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JVC TH-A30R User's Manual

1. Remote Control See pages in the parentheses for details STANDBY ON 0 AUDIO button 10 14 VCR 0 button 54 TV l button 10 12 54 55 STEP button 33 39 DISPLAY button 27 34 AUDIO FM MODE button 28 38 45 SUBTITLE button 28 Source selecting buttons 14 15 44 DVD FM AM AUX e Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the power lt lt E amp Il and gt gt buttons TUNER PRESET UP and DOWN buttons 45 FF Fast forward and REW Rewind buttons VCR CHANNEL and buttons 54 TUNING and buttons 14 44 gt gt F Forward SEARCH and lt 4 B Back SEARCH buttons Menu operation buttons gt lt A and Y buttons e ENTER button VOLUME and buttons 10 12 14 TOP MENU button 29 MENU button 29 35 TV VIDEO button 10 12 54 55 RDS DISPLAY button 46 TV CHANNEL and buttons 54 55 TV VOLUME and buttons 54 55 VCR CONTROL buttons 54 IMPORTANT If you press VCR CONTROL this remote control will work ONLY for the JVC s VCR When you want to operate the system again press DVD or FM AM MUTING button 10 13 RETURN button 35 51 52 To open the cover of the remote control push here then 10 SETTING button 16 17 PRO LOGIC button 15 17 22 SETUP button 51
2. Getting Started Speaker Layout Diagram Center unit Subwoofer Right front speaker E lispeaker CE T e T Center speaker Left rear Right rear speaker speaker 0 EY F XA A S 0 60 R REAR L WOOFER Y CENTER LS R FRONT L I I D d Q MIN 62 Se o To right rear To center speaker To left front speaker speaker To left rear To subwoofer To right front speaker speaker 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 speaker Right front speaker 1 C speaker Subwoofer Left Right rear speaker 8 a 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 Setting t
3. See pages in the parentheses for details Front Panel 1 STANDBY ON l button and STANDBY lamp 10 14 7 Remote sensor 2 AUDIO FM MODE button 28 38 45 8 gt II play pause button 10 12 26 41 Multi operation buttons e Pressing this button also turns on the power and lt lt and E changes the source to the DVD player 4 Disc tray 10 12 9 DSP button 11 13 23 5 amp open close button 10 13 32 37 41 10 VOLUME and buttons 10 12 14 e Pressing this button also turns on the power and 11 SOURCE button 14 15 44 45 changes the source to the DVD player 12 Illumination lamp 10 12 14 6 Display window Display window 1 DORo Locic DObicirat LINEAR PCM See pages in the parentheses for details Display 1 Sound signal indicators 11 13 18 6 DSP indicator 23 e PRO LOGIC DOLBY DIGITAL DTS 7 PBC Play Back Control indicator 34 and LINEAR PCM 8 Frequency unit indicators 2 TITLE indicator 26 MHz for FM station and kHz for AM station RDS indicator 46 9 Audio channel indicators 4 Tuner mode indicators 14 44 45 Indicates audio channels currently being played back TUNED and ST stereo 10 Main display 5 PROGRAM indicator 31 37 45
4. SOUND Q i 3 To adjust the output balance for the front S gt speakers 1 Press SOUND repeatedly until the adjustment indication for the front speakers appears on the display Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the display changes as follows E 00 F00 Normal indication sw canceled Press gt or gt to adjust the output balance Decreases the left speaker output or restores the right speaker output Decreases the right speaker output or restores the left speaker output gt The output balance changes from OFF silence 06 most reduction to 00 no reduction e 00 F 00 is the initial setting the output balance is at the center position If you have already changed the setting another value will appear SOUND l 4 To adjust the output level for the subwoofer a 2 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select gt SW e Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the display changes as follows p 00 F00 Normal indication sw canceled 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output level b gt Increases the output level lt 4 Decreases the output level The output level changes from 6 to 6 e SW 0dB is the initial setting If you have already changed the settings another value will appear Creating Realistic Sound F
5. tunne VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING SOUND SO U N D PRO LOGIC 00 0 TEST 0 DSP MODE 0 A B REPEAT PROGRAM SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP 0 3 To adjust the output balance for the front speakers and the rear speakers 1 Press SOUND repeatedly until one of souno the following adjustment indications appears on the display Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the display changes as follows 8200 00 F00 00 pze indication canceled 00 F Front 00 To adjust the output balance for the front speakers 00 R Rear 00 To adjust the output balance for the rear speakers 00 F 00 and 00 R 00 are the initial setting the output balances are at the center position If you have already changed the setting another value will appear 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output balance Decreases the left speaker output or restores the right speaker output Decreases the right speaker output or restores the left speaker output S Each output balance changes from OFF silence 06 most reduction to 00 no reduction 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for setting the other speaker 24 Disc Introduction DVD VCD CD If appears on the TV screen when pressing a button the disc cannot accept an operation you have tried to do or infor
6. 43 Repeating Playback Tuner Operations 0cscceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer Tuning in Stat OM ean taci 0 0 000201212 EAEE E EEEE Using Preset Tuning Selecting the FM Reception Mode Using the RDS Radio Data System 46 to Receive FM Stations Searching for a Program by PTY Codes eects 47 E Description of the PTY 0010110101 48 Setting up the DVD Preferences 50 Setting the Initial Languages eesesseessseceseeeeeneeseereners 50 Introducing the DVD Preference System c eee 51 Setting the Parental Rating Level eee 53 Operating JVC s Components 2 002ceeees 54 Operating Other Manufacturers TV 55 Maintenance cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenenenenererer 56 Troubleshooting 57 58 Parts Identification 2 1 000000 2 Remote Control iis 3 Getting Started c ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 Before Installation siaren Nai 4 Checking the Supplied Accessories 0 0 0 0660 0606 4 Putting Batteries in the Remote Con
7. Bit rate e Ex Bit rate used for recording the loaded disc is 128 Kbps See the previous page 4 Repeat mode indicator Ex When repeat mode is turned off See page 43 for more details Elapsed playing time and the total playing time of the current track Sound indication Indicates sound input level Only appears during playback To go to another track Press gt gt or lt lt during playback BP Skip to the beginning of the next track gt gt Skip to the beginning of the previous track A To stop playback for a moment Press gt II To resume play press gt Il again or ENTER To stop during playback Press E To remove the disc Press amp on the front panel The disc tray comes out To close the disc tray press amp again U4 4 It is recommended to turn on your TV when playing back an MP3 disc a Press 4 to load a disc 2 Press gt II After detecting the disc playback starts The on screen bar and the contents recorded on the MP3 disc will be shown on the TV if it is turned on x GB Taas 2K Chor SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER LIAR MP3 LOVE MP3 MB Tss 2K Cor r 6 6 A J SPRING E ee 3 SPRING2 MP3 SPRING3 MP3 3 SPRING4 MP3 SPRINGS MP3 Note If the loaded disc is not recorded in the audio CD form
8. Searching for a Particular Point You can search for a particular portion while playing a disc Variable Speed Forward Reverse Search No sound comes out during Variable Speed Forward Reverse Search To fast forward the chapter Variable Speed Forward Search From the remote control ONLY Press gt gt during playback or pause Each time you press the button the search speed changes as follows F SEARCH a gt gt hx x gt PLAY Normal play gt x8 lt 30 3 Press ENTER gt 0 PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TITLE CHAPT 6 7 TITLE CHAPT w 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 PRrvivus T _ PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM Title numbers you can select in the next step 4 Press gt or lt to select a title number then ENTER e Increases the number e lt 4 Decreases the number You can also select a title number using the number buttons 3 gt 0 PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER D TITLE CHAPT TITLE CHAPT E I Pom ss 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 mee 10 PREviuus T NEXT J PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM Chapter numbers you can select in the next step 5 Press gt or gt to select a chapter number then ENTER e Increases the number lt 4 De
9. speaker ___ __ 7 Speaker a 1 1 msec increase or decrease in delay time corresponds to 30 cm increase or decrease in distance Ex In this case set C DLY to 01 MS and R DLY to 03 MS PRO LOGIC For Dolby Pro Logic Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again 1 Press AUX to select the external component as the source 2 Start playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround 3 Press PRO LOGIC repeatedly on the remote control to select Dolby Pro Logic 4 Press SETTING repeatedly until one of delay time indications with the current setting appears on the display DOPRo LOGICI cz R pU Each time you press the button the indication in the main display changes as follows Normal indication canceled R DLY Rear delay To register delay time for rear speakers from 15 msec to 30 msec The initial setting for the rear speakers is 15 MS If you have already changed the setting a different value will be shown 5 Press gt or gt to adjust delay time e gt Increases delay time e lt Decreases delay time e 1 msec increase or decrease in delay time corresponds to 30 cm increase or decrease in distance Creating Realistic Sound Fields Dol
10. t 4 Move Setup Exit 5 Press the number buttons to enter the password 4 digits When shipped from the factory password is 7890 If you enter a wrong password your setting will be canceled QT 8 LANGUAGES SYSTEM D 4 3LB TV SCREEN saad RATING LEVEL TV SCREEN ENTER PASSWORD Setup Exit the Move Setup Exit The Move Operating JVC s Components You can perform the following operations on the TV Turn on or off the TV Adjust the volume Set the input mode either TV or VIDEO Change the channels You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also other JVC products Refer also to the manuals supplied for the other products This remote control can operate a VCR whose remote control code is set to A code To operate the other products aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the target product TV Ol TV VOLUME TV VIDEO TV CHANNEL VCR After pressing VCR CONTROL on the remote CONTROL control you can perform the following Turn on or off the VCR Change the channels Select TV channel on the VCR Start playback Stop playback Pause playback To release it press gt II Fast wind a tape Rewind a tape operations on the VCR VCR Ol VCR CHANNEL 1 9 0 gt i E STEP FF gt gt REW a a After operating the VCR press DVD FM AM
11. 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output balance Decreases the left speaker output or restores the right speaker output lt Decreases the right speaker output or restores the left speaker output S Fach output balance changes from OFF silence 06 most reduction to 00 no reduction 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for setting the other speaker 3 To adjust the output levels for the center speaker the rear speakers and the subwoofer 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select the CEN REAR or OW Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the display changes as follows CEN REAR 1 indication sw canceled CEN Center To adjust the output level for center speaker from 6 dB to 6 dB REAR To adjust the output level for rear speakers from 6 dB to 6 dB SW Subwoofer To adjust the output level for subwoofer from 6 dB to 6 dB e CEN 0dB REAR OdB and SW 0dB are the initial settings If you have already changed the settings another value will appear 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for setting the other speakers S 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output level Increases the output level lt Decreases the output level Activating Dynamic Range Compression You can enjoy a powerful sound even at a low volume level by compressing the dynamic range differe
12. 53 TEST button 19 D R C button 21 DSP MODE button 11 13 20 23 PROGRAM button 31 32 37 45 SLEEP button 15 REMAIN button 29 34 slide downward CO W IDA Go po CO OO N or B do 20 21 Inside of the Cover Number buttons 29 35 43 54 55 PTY and buttons 47 PTY SEARCH button 47 SLOW button 33 39 ZOOM button 33 39 ANGLE button 28 REPEAT button 30 36 43 A B REPEAT button 31 36 CLEAR button 29 35 38 SEARCH button 29 35 43 SOUND button 20 24 1 o G N Remote Control Remote Control STANDBY ON FTV CHANNEL r TV VOLUME FAE SUBTITLE MIBR JVC RM STHA30R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM Inside of the Cover TOPMENU MENU RETURN MUTING SEARCH REMAIN Or Go Po 10 11 Getting Starte
13. From the remote control Press AUX On the front panel Press SOURCE repeatedly until AUX IN appears on the display Each time you press the button the source changes as follows g player AUX AM FM WAIT appears on the display SOURCE Speaker Settings Setting the Delay Time Adjust the delay time of the sounds from the center speaker and the rear speakers comparing to that of the sounds from the front speakers If the distance to the center speaker and or the rear speakers from your listening point is almost the same as from the front speakers select 00 MS msec STANDBY ON 6 7 AUDIO RDS VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY CG C DISPLAY STEP TTV CHANNEL Q O You can adjust the delay time only when the DOLBY DIGITAL AUDIO FODE 5 Om or DTS indicator is lit on the display DVD FMAM Aux GAG ROL You can adjust the delay time only when the DOLBY DIGITAL DTS or PRO LOGIC indicator is lit on the display DOWN M TUNER PRESET uP t 2 VCR CHANNEL TUNING FSEARCH For Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround Before you start remember lt gt There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again T Select and play a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN
14. DOCUMENT 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 E Description of the PTY codes News Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the news debate or analysis 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 NEWS AFFAIRS INFO SPORT EDUCATE DRAMA CULTURE SCIENCE VARIED POP M ROCK M EASY M LIGHT M CLASSICS OTHER M 48 49 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 AM 13 AM 14 AM 15 FM 10 FM 11 FM 12 FM 13 FM 14 FM 15 Setting up the DVD Preferenc
15. Press FM AM EAn Ha it press the button repeatedly the frequency changes step The last received station of the selected band is tuned into i e Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM To turn off the power into standby On the fr nt pan l Press STANDBY ON 0 AUDIO or STANDBY ON cna STANDBY ON I on the front panel again AUDIO Press SOURCE repeatedly until the desired band FM _ source The illumination lamp goes off and the STANDBY or AM appears on the display lamp lights up The last received station of the selected band is tuned into A small amount of power is consumed even in e Each time you press the button the source changes 5 follows _ player AUX AM FM WAIT appears on the display standby mode To turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord 14 Other Basic Operations 2 Start playback on the external component For in depth information about the external component see the manual supplied for it PRO LOGIC 3 Press PRO LOGIC to activate Dolby Surround Each time you press the button Dolby Surround mode changes as follows PRO LOGIC gt 3STEREO STEREO _ canceled When Dolby Surround activates the PRO LOGIC indicator lights up on the display For in depth information about Pro Logic modes see Creating Realistic Sound Fields on pages 18 and 22 Turnin
16. 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 1 STANDBY ON AUDIO STANDBY ON De TV I VCR TVMIDEO DISPLAY TV VIDEO D es DISPLAY STEP TV CHANNEL CO FARE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME 7 2 DvD oa A BDOOO PRESET DOWN UP 7a Sa De per CHANNEL TUNING 5 VOLUME 5 VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING M UTI NG Oo oO G amp G ee T PRO LOGIC ae DR C DSP MODE 6 DSP MODE A B REPEAT PROGRAM SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP For in depth information about DVD operations see pages 25 to 33 Turn On the Power Before turning on the system turn on your TV and select the correct video input See the manual supplied with your TV When you use a JVC s TV you can turn on your TV by pressing TV 0 on the remote control and select the video input by pressing TV VIDEO If your TV is not a JVC s see Operating Other Manufacturers TV on page 55 For changing the OSD messages the information on the TV screen into the desired language see Setting the Initial Languages on pages 50 and 51 Press STAND
17. 6 dB to 6 dB REAR To adjust the output level for rear speakers from 6 dB to 6 dB SW Subwoofer To adjust the output level for subwoofer from 6 dB to 6 dB When selecting 3 STEREO you cannot adjust the output levels for the rear speakers e CEN 0dB REAR 0dB and SW 0dB are the initial settings If you have already changed the settings another value will appear 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output level gt Increases the output level Decreases the output level 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for setting the other speakers Creating Realistic Sound Fields 4 To adjust the output level for the rear speakers and the subwoofer 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select the REAR or SW Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the display changes as follows gt gt pa indication SW REAR 1 canceled REAR To adjust the output level for rear speakers from 6 dB to 6 dB SW Subwoofer To adjust the output level for subwoofer from 6 dB to 6 dB e REAR 0dB and SW 008 are the initial setting If you have already changed the setting another value will appear 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output level Increases the output level Decreases the output level lt 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for setting the other speakers S II De 1 FF VCR CHANNEL
18. A LOVE MP3 0 To SUMMER SPRINGS MP3 Start playing SPRING1 MP3 A v A v SPRING SPRING E SUMMER ENTER SPRING1 MP3 ENTER E WINTER A SPRING3 MP3 A LIAR MP3 SPRING4 MP3 A LOVE MP3 4 To FALL SPRING5 MP3 l Start playing SPRING2 MP3 A v A v 00 SPRING SPRING fle SUMMER ENTER SPRING1 MP3 ENTER FALL 0 SPRING2 MP3 WINTER SPRING3 MP3 2 LAR MPs SNENA A LOVE MP3 0 Start playing SPRINGS MP3 4 Start playing LIAR MP3 SPRING3 MP3 Note If you press gt 4 the cursor moves to current playback track 42 ee Moving to a Particular Track Directly Repeating Playback You can move to a particular track on the disc directly On an MP3 disc A B repeat cannot be used You can enjoy only repeat play From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SEARCH during playback or pause From the remote control ONLY TRACK appears on the TV screen To repeat playback Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly REPEAT 2 Press the number buttons to The indication corresponding to the selected mode appears select a track number you GO onthe TV screen want a G 2 Each time you press the button repeat mode changes as follows The syst
19. DOWN TUNING EAEL rver CHANNEL TUNING TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING Oo OO VOLUME SOUND PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING PRO LOGIC TEST DSP MODE PROGRAM REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP For basic tuner operations see Basic Tuner Operations on page 14 44 To tune in a preset station From the remote control 1 Press FM AM repeatedly to select the band The last received station of the selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM FM AM 2 Press TUNER PRESET UP or DOWN until the desired preset station TUNER PRESET up appears on the display e TUNER PRESET UP Increases the preset number e TUNER PRESET DOWN Decreases the preset number On the front panel 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly until the desired band appears on the display SOURCE Na 2 Press E so that PRESET appears onthe display S Each time you press the button the operation mode of gt and a lt buttons alternates between PRESET and MANUAL PRESET Select this for using gt i and lt lt as the buttons to select the preset station MANUAL Select this for using gt i and I lt as the buttons to change the frequency manually S 3 Press gt gt or aa repeatedly until
20. Press REPEAT repeatedly The indication corresponding to the selected mode appears on your TV Each time you press the button Repeat mode changes as follows REPEAT REPEAT CHAPTER gt REPEAT TITLE L A __ REPEAT OFF REPEAT CHAPTER Current chapter will be repeated REPEAT TITLE Current title will be repeated REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is resumed Note When the on screen bar is shown on the TV screen repeat mode indication also changes as follows 926 CJT REPEAT CHAPTER REPEAT TITLE G Jorr REPEAT OFF m A B Repeat While playing 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 A and point B Example F AA REPEAT A A amp A gt gt A A DVD Playback STANDBY ON 62 AUDIO RDS VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY 0 GO 5 DISPLAY STEP FIV ICHANNE Oe AOD rTV VOLUME 3 FMMODE SUBTITLE DVD FMAM AUX CONTROL COO gt il Pr VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING OO OO O SOUND DM o PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING PRO LOGIC TEST ZOOM DRC DSP MODE REPEAT PROGRAM REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM D Ga C ES gZsNes es REPEAT
21. SVCD can be operated by using the VCD operation procedure To start playback Press gt II The source is automatically changed to the G kD DVD player S WAIT appears on the display for a while then the detected disc type appears DVD VCD CD or MP3 If your TV is turned on the mark corresponding to the detected disc type appears on the TV screen When a disc is not loaded NO DISC appears on the display Disc play starts from the first chapter or track of the selected disc e If a menu appears while playing a DVD or VCD with PBC function see Disc Menu Driven Playback for DVD on page 29 or Disc Menu Driven Playback Only for VCD on page 35 Note If WRONG PARENTAL CODE appears on the TV screen Parental Lock is in use You cannot play back a DVD containing violent scenes or those not suitable for your family members To play back such a disc cancel the Parental Lock See page 53 Playback information on the display pean TITLE DVD Dom i i ee H 5 i Title No Chapter No Elapsed playing time VCD CD lw Track No Elapsed playing time MP3 Track No Elapsed playing time 26 g e Tis G15 00 00 12 o 8 DA Se Peper oei R GJorr Bat On screen bar goes off Disc type sum CD gp Sim Current title and total number of the titles on the disc Ex Ist ti
22. TUNER PRESET p A aS REW Lr VCR CHANNEL L tunne 1 VOLUME 6 TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING GO O O Oy SOUND Do o PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING MO DW oD PRO LOGIC S LOW SLOW SETUP TEST D D JC ANGLE ZOOM D R C DSP MODE ZOO M O Ss REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM 6 8 CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP To modify the program You can modify the program while the PROGRAM MENU screen is shown on the TV screen To erase a step press W or A to select highlight an unwanted program step then press CLEAR e To modify a step press Y or A to select highlight an program step you want to modify then perform steps 3 and 4 Before entering a new number press CLEAR repeatedly until appears on number entry position To add a step press VW or A to select highlight an empty program step then perform steps 3 and 4 e To move program step 11 to program step 10 press A when program step 11 is selected highlighted so that PREVIOUS f is selected highlighted Then press ENTER To move program step 10 to program step 11 press when program step 10 is selected highlighted so that NEXT is selected highlighted Then press ENTER 38 E Zoom You can zoom in on the picture while playing a VCD From the remote control ONLY T Pres
23. gt gt l the desired preset station appears on the display gt P Increases the preset number a Decreases the preset number 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 gt r 0 AUDIO FM MODE Q To resume the stereo effect press AUDIO FM MODE again The stereo effect resumes Press AUDIO FM MODE The indicator goes off from the display and the program loses the stereo effect Note The FM reception mode will also resume in the following case e When you change the frequency the preset number or the band 45 Using Preset Tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number the station can be quickly tuned You can preset up to 15 FM and 15 AM stations To store the preset stations From the remote control ONLY 1 Tune in the station you want to preset see Tuning in Stations TUNED MHz 2 Press PROGRAM The preset number appears on the display and the PROGRAM indicator lights up PROGRAM TUNED PROGRAM MHz wo k na PE Preset number 3 Press TUNER PRESET UP or DOWN to select a preset number bown TUNER PRESET p 4 Press PROGRAM to store the preset station The PROGRAM indicator goes off and the station is assigned to the selected preset number PROGRAM 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you store all the stations you want To e
24. OFF appears on the TV screen Note When the on screen bar is shown on the TV screen Repeat mode indication also changes as follows Oa On some DVDs A B Repeat may not be used even within the same title This is due to their disc structures and not a malfunction of the unit Programming the Playing Order of the Chapters Program Play You can arrange the chapter playback order before you start playing You can program up to 20 steps e Before making a program make sure that the TV is turned on and the correct input is selected on the TV From the remote control ONLY T Load a disc If the current playing source is not the DVD player press then M before going to the next step 2 Press PROGRAM The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen PROGRAM appears on the display PROGRAM a gt 0 PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TITLE CHAPT TITLE CHAPT pee 2 Pe 22 8 Sess Ase a ae 5 10 PREVIOUS NEXT 4 PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM To erase the stored program Press amp to eject the disc If you turn off the system or change the source the program is also erased I gt To check the program contents You can check the program contents by pressing PROGRAM The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen If you press the button during playback the program
25. SELECT is displayed on the TV screen press gt Il to start playback To go to the next submenu Press gt gt I FF To return to the previous submenu Press ka REW To cancel the PBC playback You can cancel the menu driven operations PBC function 1 Press W to stop playback 2 Press the number buttons to MENU select a track Normal playback starts from the Ss selected track You can also turn on and off the PBC function by pressing MENU on the remote control Each time you press the button the PBC function turns on and off 5 Press Press Press PBC operation RETURN RETURN RETURN concept 4 4 I 1 Submenu L 1 picture I l Moving I l icture 1 picture l Menu screen Submenu Stil l picture 2 l 2 1 l picture 1 1 Note While operating a VCD using menu some of the functions such as repeat play may not work Note When the on screen bar is shown on the screen Repeat mode indication also changes as follows as As GIT amp Ip REPEAT ONE REPEAT DISC CJ oFF REPEAT OFF m A B Repeat While playing you can also select a portion you want to repeat An interval of more than 5 seconds is required between point A and point B Example 1 LATATA REPEAT A KIA gt A From the remote control ONLY T
26. bring out the best performance from this system For in depth information about adjusting the speaker setting see Speaker Settings on pages 16 and 17 Basic VCD CD Operations Select the Source Press DVD DVD Load a VCD CD On the front panel ONLY Press amp to open the disc tray then place a disc correctly with its label side up I l CORRECT INCORRECT When using a CD single 8 cm place it on the inner circle of the disc tray e Continued use of irregular shape CDs heart shape octagonal etc can damage the center unit amp f Start Playback Press lt 1 The disc tray closes LOADING appears for C bp a while CS You can also start playback by closing the disc tray using amp on the front panel Adjust the Volume To increase the volume press and hold VOLUME To decrease the volume press and hold VOLUME VOLUME CAUTION Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source If the volume is set at its high level the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and or ruin your speakers Notes e By pressing VOLUME or repeatedly you can adjust the volume level step by step e The volume level can be adjusted within 51 steps MIN minimum 01 to 49 and MAX maximum 1 STANDBY ON Oll AUDIO STANDBY ON mi am TV O I VC
27. 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 furnishings 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 G 3 Table of Contents Moving to a Particular Portion Directly 29 Searching for a Particular Point 0 00 c eee eeeseeseeeereeeeeeeeeees 30 Repeating Playback sess nesciens oiii 30 30 E A B 1 68 30 Programming the Playing Order of the Chapters 0 sesa sraseasns
28. eR DVD or FM AM IMPORTANT When you press VCR CONTROL some buttons on the remote control cannot work for operating the system To operate the system press DVD or FM AM TV VIDEO TV VOLUME VCR CONTROL P gt il To operate a JVC s TV STANDBY ON AUDIO TUNER PRESET DOWN UP A DB VCR CHANNEL TUNING B SEARCH FSEARCH CD 5 TV Ol TV CHANNEL To operate a JVC s VCR STANDBY ON 62 AUDIO VCR TVMIDEO DISPLAY DM O O DISPLAY STEP rTV CHANNEL BD O Vy rTV VOLUME 5 AUDIO FMMODE SUBTITLE V AUX CONTROL TV DVD FM AM TUNER PRESET DOWN UP VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING OO OO REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM SLEEP CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN VCR STEP aa Number buttons 54 Operating Other Manufacturers TV To change the transmittable signals for operating a You can use the remote control to operate other TV manufactures 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 3 Release TV O I 1 Press and hold TV 2 Enter manufacturer s code using buttons 1 9 and 0 Now you can pe
29. etc When tuned to an FM station which provides the RDS service the RDS indicator lights up on the display RDS indicator TUNED MHz RDS 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 46 47 PTY codes DOCUMENT 1 NEWS FOLK M Music i AFFAIRS OLDIES INFO Information NATIONAL 1 SPORT COUNTRY i EDUCATE Education JAZZ 1 DRAMA LEISURE 1 CULTURE TRAVEL i SCIENCE PHONE IN VARIED RELIGION 1 POP M Music SOCIAL A 1 ROCK M Music CHILDREN i EASY M Music FINANCE t t LIGHT M Music WEATHER 1 1 CLASSICS OTHER M Music Searching for a Program by PTY Codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels see page 45 by specifying the PTY codes To search for a program using the PTY codes Before you start remember The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations e There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 1 again 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 c
30. for about 5 seconds or press ENTER To cancel a misentry press CLEAR Each time you press the button the last entry will be erased Searching for a Particular Point You can search for a particular portion while playing a disc Variable Speed Forward Reverse Search No sound comes out during Variable Speed Forward Reverse Search on a VCD To fast forward the tracks Variable Speed Forward Search Press gt gt during playback or pause Each time you press the button the search speed changes as follows F SEARCH m bh x2 x gt PLAY Normal play lt lt gt x8 xe To reverse the tracks Variable Speed Reverse Search Press lt lt during playback or pause e Each time you press the button the search speed changes as follows m gt 44 2 4 gt PLAY Normal play lt 4 8 a B SEARCH 35 The Play Back Control function PBC allows you to operate the VCD using menus When you start playing a VCD with PBC function a menu will automatically appear on the TV screen MENU will also appear on the display A menu may be a list of items divided screens or some moving pictures See PBC operation concept below When a menu appears you can select a desired item on the menu e When a list of items is displayed on the TV screen press the number buttons to select an item e When gt or
31. page 40 However they may not be played back depending on their characteristics or recording conditions e Before playing back CD Rs or CD RWs read their instructions or cautions carefully Some CD Rs or CD RWs may not be played back on this unit 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 RWs is lower than for regular CDs 25 This system has been designed to play back the following discs DVD Video CD Super Video CD SVCD Audio CD CD R and CD RW This system can also play back MP3 files recorded on CD Rs and CD RWs For in depth information about what MP3 is see MP3 Introduction on page 40 Discs you can play Disc Mark Video Region Code Type Logo Format Number a A EA 1 Video ALL VIDEO video ONS CD PAL Video CO Super Video CD VIDEO 3 Audio COMPACT CD MSE COMPACT CD R DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT cow OSG 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 The following discs cannot be played back DVD Audio DVD ROM DVD RAM DVD R DVD RW CD ROM CD I CD I Ready Photo CD etc Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers Note on
32. 31 DVD Special Effect Playback stecccssissssticicasesedieissseiwstsaversteiens 33 Still Picture Frame by Frame Playback 0 0 cee 33 E Slow Motion Playback s sc isssssseriunssteacevecerdstasnssssscsossss 33 ZOOM sisicsissavssssscisesssicas steascovesvcssessessssvacsssocssccanssnsesssyeastsbes ese 33 VCD CD Playback c cseceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 34 Showing the On Screen Baf 34 Checking the Remaining Time 34 Disc Menu Driven Playback Only for VCD eee 35 Moving to a Particular Portion Directly 35 Searching for a Particular Point 35 Repeating 0 beeen ieabieteaeesoneieed aus 36 E Repeat Play E A B Repeat Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks 37 Propran Play erinran nekea Selecting Playback Channel in 38 VCD Special Effect Playback 1 1 1 1 1 0 39 Still Picture Frame by Frame Playback 0 0 0 cesses 39 E Slow Motion Playback MP3 Introduction MPS Playback 2 ccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Starting Playback iea ussstine Gusts Operations Using the On Screen Display c eects 42 Moving to a Particular Track Directly
33. ANGUAGES SYSTEM OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH t 4 Move Setup Exit eet TV SCREEN Select the TV screen size for playing back a DVD recorded with 16 9 wide screen video signal 2 Press bg or A to select CAD 4 3LB _ Select 4 3 LB Letter nae highlight one of the language when the aspect ratio of your TV items is 4 3 While viewing a wide LANGUAGES SYSTEM D screen picture the black bars y appear on the top and the bottom of the screen OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH 4 3 PS Select 4 3 PS Pan Scan when AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars do not appear however the left and right edge sides of then Move Setup Exit the pictures will not be shown on the screen 16 9 Select 16 9 when the 3 Press ENTER aspect ratio of the TV is Pop up window appears where the 16 9 Set the screen size to language names are listed full on your TV v indicates the current setting S RATING LEVEL You can select this to restrict playback of DVDs fe LANGUAGES containing violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members See page 53 for detailed operations OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO SUBTITLE CHINESE MENU LANGUAGE FRENCH GERMAN JAPANESE RUSSIAN t 4 Move Setup Exi
34. BY ON 0 AUDIO or STANDBY ON I on the front panel The STANDBY lamp goes off and the illumination lamp on the center unit lights up The source indication selected previously appears on the display STANDBY ON AUDIO 10 Stop Playback Press twice Playback stops completely and DVD appears on the display The DVD player goes on working for 3 minutes after playback stops e This system can memorize the end point even when you press W once When you start playback again by pressing gt II playback begins from where it has been stopped Resume play To remove the loaded disc Press 4 a 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 after 3 minutes To turn off the power into standby Press STANDBY ON AUDIO or STANDBY ON STANDBY ON on the front panel AUDIO The illumination lamp goes off and the STANDBY 60 lamp lights up S If you press STANDBY ON 0 AUDIO or STANDBY ON 0 on the front panel while the disc tray is kept open the disc tray closes automatically then the system is turned off A small amount of power is consumed even in standby mode To turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord 11 You can enjoy two kinds of surround Digital Multichannel Surround D
35. E CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 WARNING 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 LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR OPPNAD OCH SPARREN AR URKOPPLAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 CAUTION Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam 3 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit leave all servicing to qualified service personnel 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 XV THA30R Wall or obstructions if Front Stand height 15 cm or more G 2 SAFETY INSTRUCT
36. IONS 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 FAIRIES CIARA tt ttt tra Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use 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 FORE e Be i i ar 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
37. If the speaker cord is covered with vinyl remove the a vinyl by twisting it as shown in the diagram Make sure the core wire of speaker cords do not expose to out of the terminals This could cause short circuit Getting Started Connecting Audio Video Component Illustrations of the input output terminals below are typical examples When you connect the other component refer also to its manuals since the terminal name actually printed on the rear vary among the components 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 Turn the power off to all components before connections Audio component connection Connect the other component to the center unit with the audio cord Use the cord supplied with the other component or purchase it at an electric appliance store Audio cord not supplied Center unit cf Epp ee TV connection The S video cord and the SCART cable are not supplied with this system Use the cords or cables supplied with the other component or purchase them at an electric appli
38. JVC Mi YL DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH A30R Consists of XV THA30R SP XA30 SP XSA30 and SP WA30 L DIGITAL RDS Z2 parm Ee For Customer Use Enter below the Model No and Serial No which are located either on the rear bottom or side of the cabinet Retain this information for future reference Model No Serial No LVT0945 010B B 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 marki
39. LY Press REPEAT repeatedly The indication corresponding to the selected mode appears on your TV Each time you press the button repeat mode changes as follows gt REPEAT ONE gt REPEAT DISC j REPEAT OFF REPEAT REPEAT ONE Current track will be repeated REPEAT DISC All the tracks will be repeated REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is resumed 36 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program other tracks you want After 10 steps are programed NEXT 4 is selected highlighted If you want to program more steps press ENTER Press II The tracks are played in the order you have Ro programed and the PROGRAM indicator lights up After all the tracks you programed are played back the PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen again To stop during play Press E or PROGRAM on the remote control The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen If you press I while this screen is shown the system starts program play PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TRACK TRACK 6 1 Ta a 413 9 5 i 10 en off PREVIOUS NEXT 4 PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM To exit from program play From the remote control ONLY Press PROGRAM The PROGRAM MENU screen goes off and the opening screen appears The program you made is still kept in memory I
40. MUTING 25 SETTING 2 Press SETTING repeatedly until one of serne delay time indications with the current Q setting appears on the display PTY Ey CED pa i es PRO LOGIC TEST DSP MODE REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM Draiman CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP onl LFE RS Each time you press the button the indication in the main display changes as follows C DLY R DLY Normal indication canceled C DLY Center delay To register delay time for center speaker from 0 msec to 5 msec R DLY Rear delay To register delay time for rear speakers from 0 msec to 15 msec The initial setting for the center speaker is OO MS The initial setting for the rear speakers is 00 MS If you have already changed the setting a different value will be shown 3 Press gt or gt to adjust delay time e gt Increases delay time lt 4 Decreases delay time e 1 msec increase or decrease in delay time corresponds to 30 cm increase or decrease in distance a 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other delay time 16 17 Subwoofer Left front Center speake Right front speaker Voaeeeete EN speaker 3 0m 27m 1 1 5 y i 4 24m i 9 1 1 i 1 1 o Eol Loa a 1 4 y a 1 7 1 1 H 1 1 1 9 bA A K K Mec gee 7 5 TST Fa F 1 X Left rear _ Right rear
41. No tes e By pressing VOLUME or repeatedly you can adjust the volume level step by step e The volume level can be adjusted within 51 steps 3 VOLUME 3 VOLUME MIN minimum 01 to 49 and MAX maximum 2 e You can turn off the sounds temporarily by pressing MUTING 5 VOLUME G TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING MUTING CO O Tune into a Station From the remote control For in depth information about tuner operations see Press and hold TUNING or until the station frequency starts Tuner Operations on pages 44 to 49 changing continuously on e the display 6 TUNING D i The system starts searching f Turn On the Power for a station 7 Press STANDBY ON AUDIO or On the front panel STANDBY ON 0 on the front panel SANDE VON 1 Press so that MANUAL appears on the display The STANDBY lamp goes off and the C ADDIO 2 Press and hold gt gt or lt lt until the station frequency starts illumination lamp lights up on the center unit changing continuously on the display The source indication selected previously appears The system starts searching for a station on the display Notes e When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the system stops searching and the TUNED indicator lights up on the display e When an FM stereo program is received the indicator also 7 Select the Band From the remote control lights up
42. ORD TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL NEW PASSWORD the Move If NEW PASSWORD is the last item listed on the pop up window and is not shown pressing W repeatedly will show it in the pop up window 3 Press the number buttons to enter a new password then ENTER Your new password is now stored Q To erase the Setup menu Press SETUP again SETUP 53 Setting the Parental Rating Level 6 Press V or A to select 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 WRONG PARENTAL CODE appears on the display if you try to play back such a disc This setting takes effect only for the DVDs containing the rating level information Level most restrictive to Level 8 least restrictive From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SETUP SETUP Language selection menu of the setup menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press ENTER or gt lt to select highlight the system setting menu LANGUAGES SYSTEM TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL 10 4 Setup Exit 3 Press v or A to select highlight RATING LEVEL LANGUAGES SYSTEM e TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL t 4 Move Setup Exit 4 Press ENTER RATING LEVEL now changes to ENTER PASSWORD on the menu LANGUAGES SYSTEM TV SCREEN 4 31LB ENTER PASSWORD 0000
43. Press A B REPEAT to select the start A B REPEAT point RPT A appears on the display and REPEAT A appears on the TV screen 2 Press A B REPEAT again to select the asrerear end point RPT A changes to RPT A B and REPEAT A changes to REPEAT A B then A B repeat begins The unit automatically locates point A and starts repeated playback between points A and B To cancel A B Repeat Press A B REPEAT again RPT OFF appears on the display and REPEAT OFF appears on the TV screen A B REPEAT S When the on screen bar is shown on the TV screen repeat mode indication also changes as follows GJA GJAB Note VCD CD Playback STANDBY ON D AUDIO RDS VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY a CG DISPLAY STEP PTV CHANNEL CT OO FAURE SUBTITLE TVVOLUME 5 O DVD FM AM AUX cof Bo COO O OC E sawe PRESET 0 D rew lt Bb utr VOR CHANNEL F SEARCH lt P gt ENTER VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING CO O OO SOUND oD o PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING PRO LOGIC SLOW TEST ANGLE ZOOM DRC DSP MODE REPEAT PROGRAM REPEAT A B REPEAT PROGRAM Repeating Playback Repeat play cannot be used in the following cases When you play back a VCD using the PBC function When you enjoy program play m Repeat Play From the remote control ON
44. R TVMIDEO DISPLAY TV VIDEO D0 os DISPLAY STEP rTV CHANNEL CO FAURE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME 2 DVD FMAM AUX CONTROL 7 apes ay TUNER PRESET DOWN UP al BS VCR CHANNEL TUNING 5 VOLUME 5 VOLUME 6 VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING M TIN Coo amp ORIN Cc 2 _ 6 DSP MODE aie e SVCD can be operated by using the VCD operation procedure e For in depth information about VCD CD operations see pages 25 26 and 34 to 39 f Turn On the Power Before turning on the system turn on your TV if necessary and select the correct video input See the manual supplied with your TV When you use a JVC s TV you can turn on your TV by pressing TV 0 on the remote control and select the video input by pressing TV VIDEO If your TV is not a JVC s see Operating Other Manufacturers TV on page 55 For changing the OSD messages the information on the TV screen into the desired language see Setting the Initial Languages on pages 50 and 51 STANDBY ON 50 AUDIO Press STANDBY ON AUDIO or STANDBY ON I on the front panel The STANDBY lamp goes off and the illumination lamp on the center unit lights up The source indication selected previously appears on the display Stop Playback Press M twice Playback st
45. Region Code DVD players and DVD Video discs have their own Region Code numbers This system only can play back DVD discs 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 Check the connection with the TV e 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 50 to 53 Basic Disc Operations To stop playback for a moment Press gt Il While pausing minute and second digit of elapsed playing time flashes on the display To resume play press gt II a To go to another chapter or track Press gt gt or lt lt repeatedly during playback BPI Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding chapter or track gt While a DVD a VCD with PBC or MP3 is played back Goes back to the beginning of the previous chapter or track While a CD or a VCD without PBC is played back Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous track To go to another title only possible on a DVD or track only possible on a CD and VCD directly using the number buttons Pressing the number buttons befor
46. You can adjust the following settings while activating Dolby Surround It is recommended that you make adjustments from your actual listening point while listening to reproduced sounds Output balance for the front speakers Output balance for the rear speakers Output level for the rear speakers Output level for the subwoofer When Dolby 3 Stereo is activated you cannot adjust the rear speakers The adjustment is separately memorized for Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround and for Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Surround cannot be used with DSP modes Once one of Dolby Surround is activated DSP modes in use will be canceled Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 3 again Press AUX to select the external AUX component as the source A 2 Start playing a source encoded with Dolby Surround 22 Adjusting DSP Modes You can adjust the following settings while activating DSP modes It is recommended that you make adjustments from your actual listening point while listening to reproduced sounds Output balance for the front speakers Output balance for the rear speakers Output level for the rear speakers Output level for the subwoofer DSP modes cannot be used with Dolby Surround Once one of DSP modes is activated Do
47. ae ZOOM 00 CLEAR CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP To stop during playback Press or PROGRAM on the remote control The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen If you press B Il while this screen is shown the unit starts program play PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TITLE CHAPT 6 2 2 5 7 2 i 1 81 9 6 9 54 2 w t TITLE CHAPT 3 1 3 aonr PREVIOUS NEXT PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM To exit from program play From the remote control ONLY Press PROGRAM PROGRAM The PROGRAM MENU screen goes off and the opening screen appears The program you made is still kept in memory If you press B Il while this screen is shown the unit starts normal playback JVC DVD Video CD CD PLAYER 32 E Zoom You can zoom in on the picture while playing back a DVD From the remote control ONLY T Press ZOOM to zoom in Each time you press the button the picture is enlarged as follows ZOOM 2x Zoom gt 4x Zoom Z Canceled 2 Press gt lt A to move the enlarged portion you want to watch t gt EG gt To cancel the ZOOM Press ZOOM repeatedly until the normal size picture is S CAD LE resumed 33 DVD Special Effect Playback m Still Picture Frame by Frame Playback You can advance the still picture frame by frame while playing a DVD From the rem
48. ained wipe it with a cloth soaked in water diluted neutral detergent and wrung well then wipe clean with a dry cloth Since the unit 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 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 clean 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 e 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 56 Troubl
49. ance store A Video cord supplied c SCART cable not supplied a a aL B S video cord not supplied Ep a T You can select one of three connection types IN i and For using the SCART cable 8 Y C For using the composite video cord or S video cord If S Video Y C separation is equipped for your L e If your TV has S video Y C separation jack connect it using an TV set Y C COMP selector of the center unit to iup A t S video cord not supplied E Y C You can get a better picture quality by using By using this jack you can get a better picture quality than using S Video Y C separation setting Y C composite video cord connection EN e If S Video Y C separation is not equipped for L your TV set Y C COMP selector to COMP 5595 5 H J Illustrations below are typical examples When you connect the TV refer also to its manual since the terminal names actually printed on the rear vary among the components Mz saod E SPEAKERS E MIN 60 MNAn AMIN 6a SPEAKERS MIN 6c I o Eater A 0 ete lt Qo A a Y C COMP selector Note On the rear panel SCART cable is indicated as AV OUT However this terminal is designed as video output So no sound comes out Now you can plug the power cord of the center unit into the AC outlet St Keep the pow
50. aracters are used e 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 stand for accented A s like A A A 3 and Note If searching finishes at once PS NAME RT and CT will not appear on the display STANDBY ON Qu SZ RDS TV VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY RDS DISPLAY O DISPLAY STEP TTV CHANNEL C FARE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME DVD FM AM AUX cohol TUNER PRESET DOWN uP Aa DE VCR CHANNEL TUNING 6 VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING CO OO OO O SOUND HD Cc PTY PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING PTY G GR PRO LOGIC 2 PTY SEARCH SLOW TEST ANGLE R i DSP MODE REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP If the remote control is not for the tuner operations the button for the RDS operations PTY and 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
51. at or MP3 format WRONG DISC FORMAT appears on the TV screen MP3 Playback Operations Using the On Screen Display STANDBY ON It is recommended to turn on your TV when playing back an MP3 oi disc RDS VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY 0 0 When the loaded MP3 disc is recognized the following on screen DISPLAY an SD display appears on the TV screen The contents of this on screen FADO seme pTVVOLUNE display varies according to the disc the way MP3 tracks were recorded on the disc DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL Only the first 8 letters of the titles appear on the TV screen oome AE PRESET g From the remote control ONLY A zi REL SEARCH Button To do VA ENTER f ENTER Start playback or go into a directory Via Select a track or directory VOLUME 6 TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING CO O O O Number buttons REPEAT SEARCH REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM REMAIN CLEAR SEARCH m Tss KO o 5 MP3 On Screen Display Operations E SUMMER E Fa E wrea TA LAR MPs LOVE MP3 d ENTER an A v A and ENTER jom SPRING to ENTER E enten FALL A SPRING2 MP3 WINTER A SPRING3 MP3 LIAR MP3 3 SPRING4 MP3
52. by Pro Logic and Dolby 3 Stereo Dolby Surround encoding format records the left front channel right front channel center channel and rear channel signals total 4 channels into 2 channels The Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this system decodes these 2 channel signals into original 4 channel signals matrix based multichannel reproduction and allows you to enjoy a realistic stereo sound in your listening room When one of Dolby Surround is selected the PRO LOGIC indicator lights up on the display Indications on the display for each surround Dolby Digital Darema TITLE DCR 000000000000 CFE TS RS DTS Digital Surround ES TITLE CFE E RS Dolby Pro Logic z my Dolby 3 Stereo DOPro LOGIC 3 R DSP DSP LINEAR PCM i R When you select FM AM or AUX as the source the Linear PCM indicator meS does not light up According to the speaker settings some speaker indicators do not light up In this case set the speaker setting appropriately Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc 1996 Digital Theater Systems Inc All rights reserved You can use the fol
53. creases the number e You can also select a chapter number using the number buttons 0 PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TITLE CHAPT TITLE CHAPT 1 2 8 6 a 3 see Bese ee 4 0 g 5 Be 40 PREVIOUS NEXT J 0 PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM To select all chapters in the selected title as one program step simply press ENTER without selecting any number ALL appears on the chapter number position 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to program other chapters you want e After 10 steps are programed NEXT Q is selected highlighted If you want to program more steps press ENTER After all the chapters you programed are played back the PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen again 7 Press The chapters are played in the order you have programed and the PROGRAM indicator lights up TO BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE 31 From the remote control ONLY T Press A B REPEAT to select the start A B REPEAT point RPT A appears on the display and REPEAT A appears on the TV screen A B REPEAT 2 Press A B REPEAT again to select the end point RPT A changes to RPT A B and REPEAT A changes to REPEAT A B then A B repeat begins The unit automatically locates point A and starts repeated playback between points A and B A B REPEAT To cancel A B Repeat Press A B REPEAT again RPT OFF appears on the display and REPEAT
54. d 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 3 Replace the cover os R 2 If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases replace the batteries Use two UM 4 AAA IEC R03 type dry cell batteries CAUTION Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells e Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity to and to e Use the correct type of batteries Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage e Always replace both batteries at the same time Do not expose batteries to heat or flame 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 Install the center unit in a location that is level and protected from moisture The temperature around the center unit must be between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Make sure there is good ventilation around the center unit Poor ventilation could cause overheating and da
55. dication on the display changes as follows 00 200 OOROO pa indication am canceled SOUND 00 F Front 00 To adjust the output balance for the front speakers 00 R Rear 00 To adjust the output balance for the rear speakers When selecting 3 STEREO you cannot adjust the output balance for the rear speakers e 00 F 00 and 00 R 00 are the initial settings the output balances are at the center position If you have already changed the setting another value will appear 2 Press gt or lt to adjust the output balance Decreases the left speaker output or restores the right speaker output Decreases the right speaker output or restores the left speaker output S e Each output balance changes from OFF silence 06 most reduction to 00 no reduction 3 Repeat 1 and 2 for setting the other speakers Creating Realistic Sound Fields STANDBY ON 6 2 AUDIO VCR TVVIDEO DISPLAY QO OO DISPLAY STEP TV CHANNEL COO Ae SUBTITLE rTV VOLUME DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL AUX PRESET DOWN CKA VCR CHANNEL TUNING TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING a SOUND VOLUME PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC TEST DSP MODE DSP MODE A BREPEAT PROGRAM SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP Adjusting Dolby Surround
56. e initial language regardless of your setting in the following cases e Ifthe language you have selected is not recorded on the disc e Ifthe disc is programed to be played back in the original language RETURN STANDBY ON AUDIO VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY OO DISPLAY STEP rTV CHANNEL CO SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME 7 DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL OOOO TUNER PRESET DOWN rvor CHANNEL TUNING VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING SETUP ZOOM DRC DSP MODE REPEAT A B REPEAT PROGRAM REMAIN SLEEP CLEAR SEARCH On the Setup menu you can do the two main important settings language selection LANGUAGES menu and system setting SYSTEM menu Setup menu can only be displayed while a disc is not playing The DVD player must be selected as the source You can only use the remote control for Setup menu operations 50 E Basic language selecting procedure Introducing the DVD Preference System Ex To select the desired language as the initial language for AUDIO You can set the DVD preference to match it to your usage and operating circumstances From the remote control ONLY SETUP 1 Press SETUP On the system setting menu you can set the following Language selection menu of the Setup menu appears on the TV screen LANGUAGES SYSTEM TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL L
57. e or during play allows you to start playing the title track number you want If your TV is turned on the on screen bar is pulled down automatically on the TV screen To select number 1 to 9 press the corresponding number button then press ENTER or wait for 5 seconds To select number 15 press 1 5 To select number 23 press 2 3 To stop during playback Press W If your TV is turned on STOP appears on the TV screen e When an MP3 disc is played back playback stops completely e This system can memorize the end point even when you press W When you start playback again by pressing P I playback begins from where it has been stopped Resume play To stop completely press W twice E STOP appears on the TV screen The disc type appears on the display The DVD player goes on working for 3 minutes after playback stops A To remove the disc Press 4 on the front panel 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 3 minutes after RDS TVNIDEO DISPLAY CO rTV CHANNEL STANDBY ON C AUDIO TV VCR DISPLAY STEP DISPLAY rTV VOLUME Vi AUX CONTROL FANG SUBTITLE DVD FM AM lt j lt j a ED UP lt lt gt gt 4 Sal B c No V SN A NY
58. ecorded 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 For basic disc operations such as inserting a disc starting playback and moving to another chapters see Basic DVD Operations on pages 10 11 and Basic Disc Operations on page 26 Showing the On Screen Bar You can show the following information on the TV screen while a disc is loaded From the remote control ONLY Press DISPLAY e Each time you press the button the following on screen bar appears in sequence DISPLAY Selecting the Audio Languages While playing back a DVD 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 See page 50 AUDIO Press AUDIO FM MODE FM MODE The on screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while Each time you press the button the audio language changes as follows ENG 1 3 ENG 1 3 GJorr 11 ENG 1 3 I FRE 2 3 K SPA 0 Ex When the disc has 3 selections English French and Spanish Selecting the Multi Angle Views While playing bac
59. em starts playback from the 7 REPEAT RANDOM gt REPEAT ONE a number 5 press 5 then REPEAT OFF REPEAT DISC lt REPEAT DIR lt J To select number 10 press 1 0 then gt ENTER To select number 23 press 2 3 then ENTER REPEAT RANDOM e To select number 123 press 1 2 3 All tracks recorded on the disc will be played once at random random play and random play will be repeated Note REPEAT ONE When you want to move to another file track directly you can move ee willbe repeated to it simply by pressing the number buttons without pressing D 1 SEARCH in step 1 Tracks in the current directory will be repeated REPEAT DISC All tracks on the disc will be repeated REPEAT OFF Repeat play is canceled Normal play is resumed Note When the on screen bar is shown on the TV screen repeat mode indication also changes as follows ap an JRAN LIT REPEAT RANDOM REPEAT ONE GJ orF Op GIA REPEAT OFF REPEAT DISC REPEAT DIR 43 From the remote control 1 Press FM AM repeatedly to select the ply band S The last received station of the selected band is tuned in e Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM 2 Press and hold TUNING or until you find the frequency you want S e TUNING Increases the frequency TUNING L TUNING Decreases the f
60. er cord away from the connecting cords and the antenna cables The power cord may cause noise or screen interference Note Select the Source Press DVD AD The source changes to DVD On the front panel ONLY Press amp to open the disc tray then place a DVD correctly A with its label side up CORRECT INCORRECT Press lt 1 The disc tray closes LOADING appears for a PD while S e You can also start playback by closing the disc tray using amp on the front panel aD Adjust the Volume To increase the volume press and hold VOLUME To decrease the volume press and hold VOLUME VOLUME 0 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 e By pressing VOLUME or repeatedly you can adjust the volume level step by step The volume level can be adjusted within 51 steps MIN minimum 01 to 49 and MAX maximum To turn off the sounds temporarily From the remote control ONLY Press MUTING MUTING To restore the sound press MUTING again e Pressing VOLUME or also restores the sound Basic DVD Operations
61. es Setting the Initial Languages You can select your favorite language you listen to or read on the TV screen When you operate this system or watch a DVD you will be able to operate the system or to enjoy a DVD in the language you have selected and stored On the language selection menu you can select the following LANGUAGES SYSTEM i OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH Setup Exit 4 Move OSD LANGUAGE Select the indication language shown on the TV screen while operating the system ex PLAY STOP PAUSE etc AUDIO Select the language you listen to while watching a DVD SUBTITLE Select the subtitle language you read while watching a DVD MENU LANGUAGE Select the menu language recorded on a DVD which you use while operating the DVD s own menu Languages you can select on this menu You can select the following languages separately for each listed item on the menu e For OSD LANGUAGE English Chinese Spanish French German Japanese and Korean e For AUDIO SUBTITLE and MENU LANGUAGE English Chinese French German Japanese Russian Spanish Portuguese Korean and Original Available only for AUDIO and SUBTITLE When you want to operate the disc or enjoy its playback in the originally recorded default language select ORIGINAL Note The original language will be selected as th
62. es out from the speakers except without any reflection On the other hand indirect sounds are subwoofer in the order If there is a speaker from which no sounds comes out check the speaker s connection see pages 6 and 7 x Impossible canceled STEREO delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls These indirect sounds are important elements of the acoustic surround effects Press TEST again to stop the test tone DANCE CLUB O Possible DSP LIVE CLUB The following DSP modes are provided with this unit THEATER Gives the feeling of a theater HALL Gives clear vocal and the feeling of a concert hall LIVE CLUB Gives the feeling of a live music club with a low ceiling DANCE CLUB Gives a throbbing bass beat These DSP modes can be used to add the acoustic surround effects while reproducing stereo analog software or Linear PCM digital software and can give you a real being there feeling When one of the DSP modes is selected the DSP indicator lights up on the display Available surround according to the input signal format Multichannel Pro Logic Surround Pro Logic 3 Stereo THEATER Analog Linear PCM Dolby Digital Multichannel Dolby Surround Input Signal format DTS Digital Surround You can use Pro Logic mode for all 2 channel sources but surround effect does not work sufficiently except Dolby Surround 19 encoded source
63. eshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems If there is any problem you cannot solve contact your JVC service center SOLUTION Insert the plug into the socket Come close to the center unit e Avoid any obstacles e Press DVD or FM AM to operate the system See page 54 Replace the battery Insert the battery correctly Shade the remote control from direct sunlight Reconnect the speaker cord Connect the cord properly See page 8 Select the correct source See pages 10 to 15 Press MUTING to cancel muting Replace the disc Connect the cord properly See page 7 Adjust balance See pages 20 to 24 Connect the cord properly See page 9 Select the correct input Replace the disc See page 25 e Enter password to change the parental rating level See page 53 Replace the disc Clean the disc Connect the center unit and TV directly Set TV screen size correctly See pages 51 and 52 e Connect an external FM antenna see page 5 or contact your dealer e Select another station Check the connection See page 5 Switch power off and remove and re insert the power plug in the socket Switch power off and leave the unit a few hours before switching power on again Press VCR CONTROL to operate the VCR See page 54 This remote control can operate a JVC s VCR whose remote control code is set to A code 57 A VCR is c
64. f you press I while this screen is shown the unit starts normal playback PROGRAM JVC DVD Video CD CD PLAYER To erase the stored program Press to eject the disc If you turn off the system or change the source the program is also erased I To check the program contents You can check the program contents by pressing PROGRAM The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen If you press the button during playback the program play will stop PROGRAM Q TO BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE 37 Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks Program Play You can arrange the track playback order before you start playing You can program up to 20 steps Before making a program make sure that the TV is turned on and the correct input is selected on the TV From the remote control ONLY T Load a disc If the current playing source is not the DVD player press H to select the disc you want to play then W before going to the next step 2 Press PROGRAM ee The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen PROGRAM appears on the display 5 0 PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TRACK TRACK E Ge 2 7 3 2 8 4 9 5 10 PREVIOUS 4 NEXT 4 PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM 3 Press ENTER PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER TRACK TRACK EE E 7 5 cs 3 8 4 9 5 10 Bist NEXT J FINISH PROGRAM Track numbers you can select
65. g Off the Power with the Timer You can fall asleep while listening to music Sleep Timer From the remote control ONLY Press SLEEP Each time you press the button the shut off time changes as follows K OFF 150 120 0 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 The remaining time in minutes appears on the display By pressing SLEEP you can change the shut off time SLEEP To cancel the Sleep Timer Press SLEEP repeatedly until OFF appears on the display Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer SLEEP 15 STANDBY ON om TV VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY CO DISPLAY STEP TV CHANNEL COO rTV VOLUME DVD FMAM AUX CONTROL FAURE SUBTITLE AUX YY TUNER PRESET DOWN uP AL De VCR CHANNEL TUNING TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING OO O VOLUME CD OD PRO LOGIC PRO LOGIC TEST ZOOM DRC DSP MODE REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM SUEER CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP Enjoying Sounds from the External Component You can enjoy sounds from the external component connected to the AUX IN jacks on the rear panel of the center unit e When you listen to sounds encoded with Dolby Surround you can enjoy Dolby Surround T Select AUX as the source AUX
66. he Delay Time on page 16 and 17 Note You can change the phase of subwoofer sounds by connecting the speaker cords to the terminals inversely the red cord to the black terminal and the black cord to the red terminal You may get the more effective bass sounds by changing the phase CAUTION When attaching the satellite 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 Connecting the Speakers Connect the satellite speakers center speaker and subwoofer to the terminals on the rear panel using speaker cords supplied Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the terminals to be connected e Connect the red cord to the red terminal and the black cord to the black terminal respectively CAUTION Use speakers with the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals nnecting speaker cords to the terminals 1 2 3 DE 5 NE D sS C 1 Press and hold the terminal clamp 2 Insert the speaker cord 3 Release the finger from the clamp Notes
67. hms as 100 Hz with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion Audio section Audio input sensitivity Impedance at 1 kHz Analog input AUX AUX IN 500 mV 47 KQ 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 S VIDEO Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q C 0 286 V p py 75 Q Tuner section FM 87 5 MHz 108 0 MHz AM 522 kHz 1 629 kHz Tuning Range FM 8 0 dBf 0 9 uV 75 Q AM loop antenna 650 uV m Usable Sensitivity General Readable Discs DVD VIDEO Video CD Super Video CD Audio CD CD R RW Audio CD Video CD Super Video CD MP3 disc DVD R Video format Power Requirements AC 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 120 W at operation 2 W in standby mode Dimensions W x H x D 350 mm x 80 mm x 365 mm Mass 6 5 kg 58 0602KSMMDWSAM VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED g EN
68. ields FF CHANNEL L tunna 1 TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING COO OO SOUND SOUND DM amp PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING VOLUME ee PRO LOGIC D R C erie eee DSP MODE _ REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP Adjusting Stereo Sound You can adjust the following settings It is recommended that you make adjustments from your actual listening point while listening to reproduced sounds Output balance for the front speakers Output level for the subwoofer Once you adjust these items the adjustments take effect for all the surround modes Before you start remember e There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 2 again 1 Select and play any source except Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround 2 Cancel Dolby Surround or DSP modes if they are activated For deactivating Dolby Surround PRO LOGIC Press PRO LOGIC on the remote control until STEREO appears on the display For deactivating DSP modes DSP MODE Press DSP MODE or DSP on the front panel until the DSP indicator goes off from the display Now you are ready to start adjustments To adjust the output balance for the front speakers go to the next step To adjust the output level for the subwoofer go to step 4 20
69. in the next step 4 Press gt or lt to select a track number then ENTER e Increases the number e lt 4 Decreases the number You can also select a track number using the number buttons O PROGRAM MENU SELECT ENTER S TRACK TRACK 1 7 6 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 PREVIOUS NEXT PLAY gt FINISH PROGRAM Selecting Playback Channel When you play back a karaoke VCD or CD you can only select either the left channel or right channel to listen to AUDIO Press AUDIO FM MODE repeatedly FM MODE The on screen bar appears on the screen for a while Each time you press the button the sound mode changes as follows AUDIO LEFT gt AUDIO RIGHT AUDIO STEREO lt _ Tiss pac 2 0012 AUDIO STEREO LR Select this to listen to both channel sounds Select this to listen to the left channel sounds Select this to listen to the right channel sounds AUDIO LEFT L AUDIO RIGHT R REMEMBER that after playing back a karaoke VCD or CD using AUDIO LEFT or AUDIO RIGHT select AUDIO STEREO to restore normal stereo playback VCD CD Playback STANDBY ON 02 RDS Vv VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY CO AUDIO DISPLAY STEP eae STER ea FM MODE AUR SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME x COO DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL mown
70. inserting a disc starting playback and moving to another tracks see Basic VCD CD Operations on pages 12 13 and Basic Disc Operations on page 26 Showing the On Screen Bar You can show the following information on the TV screen while a disc is loaded From the remote control ONLY Press DISPLAY e Each time you press the button the following on screen bar appears in sequence DISPLAY 34 Disc Menu Driven Playback Only for VCD Moving to a Particular Portion Directly You can move to a particular portion scene on the track directly e PBC function is canceled when you use this function From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SEARCH during playback or pause SEARCH Each time you press the button the following indication appears on the TV screen gt TIME TRACKTIME Canceled gt gt TIME Select this to move to a particular portion on the current disc TRACK TIME Select this to move to a particular portion on the current track 2 Press number buttons to select ili oD a playing time you want to search for The unit starts playback at the selected elapsed playing time The on screen bar appears for a while To input time 45 23 press 4 5 2 3 To input time 09 45 press 9 4 5 then wait
71. is emitted from only one speaker No video A disc cannot be played WRONG DISC FORMAT appears on the TV screen Video and audio are distorted The edge is missing on the video image Continuous static during FM broadcasts The system does not work correctly The VCR cannot be operated using this remote control Specifications Subwoofer SP WA30 Speaker 20 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 110 W Impedance 4 Q min Frequency Range 25 Hz to 200 Hz Dimensions W x H x D 249 mm x 404 mm x 335 mm Mass 6 5 kg except cords Satellite Speakers SP XA30 Speakers 8 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 35 W Impedance 6 Q min 90 Hz to 20 kHz Length of cords 6m Frequency Range Dimensions W x H x D 105 mm x 119 mm x 126 mm Mass 600 g except cords Rear Satellite Speakers SP XSA30 Speakers 8 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 35 W Impedance 6 Q min 90 Hz to 20 kHz Length of cords 10m Frequency Range Dimensions W x H x D 105 mm x 119 mm x 126 mm Mass 600 g except cords Designs amp specifications are subject to change without notice Center unit XV THA30R Amplifier section Front Center Rear 25 watts per channel min RMS at 6 ohms as 1 kHz with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion Subwoofer 110 watts min RMS at 4 o
72. ital 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 Digital Surround signals the DTS indicator lights up on the display E Dolby Surround Used to reproduce sound tracks of the VCR tapes encoded with Dolby Surround DOotevsurrouno This is only used for the sound sources coming through the AUX IN jacks 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 18 To check the speaker connections and settings using the test E DSP Digital Signal Processor Modes DSP modes have been designed to create important acoustic tone surround elements 1 Select and play a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS The sound heard in a theater a hall a live club or a dance club Digital Surround consists of direct sound and indirect sound early reflections and Press TEST on the remote control reflections from behind Direct sounds reach the listener directly The test tone com
73. k a DVD containing multi angle views you can view the same scene at different angles When you play back the DVD containing multi angle views 88 appears on the TV screen From the remote control ONLY Press ANGLE Each time you press the button the view angle changes ANGLE Ex When the disc has 3 multi angle views Note When the on screen bar is shown on the TV screen Multi angle view indication also changes as follows ae Bop Ba DVD Playback STANDBY ON 20 TV VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY O O DISPLAY STEP rTV CHANNEL EM MOI TE some Om SUBTITLE FM MODE FAYE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME 5 2 CSS DVD FMAM AUX iil eee el ip Ae ED mle reco A B SEARCH FSEARCH gt lt a ENTER VOLUME 6 TOP MENU TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING MENU _ HN p a Number buttons D ANGLE RSE D O ODO 0 E EA R CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP R MAI N JTD 5 E SEARCH 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 e You can set your favorite subtitle language as the initial language shown on the screen See page 50 From the remote control ONLY Press SUBTITLE The on screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while Each time you press the button the subtitle la
74. lay Sound signal indicators on the display To activate DSP modes Press DSP MODE or DSP on the front panel The DSP indicator lights up and the current DSP mode appears on the display for a while e Each time you press the button DSP mode changes as follows THEATER HALL LIVE CLUB Normal indication DANCE CLUB canceled DSP MODE For in depth information about DSP modes see Creating Realistic Sound Fields on pages 19 23 and 24 Note Before activating the DSP mode adjust the speaker setting to bring out the best performance from this system For in depth information about adjusting the speaker setting see Speaker Settings on pages 16 and 17 Basic Tuner Operations w Adjust the Volume 1 STANDBY ON ON AJDO To increase the volume press and hold VOLUME Onl To decrease the volume press and hold VOLUME WV VCR TVMDEO DISPLAY O DISPLAY STEP rTV CHANNEL CT S VOLUME FAURE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME 2rwam a ole Ne D O O Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source If eee the volume is set at its high level the sudden blast of sound energy pownl UP KS can permanently damage your hearing and or ruin your speakers 4 TUNING 4 TUNING 4 TUNING gt B SEARCH FSEARCH
75. lby Surround in use will be canceled When you play back a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround DSP MODE button or DSP button on the center unit does not work Before you start remember There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 2 again 1 Select and play any source except Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround DSP MODE 2 Press DSP MODE or DSP on the front panel repeatedly to select the desired DSP mode The DSP indicator lights up on the display while the DSP modes are activated Each time you press the button DSP mode changes as follows THEATER gt HALL LIVE CLUB Normal indication lt DANCE CLUB canceled Now you are ready to start the adjustment To adjust the output balance for the front speakers and the rear speakers go to the next step e To adjust the output level for the rear speakers and the subwoofer go to step 4 on the next page TO BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE 23 5 To adjust the output level for the center speaker the rear speakers and the subwoofer 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select the CEN REAR or OW e Each time you press the button the indication on the display changes as follows gt gt CEN soma indication sw REAR J canceled SOUND CEN Center To adjust the output level for center speaker from
76. les and tracks are used interchangeably STANDBY ON fN anio What is MP3 E MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group or MPEG cy Audio Layer 3 MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression DISPLAY DISPLAY step TV CHANNEL ratio of 1 10 128 Kbps That means by using MP3 format one TR O CO D CD R or CD RW can contain 10 times as much data volume as a COO regular CD can DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL Bit rate is the average number of bits that one second of audio data lt lt om TUNER PRESET gt i will consume The measuring unit used is Kbps 1000 bits per aei i AA De 5 To get a better audio quality choose a higher bit rate The most A TUNING A popular bit rate for encoding recording is 128 Kbps BSEARCH RSEARCH MP3 File Compatibility ENTER This system can only read MP3 files that are recorded in the format that is compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2 The system can read or play MP3 files only with the extension 9 VOLUME 6 code mp3 TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING ID3 tags cannot be shown on the display An MP3 file can contain file information called ID3 Tag where SOUND its album name performer track title etc are recorded There are a hone ne SETTING two versions ID3v1 ID3 Tag version 1 and ID3v2 ID3 Tag oe mete version 2 TEST 020 020 DSP MODE Disc
77. lowing surround to reproduce a realistic sound field Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround e Dolby Surround DSP Digital Signal Processor 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 O02 Dies 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 rear channel right rear channel 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 In addition Dolby Digital enables stereo rear sounds and sets the cutoff frequency of the rear treble at 20 kHz compared to 7 kHz for Dolby Pro Logic These facts enhance the sound movement and being there feelings much more than Dolby Pro Logic When the system detects Dolby Digital signals the DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up on the display DTS Digital Surround Used to reproduce multichannel sound tracks of the software DTS Digital Surround is another discrete 5 1 channel dig
78. mage 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 Remote Control 1 Batteries 2 AM Loop Antenna 1 e FM Antenna 1 e Video cord 1 If anything is missing contact your dealer immediately Connecting the FM and AM Antennas If AM reception is poor connect single vinyl covered wire not supplied AM Loop Antenna Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to assemble the AM loop antenna FM 75Q Center unit WZ If FM reception is poor connect outdoor FM antenna not supplied Al C Goa COAXIAL FM Antenna supplied K Cooling fan See About the cooling fan belo
79. mation 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 disc consists of Titles and each title may be divided into some Chapters See Example 1 For example if a DVD disc 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 or 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 Video CD using the menu some of the functions such as Repeat and Track Search may not work Example 1 DVD disc Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 2 22222 a Example 2 Video CD Audio CD Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 tt I gt et Pr 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 audio CD format or recorded in MP3 format see
80. n change the play time indication by pressing REMAIN See below Sound indication e Indicates sound input level Appears only during playback VCD Checking the Remaining Time While playing back a VCD or CD you can check the remaining time From the remote control ONLY Press REMAIN The on screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while e Each time you press the button the play time indication changes as follows REMAIN gt gt REMAIN TIME TRACK DISC TRACK TIME gt gt REMAIN TIME DISC REMAIN TIME TRACK Select this to show the remaining time of the current track DISC TIME Select this to show the total elapsed playing time of the disc REMAIN TIME DISC Select this to show the total remaining time of the disc TRACK TIME Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current track VCD CD Playback STANDBY ON oQ TV VOR TVMDEO DISPLAY OO DISPLAY DISPLAY STEP TTV CHANNEL O OQ AUPE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME 4 DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL 0 pownl TUNER PRESET gt ei A A aa 2 a bot B SEARCH ESEARCH ENTER VOLUME 6 MENU TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING RETURN B a Number buttons IS C CLEAR a REMAIN D Gs SEARCH e SVCD can be operated by using the VCD operation procedure For basic disc operations such as
81. nal Component 15 Turning Off the Power with the Timer 15 Speaker SettingS 16 setting the Delay 16 Creating Realistic Sound Fields E Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround w E Dolby Surround 1 1 0 7 00000 E EY 18 E DSP Digital Signal Processor Modes 00 0606 19 Adjusts Stereo Sounds 0 saves sasesveosdebsanesy 20 Adjusting Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround 21 Activating Dynamic Range Compression ceeeeeeeeeeeee 21 Adjusting Dolby Surround seesinane 22 Adjusting DSP Modes Disc Introduction DVD VCD CD 0008 25 Basic Disc Operations 2 0 eceeeeeeeeeeeeees 26 DVD Playback 0c cseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 27 Showing the 1 1 27 selecting the Subtitles nerion 28 Selecting the Audio Languages 00 0 0 28 Selecting the Multi Angle Views 28 Checking the Remaining Time ast Dis Menu Driv n Playback ccscsscssisscsecsssscosssacesssscavarsveveseess Parts Identification Front Panel disg 52 STANDBY O l AUDIO EM MODE 2 Leal Lad 60 0 JVC DSP a VOLUME 0 SOURCE STANDBY ON
82. nce between the maximum and minimum sounds e This function takes effect only when Dolby Digital is activated From the remote control ONLY Press D R C D R C Each time you press the button the dynamic range Q compression mode alternates between on and off Select DRC ON while watching the DVD at night You can obtain a powerful sound at a low volume 21 Adjusting Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround You can adjust the following settings while activating Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround It is recommended that you make adjustments from your actual listening point while listening to reproduced sounds Output balance for the front speakers Output balance for the rear speakers Output level for the center speaker Output level for the rear speakers Output level for the subwoofer The adjustment is separately memorized for Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround and for Dolby Pro Logic Before you start remember e There is a time limit in doing the following steps If the setting is canceled before you finish start from step 2 again 1 Select and play a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround Now you are ready to start adjustments To adjust the output balance for the front speakers and the rear speakers go to the next step To adjust the output level for the center speaker the rear speakers and the subwoofer g
83. ng does not take effect The pictures are displayed with full 4 3 aspect ratio or with 4 3 Letter Box To erase the Setup menu Press SETUP Q STANDBY ON C AUDIO TV VCR TVMDEO DISPLAY O DISPLAY STEP TV CHANNEL COO rTV VOLUME q DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL O O re PRESET J DOWN uP x D VCR CHANNEL D tunne FSEARCH FANRIIE SUBTITLE gt lt a ENTER VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING RETURN Number buttons SETUR ANGLE ZOOM D R C DSP MODE REPEAT A B REPEAT PROGRAM CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP E Setting the TV screen size From the remote control ONLY SETUP 7 Press SETUP Language selection menu of the setup menu appears on the TV screen LANGUAGES SYSTEM LJ OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO ENGLISH ENGLISH SUBTITLE MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH 4 4 Move Setup Exit 2 Press ENTER or gt lt to select highlight the system setting menu LANGUAGES SYSTEM TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL Setup Exit Move 4 6 52 highlight the level you want then press ENTER AKO To erase the Setup menu Press SETUP again SETUP Q 1 Repeat steps 1 to 5 of Setting the Parental Rating Level procedure To change the password 2 Press v or A to select highlight NEW PASSWORD then ENTER AKO TV SCREEN NEW PASSW
84. ngs 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 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 switch Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely The STANDBY ON 0 button in any position does not disconnect 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 e When discarding batteries environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly e 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 G 1 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS REPRODUCTION OF LABELS CLASSIFICATION LABEL PLACED ON EXTERIOR SURFAC
85. nguage changes as follows SUBTITLE DVD yore OFR 3 DEF 1 3 0 5 1 00 OFF 3 ENG 1 3 FRE 2 3 SPA 3 3 Ex When the disc has 3 selections English French Spanish and no subtitle OFF 28 Checking the Remaining Time Moving to a Particular Portion Directly You can move to another title chapter or particular scene in the chapter directly From the remote control ONLY 1 Press SEARCH during playback or pause search Each time you press the button the following indication appears on the screen TITLE CHAPTER ii Canceled 2 11111 Select this to move to another title CHAPTER _ Select this to move to another chapter TIME Select this to move to a particular scene 2 Press the number buttons to GD select a desired title chapter or playing time The unit starts playback of the selected item The on screen bar appears for a while a How to input the title and chapter number Press the number buttons corresponding to the number then wait for about 5 seconds or press ENTER to start playback To select number 5 press 5 then ENTER To select number 12 press 1 2 then ENTER To select number 22 press 2 2 then ENTER How to in
86. o to step 3 2 To adjust the output balance for the front speakers and the rear speakers 1 Press SOUND repeatedly until one of souno the following adjustment indications appears on the display e Each time you press the button the adjustment indication on the display changes as follows 00 200 OOROO indication a J canceled 00 F Front 00 To adjust the output balance for the front speakers 00 R Rear 00 To adjust the output balance for the rear speakers e 00 F 00 and 00 R 00 are the initial setting the output balances are at the center position If you have already changed the setting another value will appear PRO LOGIC 3 Press PRO LOGIC repeatedly on the remote control to select Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up on the display e Each time you press the button the indication changes as follows PRO LOGIC 3STEREO Ooo STEREO o canceled Now you are ready to start adjustments To adjust the output balance for the front speakers and the rear speakers go to the next step e To adjust the output level for the center speaker the rear speakers and the subwoofer go to step 5 4 To adjust the output balance for the front speakers and the rear speakers 1 Press SOUND repeatedly until one of the following adjustment indications appears on the display Each time you press the button the adjustment in
87. olby Digital and DTS Digital Surround and DSP modes Digital Multichannel Surround Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround takes effect only when you enjoy a disc encoded with its signals the DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS indicator lights up on the display Sound signal indicators on the display Dorema EA To activate Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround When a disc encoded with the Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround is loaded the system detects it and starts playing the disc automatically with Multichannel Surround activated For in depth information about surround modes see Creating Realistic Sound Fields on pages 18 and 21 DSP modes THEATER HALL LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB DSP modes take effect only when you enjoy a disc recorded using Linear PCM the LINEAR PCM indicator lights up on the display Sound signal indicators on the LINEAR PCM display To activate DSP modes DSP MODE Press DSP MODE or DSP on the front panel The DSP indicator lights up and the current DSP mode appears on the display for a while e Each time you press the button DSP mode changes as follows THEATER gt HALL LIVE CLUB Normal indication gt DANCE CLUB canceled For in depth information about DSP modes see Creating Realistic Sound Fields on pages 19 23 and 24 Note Before activating the Surround or DSP mode adjust the speaker setting to
88. onnected between the center unit 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 VCR CONTROL button has been pressed The battery is flat The battery has been inserted the wrong way round 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 disc is copy protected CD 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 The CD R CD RW does not contain any MP3 files The disc is dirty and the TV Initial setup TV screen size was incorrect The received signal is too weak The station is too far away The antenna is not connected correctly Lightning or electronic noise interferes with 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 remote control is not set for VCR operations The VCR is not a JVC s product PROBLEM Power does not come on The remote control does not work No sound Sound
89. ontrol can be used for the tuner operation I Press PTY SEARCH while listening to PT search an FM station The currently selected PTY code appears on the display 2 Press PTY or PTY until the Pws PTY code you want appears on the display S For details see Description of the PTY codes on page 48 3 Press PTY SEARCH again while the PTY code selected in the previous step is still on the display The system searches FM preset stations stops when it finds the one you have selected and tunes in that station To stop during searching Press PTY SEARCH again PTY SEARCH gt Tuner Operations WEATHER Weather reports and forecasts FINANCE Stock Market reports commerce trading etc CHILDREN Programs targeted at a young audience SOCIAL A Programs about sociology history geography psychology and society RELIGION Religious programs PHONE IN Involving members of the public expressing their views either by phone or at a public forum TRAVEL Travel information LEISURE Programs about recreational activities JAZZ Jazz music COUNTRY Songs which originate from or continue the musical tradition of the American Southern States NATIONAL Current popular music of the nation or region in that country s language OLDIES Music from the so called golden age of popular music FOLK M Music which has its roots in the musical culture of a particular nation
90. ops completely and VCD or CD appears on the display The DVD player goes on working for 3 minutes after playback stops e This system can memorize the end point even when you press W once When you start playback again by pressing Il playback begins from where it has been stopped Resume play To remove the loaded disc Press 4 a 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 after 3 minutes To turn off the power into standby Press STANDBY ON 0 AUDIO or STANGEVION STANDBY ON I on the front panel A The illumination lamp goes off and the STANDBY lamp lights up CS If you press STANDBY ON 0 AUDIO or STANDBY ON 0 on the front panel while the disc tray is kept open the disc tray closes automatically then the system is turned off A small amount of power is consumed even in standby mode To turn the power off completely unplug the AC power cord 13 To turn off the sounds temporarily From the remote control ONLY Press MUTING To restore the sound press MUTING MUTING again e Pressing VOLUME or also restores the sound Y Activate DSP Mode You can enjoy DSP modes DSP modes THEATER HALL LIVE CLUB DANCE CLUB DSP modes take effect only when you enjoy a disc recorded using Linear PCM the LINEAR PCM indicator lights up on the disp
91. ote control ONLY I Press STEP once during playback A still picture appears on the TV screen STEP Q I PAUSE 2 Press STEP repeatedly to advance the STEP picture frame by frame e Each time you press the button the picture advances frame by frame gt gt u A 0 0 A sag To resume normal play Press gt Il Gl bw m Slow Motion Playback You can enjoy slow motion playback while playing a DVD From the remote control ONLY Press SLOW repeatedly during playback or pause SLOW Each time you press the button slow motion speed changes as follows k gt SLOW 1 2 gt gt SLOW 1 4 PLAY Normal play gt gt i i 4 35 KLR PBC G J oFF 2 On screen bar goes off Appears only when a VCD is loaded Appears only when a VCD is played back Disc type DVD DVD VCD YGD SVCD syn CD CD MPS Current track and total number of the tracks on the disc Ex 1st track is playing out of 35 tracks recorded 3 Sound mode Ex Stereo sound Left channel and Right channel 4 Play Back Control PBC indicator e Ex PBC is on When PBC is turned off B amp lt will appear Repeat mode indicator Ex When repeat mode is turned off See page 36 for more details Elapsed playing time or remaining time You ca
92. play will stop To modify the program You can modify the program while the PROGRAM MENU screen is shown on the TV screen To erase a step Press W or A to select highlight an unwanted program step then press CLEAR To modify a step Press W or A to select highlight a program step you want to modify then perform steps 3 to 5 on page 31 Before entering a new number press CLEAR repeatedly until appears on the number entry position To add a step Press W or A to select highlight an empty program step then perform steps 3 to 5 on page 31 e To move program step 11 to program step 10 press A when program step 11 is selected highlighted so that PREVIOUS f is selected highlighted Then press ENTER e To move program step 10 to program step 11 press Y when program step 10 is selected highlighted so that NEXT 4 is selected highlighted Then press ENTER DVD Playback IN STANDBY OI 6 0 AUDIO NZ RDS VCR TVNIDEO DISPLAY CQ STEP DISPLAY STEP FTV CHANNEL B FARE SUBTITLE rTVVOLUME x DVD FM AM AUX CONTROL TERS TUNER PRESET Le a REN N se Lr VCR CHANNEL Ou TUNING gt lt a V ENTER VOLUME TOP MENU MENU RETURN MUTING OO OO SOUND CH PTY PTYSEARCH PTY SETTING PRO LOGIC DM o 5 LOW SLOW SETUP TEST ee De
93. put the playing time Press the number buttons to input the playing time then wait for about 5 seconds or press ENTER to start playback at 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 CLEAR Each time you press the button the last entry will be erased Note When you want to move to another title directly you can move to it by simply pressing the corresponding number buttons without pressing SEARCH in step 1 29 While playing back a DVD you can check the remaining time to be played back From the remote control ONLY Press REMAIN The on screen bar and the current play time indication appear on the TV screen for a while Each time you press the button the following indication appears on the screen r gt REMAIN TIME TITLE gt CHAPTER TIME h REMAIN lt lt REMAIN TIME CHAPTER lt REMAIN TIME TITLE Select this to show the remaining time of the current title CHAPTER TIME Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current chapter REMAIN TIME CHAPTER Select this to show the remaining time of the current chapter TITLE TIME Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current title Disc Menu Driven Playback Disc menu driven playback is possible while playing back a DVD with menu menu may be still pictures or moving pictu
94. rase a stored preset station Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored one Tuner Operations What information can RDS signals provide You can see the following RDS signals the station sends on the display PS NAME Program Service While searching PS NAME appears then the station names will be displayed NO PS appears if no signal is sent RT Radio Text While searching RT appears then text messages the station sends will be displayed NO RT appears if no signal is sent CT Clock Time While searching CT 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 DISPLAY while listening to an FM station RDS to show the RDS signals yan Each time you press the button the display changes to show the following information Cc PS NAME RT N ormal indication lt CT Frequency To check the PTY press PTY SEARCH once so that the current PTY code appears NO PTY appears if no signal is sent About characters shown on the display When the display shows PS NAME RT or CT signals the following ch
95. requency The system starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in On the front panel 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly until the SOURCE desired band appears on the display R The last received station of the selected band is tuned in Each time you press the button the source changes as follows g player AUX AM FM WAIT appears on the display 2 Press m so that MANUAL appears on the display e Each time you press the button the operation mode of gt gt and lt buttons alternates between PRESET and MANUAL PRESET Select this for using gt I and I lt as the buttons to select the preset station MANUAL Select this for using gt I and lt lt as the buttons to change the frequency manually 3 Press and hold gt gt or lt lt until a you find the frequency you want S gt P Increases the frequency q Decreases the frequency 0 Notes e When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in the TUNED indicator lights up on the display e When an FM stereo program is received the indicator also lights up e When you press the button repeatedly the frequency changes step by step Tuner Operations STANDBY ON AUDIO VCR TVNVIDEO DISPLAY Q OO DISPLAY STEP FTV CHANNEL AUDIO FM MODE g ee O ES WS s i SI Bown TUNER PRE U TUNER PRESET
96. res depending on the disc When operating a disc using the disc menu refer also to the instructions supplied for the disc TITLE TIME DVD discs generally have their own menus or title lists A menu usually contains various information about the disc and playback selections On the other hand a title list usually contains titles of movies and songs recorded From the remote control ONLY 1 Press MENU or TOP MENU MENU A menu or title list will appear on the screen TOP MENU MENU appears on the 0 display On some DVDs a menu will automatically appear on the screen after playback starts 2 Select a desired item on the menu or on the title list using gt lt A V and ENTER The unit starts playback of the selected item CAD On some discs you can also select items by pressing the number buttons corresponding to the item numbers listed To reverse the chapter 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 as follows aehan gt PLAY Backplay 44x8 lt CI Repeat play cannot be used in the following cases When you enjoy program play B SEARCH gt To resume normal play Press lt m Repeat Play From the remote control ONLY
97. rform the following operations on the TV TV Turn on or off the TV FRENON TV VOLUME Adjust the volume 6 0 AUDIO J Z TV VIDEO Set the input mode either TV or TV Ol rams niy TV VIDEO VIDEO TV CEANNEL VERA TV VOLUME TV CHANNEL Change the channels FM AM AUX 4 Try to operate your TV by pressing TV 0 1 CC When your TV turns on or off you have entered the correct A 1 BD BS code AE If there are more than one code listed for your brand of TV este DAR try each one until the correct one is entered Manufacturers codes for TV mne s CO 6 JVC 01 TOP MENU ae RETURN MUTING Akai 12 Fisher 12 Number Grundig 09 17 21 buttons Hitachi 11 13 14 24 Mitsubishi 02 16 Nokia 23 TEST Nordmende 13 14 24 Ales Panasonic 08 23 27 REPEAT A BREPEAT PROGRAM Philips 02 20 22 CLEAR SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP Saba 13 14 22 4 S Samsung 03 06 32 Sanyo 12 16 Schneider 12 Sharp 10 31 Sony 15 16 Telefunken 14 24 28 Thomson 13 14 24 33 34 Toshiba 07 16 19 21 Manufacturers codes are subject to change without notice If they are changed this remote control cannot operate the equipment 55 Maintenance i Cleaning the unit Stains on the unit Should be wiped off with a soft cloth If the unit is heavily st
98. s ZOOM to zoom in Each time you press the button the picture is enlarged as follows ZOOM 2x Zoom lt gt Canceled 2 Press gt lt A to move the enlarged portion you want to SL CAD gt gt To cancel the ZOOM Press ZOOM again ZOOM The normal size picture is resumed 39 VCD Special Effect Playback m Still Picture Frame by Frame Playback You can advance the still picture frame by frame while playing a VCD From the remote control ONLY I Press STEP once during playback A still picture appears on the TV screen STEP Q II PAUSE 2 Press STEP repeatedly to advance the picture frame by frame Each time you press the button the picture advances frame by frame STEP gt gt u AJA gt u 0 gt u THN To resume normal play Press lt m Slow Motion Playback You can enjoy slow motion playback while playing a VCD From the remote control ONLY SLOW S Press SLOW repeatedly during playback or pause e Each time you press the button slow motion speed changes as follows i I gt SLOW 1 2 gt gt SLOW 1 4 8 lt SLOW 1 8 PLAY Normal play lt lt gt SLOW 1 16 MP3 Introduction This system is incorporated with an MP3 decoder You can play back MP3 tracks files recorded on CD Rs and CD RWs e Notice that fi
99. structure How are MPS files recorded and played back 0 A B REPEAT PROGRAM SEARCH REMAIN SLEEP 0 MP3 files tracks can be recorded in directories or 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 For in depth information about a disc to be played back see nested directories so called hierarchy is eight inclusive of the Disc Introduction DVD VCD CD on page 25 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 40 MP3 Playback Starting Playback The on screen bar 9 iE Tis 128K Corr o0 22703 48 WM MMII Disc type MP3 1B 2 Current track file and total number of the tracks on the disc Ex 15 track is playing out of 35 tracks recorded
100. t indicates that more languages are listed but not shown 4 Press V or A to select ca highlight the language you want then press ENTER The setting is stored and the pop up window goes off gt e When you want to cancel the setting you have just made press RETURN gt without pressing ENTER Pop up menu also goes off 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to select the other language items listed To erase the Setup menu SETUP Press SETUP 51 Setting up the DVD Preferences 3 Press V or A to select highlight one of the system setting items listed on the menu LANGUAGES SYSTEM lt gt TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL 4 Move Setup Exit 4 Press ENTER Pop up window appears where the selectable settings are listed v indicates the current setting LANGUAGES e e SYSTEM A TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL Setup Exit t4 Move 5 Press V or A to select highlight the proper setting then press ENTER The setting is stored and the pop up window goes off When you want to cancel the setting you have just made press RETURN without pressing ENTER Pop up menu also goes off Even if 4 3 PS is selected the screen size may become 4 3 LB while playing some DVDs This depends on how the DVD is programed and recorded If a disc or some portions of the disc is recorded with the video signals of 4 3 aspect ratio this setti
101. tle is playing out of 3 titles recorded Current chapter and total number of the chapters in the current title e Ex Ist chapter is playing out of 5 chapters recorded You can change the play time indication by pressing REMAIN See page 29 for more details Ex When no subtitle is recorded on the disc See page 28 for more details Ex Original sound default is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded See page 28 for more details Signal format type Linear PCM stereo Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround will be indicated Ex When the disc is encoded with Dolby Digital Repeat mode indicator Ex When repeat mode is turned off See page 30 for more details Ex When only a single angle view is recorded on the disc See page 28 for more details 27 Elapsed playing time or remaining time Subtitle language indication Audio language indication Signal format indicator Multi angle view indicator q DVD pyp VCDyp SVCD DVD Playback Some DVDs contain several audio languages subtitles and multi angle views When you find the following marks on the DVD or its package you can select these elements recorded on the DVD O h If you cannot find out whether your disc contains these features listed above you can check it by showing the on screen bar Subtitles are recorded on the disc The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the r
102. trol oo eee eee 4 Connecting the FM and AM Antennas 5 Speaker Layout Diagram ssiri earren ye Eia 6 Connecting the Speakers reesei a s 7 Connecting Audio Video Component 0 8 Basic DVD Operations 0ceceeeeereneeeenenees 10 1 Turm Oni the 1701561 10 2 Select the Source 57 a 5 1 0950 a DVD E E S 4 Start 8183 19 6177 5 Adjust the Volume 10 6 Activate Surround or DSP Mode 11 T Stop Playback 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 000 11 Basic VCD CD Operations 2 cseeeeeeeee 12 1 Turn On the Power o arae e 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hoon EEEREN 12 2 Select the Sour Ecen 12 3 Load a VCD CD 00000 12 4 Start Playback isccsccssscassssssssssssessssscvscessessessesssssesesvassacsasondees 12 5 Adjust the Voluine s ensest 12 6 Activate DSP Mode iin 13 7 Stop Playback Basic Tuner Operations 2 0 2cseseeeeeeeeeees 14 1 T ri On the POWEr 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 14 2 56166 ithe Band caodwardnesiceaenmianiaacs 14 3 Adjust the Volume 1 1 1 cossraedear vies orev 14 4 Tune into a Station eirates iisa ceira 14 Other Basic Operations 2 c eceeeeeeeeeeer 15 Enjoying Sounds from the Exter
103. w AM antenna connection Connect the supplied AM loop antenna to the AM and terminals Turn the loop until you have the best reception If reception is poor connect an outdoor single vinyl covered wire to the AM terminal Keep the AM loop antenna connected Note If the AM loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl remove a the vinyl by twisting it as shown in the diagram For safety observe the following carefully Make sure there is good ventilation around the center unit Poor ventilation could overheat and damage the center unit DO NOT block the cooling fan and the ventilation openings or 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 FM antenna connection Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM 75 Q COAXIAL terminal as temporary measure Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally If reception is poor connect an outdoor antenna Before attaching a 75 Q coaxial cable with a standard type connector disconnect the supplied FM antenna About the cooling fan A cooling fan is mounted on the rear panel of the center unit to prevent abnormal temperature inside the center unit thus assuring normal operation of the unit The cooling fan automatically starts rotating to supply external cool air to the inside of the center unit when the internal temperature goes up

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