introduction DVD V CD SV CD CD on page 19 Playback Information on the display File No Elapsed playing JPEG File No Fixed to 0 00 00 File name MP3 JPEG Playback ENTER As uu 4 e ccm ON SCREEN E _ oysc ET ra DOWN TUNING UP 69 e C9 LE Z M 2121215 JVC FM MODE RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Starting Playback It is recommended to turn on your TV when playing back MP3 or JPEG files Insert a disc After detecting the disc playback starts automatically The contents recorded on the disc are shown on the TV screen while playing
79. tton 26 31 e FM MODE button 33 II button 11 18 Getting Started Before Installation General Precautions DO NOT insert any metal object into the center unit DO NOT disassemble the center unit or remove screws covers or cabinet DO NOT expose the center unit to rain or moisture Locations nstall the center unit in a location that is level and protected from moisture The temperature around the center unit must be between 5 and 35 C Make sure there is good ventilation around the center unit Poor ventilation could cause overheating and damage the center unit Handling the center unit 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 Keep the power cord away from the connecting cords and the antenna The power cord may cause noise or screen interference It is recommended to use a coaxial cable for antenna connection since it is well shielded against interference When a power failure occurs or when you unplug the power cord the preset settings such as preset FM AM channels and sound adjustments may be erased in a few days Checking the Supplied Accessories Check to be sure you have all of the following supplied accessories The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied e Remote Control 1 Batteries 2
80. udio language in this case Press ENTER The selected language is highlighted When you select OTHERS the INPUT LANGUAGE CODE page appears Press the number buttons to enter the code 4 digits of the language you want to set then press ENTER The language code list is on page 41 Press lt and repeat steps 3 to 6 to set up other items To return to the main page Press gt lt A to select MAIN PAGE then press ENTER To erase the setup menu Press CHOICE 39 Setting Up the DVD Preferences 0 qute pat en Number buttons e gt lt ENTER CHOICE PTY SEARCH on SCREEN To set the parental rating level Using this function you can restrict playback of DVD containing violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members Nobody can play such a disc unless this function is canceled This setting takes effect only for the DVDs containing the rating level information Level 1 most restrictive to Level 8 least restrictive 1 Repeat steps 1 to 5 of The basic procedure to set up preferences to select the desired parental level then press ENTER The PASSWORD VERIFY PAGE appears PASSWORD VERIFY PAGE P INPUT PASSWORD 2 Press the number button to enter the password 4 digits then press ENTER The preferences page appears again and the select
81. utton 11 12 29 2 Disc tray 10 Pressing this button also turns on the power and 3 Remote sensor changes the source to the DVD CD 4 Display 8 Multi operation buttons 5 VOLUME control 11 13 tea I and B 6 open close button 10 12 9 SOURCE button 10 13 14 Pressing this button also turns on the power and changes the source to the DVD CD See pages in the parentheses for details Display Audio channel indicators Indicates audio channels currently being reproduced 2 Digital signal indicators 11 17 18 RT indicator 34 LINEAR PCM DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS Tuner mode indicators 13 32 33 3 TITLE indicator 11 ST stereo and TUNED PRGM program indicator 33 RDS indicator 34 gt gt Indicates the current title number with main display 10 Dolby PRO LOGIC II indicator 11 17 18 4 PBC Play Back Control indicator 111 Main display Goes on when the PBC function is activated 112 Frequency unit indicators 5 CHAP chapter indicator 11 kHz for AM band station and MHz for FM band Indicates the current chapter number with main display station Remote Control Remote Control ie e S3 e en 93 15 p o z 20 2 RM STHA25R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM See pages in the parentheses f

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