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1. NOTE e During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part 31 Selecting the subtitle E During playback of a disc containing subtitles in several languages DVD VIDEO When using the SUBTITLE button 1 Press SUBTITLE Example DVD VIDEO ENGLISH is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded EJ 1 3 a ENGLISH ne aa DVD AUDIO DVD VR 2 Press Cursor V A to select the desired subtitle For DVD VR e Pressing SUBTITLE activates the subtitles subpictures regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not subpictures will not change if no subpictures is recorded For SVCD e An SVCD can contain up to four subtitles Pressing SUBTITLE changes the subtitles regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not Subtitles will not change if no subtitle is recorded NOTE e To clear the subtitle press SUBTITLE Each time you press SUBTITLE subtitle appears and disappears alternately When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor lt to highlight 1 3 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO Awo GiseD Cita CAGE me CS TIME OFF CHAP OD 1 8 amp 1 3 amp 1 1 a ENGLISH aa sae 4 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select the desired subtitle 5 press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e To clear the subtitle press SUBTITLE Each time y
2. Speaker Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made m The surround speakers TH C9 m The center speaker The following procedure explains SP THC6C assembly The A assembly of other center speakers is done in the same manner Surround speaker x2 Center speaker x1 Speaker bottom For TH C3 the front surround and center speakers are equipped with their speaker cords attached directly to their speaker unit instead of having speaker terminals on their cabinet Front speaker Surround speaker Center speaker 10 Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made This page is for F Connections Before connecting the speaker cords Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove Speaker cord supplied Powered subwoofer Sy TH C9 SP PWC9 e Connect the black cords to the black terminals e Connect the white cords to the terminals referring to the table below FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red EEE EE 9 EAEE 3 CENTER SPEAKER FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT CENTER Front speakers TH C9 SP THC9F Center speaker TH C9 SP THC9C CAUTION e When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones use speakers of the same speaker impedance SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated near the speaker terminals on th
3. DVD VIDEO DVD VR E During playback On the remote control Press NOTE e This function works in the same title e This function is not available during the repeat playback e This feature may not work for some discs Fast forward fast reverse search VIDEO WH AUDIO VR On the remote control vco Ey vcpllsvcpll cD Press PP or lt lt Each time you press the button the search speed changes To return to normal speed playback Press play button Press and hold bP or lt lt Continuously pressing gt I or lt 4 increases the fast forward reverse search speed NOTE e The operation with gt I or lt lt above is available for a disc other than MP3 and WMA e When a DVD VIDEO DVD VR VCD and SVCD is played back no sound comes out during fast forward reverse search e When a DVD AUDIO or CD is played back sound is intermittent and low during fast forward reverse search e This feature may not work for some discs Playback See page 21 for button locations Skip to the beginning of a desired selection JPEG m Using gt i lt lt buttons E For DVD VIDEO DVD VR chapter During playback For VCD SVCD track During playback without PBC function For DVD AUDIO CD MP3 WMA JPEG track file During playback or while stopped Press P or lt lt repeatedly NOTE e When playing back an MP3 JPEG file you can make operations using the file control display
4. OFF in step 4 39 Advanced operations Repeating a desired part A B Repeat You can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning point A and ending point B DVD j DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO VR E During playback 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor lt to highlight ofr 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 3 och CCR CURSED CHES Ge TREE CS TIME gt oF CHAP OD 1 8 E3 1 3 amp 1 1 OFF 4 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select A B 5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A DVD VIDEO TE DISC 1 TITLE 1 CHAP_3 TOTAL 1 01 40 gt TIME gt A CHP OD 1 8 1 3 amp 1 1 6 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat point B A B Repeat Playback starts 7 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Select OFF in step 4 then press ENTER NOTE e When playing back a DVD VIDEO DVD VR A B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title e A B cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback See page 26 for button locations Tray lock You can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection On the center unit ONLY While the system is turned off a DISC gt Ao gt Q _ Press and hold e The system turns on and LOCKED appears on the display window e If you try to eject the disc LOC
5. MULTI options as the monitor type for the multi color system TV this system outputs PAL or NTSC video signal according to the disc regardless of the scan mode setting lt gt pg 19 m PICTURE SOURCE When you set the scan mode to PAL PRG or NTSC PRG c pg 19 you can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content on the disc is processed by frame film source or by field video source Normally set to AUTO e AUTO Used to play a disc containing both video and film source materials This system recognizes the source type video or film of the current disc according to the disc information e If the playback picture is unclear or noisy or the oblique lines of the picture are rough try to change to other modes e FILM Suitable for playing back a film source disc e VIDEO Suitable for playing back a video source disc m SCREEN SAVER c pg 23 You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver function m FILE TYPE When several types of files are recorded on a disc you can select which files to play e AUDIO Select this to play MP3 WMA files e STILL PICTURE Select this to play JPEG files 39 Audio menu AUDIO m D RANGE COMPRESSION Dynamic range compression You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a low volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital e AUTO Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its full dynamic rang
6. about copyguard system The discs are protected by copyguard system When you connect the system to your VCR directly the copyguard system activates and the picture may not be played back correctly m Safety precautions Avoid moisture water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places Avoid high temperatures Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near a heating device When you are away When away on travel or for other reasons for an extended period of time disconnect the power cord plugs from the wall outlet Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the system Care of the cabinet When cleaning the system use a soft cloth and follow the relevant instructions on the use of chemically coated cloths Do not use benzene thinner or other organic solvents including disinfectants These may cause deformation or discoloring If water gets inside the system Turn the system off and disconnect the power cord plug from the wall outlet then call the store where you made your purchase Using the system in this condition may cause fire or electrical shock Supplied accessories Check to be sure you have all of the supplied accessories The number in parentheses is the quantity of the pieces supplied If anything is missing contact your dealer immediately e Remote control 1 e Batteries 2 e FM antenna 1 e AM loop antenna 1 e Power cord 1 e System cord 1 e Composite vi
7. can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source Normal stereo sound All Channel Stereo m Indicators on the display window Digital signal format indicators PPCM SURR Lights when DVD AUDIO packed PCM signals comes in LPCM SURR Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in DOD SURR Lights when Dolby D signals come in Er SURR Lights when DTS Digital Surround signals come in No digital signal indicator lights when analog signals come in No indication Dolby Surround DSP mode indicators DOPLU SURR Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated SURR Lights when All Channel Stereo mode is activated Source signal indicators etc SW GI Light to indicate the incoming signals LFEILS S IRS Mi Lights when the left channel signal comes ne in Kel Lights when the center channel signal comes in HGH Lights when the right channel signal comes in m33 Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in EJ Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in GS Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in EJ Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2 channel Dolby Surround signal comes in SW Always lights The channel with shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels sound If the channels sound decoded into 5 1 channel is reproduced only lights Selecting the surround mode The system is set up to automatically select the optima
8. harmonic distortion Subwoofer 300 W RMS at 4 Q at 40 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion Speaker section Speaker unit 25 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 300 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 25 Hz to 200 Hz General Power Requirements Except for Australia AC 110 V AC 127 V AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz For Australia only AC 240 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 110 W at operation 0 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D 264 mm X 481 mm X 459 mm Mass 17 6 kg m Subwoofer SP PWC6 SP PWC3 Amplifier section Front 140W per channel RMS at 4 Q at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Center Surround 130W per channel RMS at 4 Qat 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Subwoofer 140 W RMS at 4 Q at 100 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion Speaker section Speaker unit 16 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 30 Hz to 200 Hz General Power Requirements Except for Australia AC 110 V AC 127 V AC 220 240 V 50 60 Hz For Australia only AC 240 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 135 W at operation 0 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D 169 mm X 411 mm X 459 mm Mass 11 3 kg 44 References m Satellite Speakers SP XTHC9 Front speakers SP THC9F Speaker unit Woofer 10 0cm X 2 Midrange 10 0cm X 2 Tweeter 4 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Ra
9. show disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen You can locate a desired scene by using these menus DVD VIDEO E Whenever a DVD VIDEO is loaded 1 Press TOP MENU PG or MENU PL The menu appears on the TV screen Example 1213 IA AY 4 Normally a DVD VIDEO which contains more than one title will have a top menu which lists the titles Press TOP MENU PG to show the title menu Some DVD VIDEO may also have a different menu which is shown by pressing MENU PL See the instructions for each DVD VIDEO regarding its particular menu 2 Use Cursor gt v 4 to select a desired item 3 Press ENTER e With some discs you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using number buttons Locating a desired scene using a VCD SVCD menu with PBC menus such as a list of contained songs You can locate SVCD a specific scene by using these menus A VCD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own vco VCD E During playback with PBC function 1 Press RETURN repeatedly until the menu appears on the TV screen Example 1213 IA AY 29 2 Press number buttons 1 10 10 to select the number of the desired item e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons F pg 24 To return to the menu Press RETURN When NEXT or PREVIOUS is shown on the TV screen e To go to the next page press PP e To return to the previous page p
10. sound correctly In such a case follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen e When the system detects the clapping sound as FAILED three times set the delay time DELAY and the output level LEVEL manually F pg 40 To cancel Press SMART S SETUP NOTE You need to set the subwoofer s output level LEVEL manually c pg 19 In step 2 SW ERROR appears on the display window if the center unit and the powered subwoofer are not connected correctly by using the supplied system cord 20 Playback e The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation aka DVD 1 Set the remote control mode selector to o gt AUDIO 2 Press DVD The buttons described below are used on pages 21 to 25 DISC 1 5 DVD p play button h Remote control mode selector P il gt gt MENU PL TOP MENU PG ENTER Cc TITLE GROUP Number buttons CO OO OOO FL DISPLAY DISC 1 5 4 gt 21 Basic playback n DVD Press the desired DISC 1 5 4 on the center unit e The system turns on and the disc tray KA comes out 2 Place a disc Label side up disc 3 Press DIS
11. the system starts playback of the first title playlist e The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR disc DVD VR TOP MENU PG shows the ORIGINAL PROGRAM Example ORIGINAL PROGRAM No Date Ch i Title 1 25 04 04 4ch JVC DVD World 2004 2 17 05 04 8ch 3 22 05 04 Music Festival 4 26 05 04 L children 001 5 20 06 04 l 625 06 04 L l children 002 1 Title number 2 Recording date 3 Recording source TV station the input terminal of the recording equipment etc 4 Start time of recording 5 Title of the original program playlist The title may not be displayed depending on the recording equipment 6 Current title MENU PL shows the PLAY LIST Example PLAY LIST No Date Length Title 1 25 05 04 1 03 16 My JVC World 2 17 06 04 1 35 25 3 20 06 04 0 10 23 Favorite music 425 06 04 0 07 19 children001 002 7 Playlist number 8 Creating date of playlists Q Number of chapters 10 Total playing time 11 Current playlist 2 Press w a to select the desired title playlist The system starts playback of the selected title playlist To clear the control display e Press ENTER About the play mode on a DVD VR disc e Original program ORIGINAL PROGRAM The system can play back the original picture in the recorded order e Playlist PLAY LIST The system can play back the playlist edited by the recording equipment Advanced operations e Th
12. unit The POWER ON lamp on the subwoofer lights green when the power is COO OO turned on OO CO e A small amount of the power is consumed even when the power is turned off center unit only This is called standby mode and the OO O CO STANDBY lamp lights in this mode Unplug the power cord from the SCAN MODE AC outlet to turn the power off completely SLEEP e You can also turn on the system by pressing the following buttons DIMMER One of amp buttons on the center unit SMART e One of the source selecting buttons on the remote control S SETUP D BASS One of the DISC 1 5 gt buttons or gt on the center unit i O an KS loll TREBLE You can use the same buttons on the remote control Speaker SURR L S WFR SURR Ri LEVEL LEVEL buttons S S 9Je SOURCE O I nat VOLUME Jj STANDBY PHONES 17 Basic operations See page 17 for button locations Selecting the source to play On the remote control Press one of the source selecting buttons DVD FM AM VCR or DBS DVD To play back a disc DVD VIDEO VCD etc gt pg 21 FM AM To tune in an FM or AM station gt pg 41 Each time you press the button the band alternates between FM and AM VCR To select the source from a component connected to the VCR IN jacks and AUDIO IN VCR jacks 7 pg 14 DBS To select the source from a component connected to the DIGITAL IN DBS jack pg 14 On the center unit Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source name you w
13. 4 TIME gt OFF CHAP D ST GC ON 6 T 3 5 6 sA a TRACK 14 TIME 0 04 58 Shows disc type Shows audio information Shows disc number Shows current title for DVD VIDEO group for DVD AUDIO number or play mode for DVD VR Shows current chapter number for DVD VIDEO and DVD VR or track number for other type of discs Shows time information See Changing the time information gt e by H o Shows playback status 5 appears during playback g g appears during fast forward reverse T CD appears during playback in forward slow motion reverse slow motion GD appears when paused O appears when stopped Select this to change time information 6 See Changing the time information below Select this for Repeat Playback lt gt pg 35 Select this for time search function gt pg 30 Select this for chapter for DVD VIDEO and DVD VR or track for DVD AUDIO search function F pg 29 Select this to change audio language channel or stream c pg 32 Select this to change subtitle language and subpicture c pg 31 Select this to change view angle pg 31 Select this to change the page i pg 33 Shows Playback Mode status PROGRAM appears during Program Playback F pg 34 RAN
14. ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD DEFINITION OUTPUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER Description of parts and controls Front panel center unit Display window pg 27 pg 41 pg 42 ET PLPCM SURR cH RESUME WMA MP3 PROGRESSIVE pg 22 pg 31 pg 22 pg 23 pg 42 pg 19 pg 33 pg 22 pg 24 pg 42 21 23 24 pg 21 pg 21 pg 18 lt lt TUNING gt gt SOURCE Disc tray inside pg 21 pg 17 pg 17 Remote sensor pg 6 pg 21 pg 18 Rear panel center unit pg 14 pg 14 pg 14 pg 7 pg 13 pg 14 pg 13 pg 14 Description of parts and controls POWER ON lamp pg 17 Powered subwoofer SP PWC9 Q pg 11 See below VOLTAGE SELECTOR SSD 2aov ov Front SP PWC6 SP PWC3 pg 14 pg 12 POWER ON lamp See below pg 17 Power cord Front Rear pg 14 NOTE e For safety reasons always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer Do not bloc
15. C 1 5 For MP3 WMA files The file control display lt pg 30 appears on the TV screen For JPEG files Each file still pictures is shown on the TV screen for about 3 seconds slide show When stopping playback the file control display lt pg 30 appears on the TV screen For DVD VR disc Pressing TOP MENU PG or MENU PL shows the control display on the TV screen F pg 25 m To pause playback Press II To return to playback press play button m To stop Press E m On screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback the following guide icons may appear for a while on the TV screen appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi subtitle languages appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi audio languages appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi angle views amp Play M Pause Cw Cra Fast forward fast reverse DP Slow motion forward reverse appears when you perform each operation e Q the disc cannot accept an operation you have tried to do Playback See page 21 for button locations NOTE e Up to 5 discs can be loaded e You can also start playback by pressing play button or DVD e The system plays back available discs sequentially until you stop playback or until the disc loaded on the DISC 5 tray reaches to the end However when DVD VIDEO or DVD AUDIO is loaded in the system playback of the disc next to the
16. DOM appears during Random Playback gt pg 35 a e _ oo LDS i k aj gt O Changing the time information You can change the time information in the on screen bar on the TV screen and the display window of the center unit DVD RAE Eee VIDEO f AUDIO VR E During playback Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor lt to highlight Time 3 Press ENTER repeatedly to select the desired information Example When elapsed playing time of disc is selected TOTAL 1 25 58 m VCD SVCD CD e TIME Elapsed playing time of current track e REM Remaining time of current track e TOTAL Elapsed time of disc e T REM Remaining time of disc E DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO DVD VR e TIME Elapsed playing time of current chapter track e REM Remaining time of current chapter track e TOTAL Elapsed time of Title Group Program e T REM Remaining time of Title Group Program 4 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e When playing back DVD VR TIME and REM cannot be shown 28 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Playing from a specified position on a disc You can start playing a title chapter or track you specify You can also play a disc from specified time Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which
17. DVD VIDEO or DVD AUDIO will not start e For JPEG The system cannot accept operations even though you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen e If you do not want the on screen guide icons to appear see page 40 m Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5 1ch is played Elapsed playing time Chapter number hour minute second CHAP Signal and speaker indicators lt pg 27 Surround mode and digital signal format pg 27 Pressing FL DISPLAY Title number Chapter number TADE DVD AUDIO Elapsed playing time hour minute second Track number Pressing FL DISPLAY Track number VCD SVCD CD Example When a CD is played back Group number 2 I Signal and speaker indicators TRK Track number Elapsed playing time minute second NOTE e When a VCD or SVCD with PBC function is played the elapsed playing time does not appear but PBC appears MP3 WMA file Example When an MP3 is played back Signal and speaker indicators TE MP3 indicator Track number Elapsed playing time minute second a playback se Pressing FL DISPLAY Group number Track number l WMA indicator lights for WMA disc JPEG file File number JPEG Pressing FL DISPLAY Group number File number G12 123 22 Playback See page 21 for button locations DVD VR dis
18. E e This feature may not work for some discs Playing back a bonus group Some DVD AUDIOs have a special group called bonus group whose contents are not open to the public The bonus group is always assigned to the last group of a disc To play back a bonus group you have to enter the specific key number a password The way of getting the key number depends on the disc After getting the key number you can play back the bonus group by following the procedure below DVD AUDIO m While the BONUS indicator lights up on the display window 1 Select the bonus group For selecting the group see Locating a desired title group using number buttons described above The key number entry indication appears On the TV KEY ____ On the display window KEY 2 2 L BONUS 2 Press number buttons 0 9 to enter the key number then press ENTER When you enter the correct key number playback starts and the BONUS indicator goes off e If you enter the wrong number reenter the correct number To clear the key number entry Perform whichever one of the following e Open the disc tray e Turn off the system NOTE e In Random Playback tracks in the bonus group are not played back 24 Playback See page 21 for button locations Selecting the desired title playlist from the control display m During playback or while stopped Press TOP MENU PG or MENU PL The control display is shown on the TV screen and
19. Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 104 5 mm X 139 mm X 101 mm Mass 0 56 kg each Center speaker SP THC3C Speaker unit 8 0 cm 1 5 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4 Q Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 137 mm X 105 mm X 104 5 mm Mass 0 57 kg Surround speakers SP THC3S Speaker unit 8 0 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4 Q Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 111 5 mm X 148 mm X 106 5 mm Mass 0 56 kg each Designs amp specifications are subject to change without notice 4 L L 29 Mains AC Line Instruction not applicable for Australia z SP PWC9 SP PWC6 SP PWC3 UO lt UO z Q gt gt za m gt op SZ a a li 7 m We g VOLTAGE SELECTOR 2201 VOLTAGE 240V CAUTION for mains AC line 220V 220V BEFORE PLUGGING IN do check that your mains AC line voltage corresponds 240V 127V 110V 127V with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and if different reset the voltage selector switch to prevent from a 110V damage or risk of fire electric shock For SP PWC6 For SP PWC9 SP PWC3 en 2005 Victor Company of Japan Limited 0405TMMMDWJEM
20. JVC MM DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH C9 Consists of XV THC9 SP PWC9 SP THC9F SP THC9C and SP THC9S TH C6 Consists of XV THC6 SP PWC6 SP THC6F SP THC6C and SP THC6S TH C3 Consists of XV THC3 SP PWC3 Il i SP THC3F SP THC3C and SP THC3S IGITAL DVD MSE OO porey dts Digital Direct Progressive Scan AUDIO VIDEO 1 SURROUND INSTRUCTIONS GVT0150 008A A UW US UN UG UX Warnings Cautions and Others IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 2 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit leave all servicing to qualified service personnel CAUTION Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure to beam REPRODUCTION OF LABEL CAUTION LABEL PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT CAUTION Visible and invisible ADVARSEL Synlig og usynlig VARNING Synlig och VARO Avattaessa ja suojalukitus laser radiation when open and laserstrdling nar maskinen er osynlig laserstralning n r ohitettuna tai viallisena olet alttiina interlock failed or defeated J ben eller interlocken fejler den ppnas och sp rren ar n kyv lle ja nakym tt madlle AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO Undg direkte P urkopplad Betrakta ej lasersdteilylle Valta sateen d str len s kohdistumista suoraan itseesi f CAUTION To reduce the risk of ele
21. KED appears to indicate that the tray is locked To cancel Carry out the same operation again e The system turns on and UNLOCKED appears on the display window 36 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Sound and other settings IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO e Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO NOTE Before you start operation e There is a time limit when doing the following steps If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 1 again 1 Press SETTING Example DE C A PCM 2 Press Cursor V A to select the item you want to set e DEC Decode When you play an external source DBS D is selected as a source that was encoded with Dolby D or DTS Digital Surround the following symptoms may occur e No sound comes out at the beginning of playback e Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or tracks A PCM Auto PCM Normally select this The system automatically detects the incoming signals DD Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with Dolby D DTS Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with DTS Digital Surround 3 7 3 Press Cursor lt to make an adjustment or selection Example DEC DD The adjustment is set and the display automatically disappears a few seconds later NOTE
22. M 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen to program the desired chapters tracks e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons F pg 24 e The content s numbers that you have to specify for programming varies depending on the disc type e DVD VIDEO Titles and chapters e VCD SVCD CD Tracks e DVD AUDIO MP3 WMA Groups and tracks e Before you program the tracks in bonus group on a DVD AUDIO perform the procedure of Playing back a bonus group lt gt pg 24 to turn off the BONUS indicator on the display window e You can specify the chapters tracks whose number is up to 99 e There may be a case that the group or title number can be entered even for discs that contain no groups or titles In such a case press ENTER to proceed to the Track Chapter column e When you press ENTER instead of the number buttons in the Track Chapter column ALL appears and all the tracks or chapters on the selected group or title are programmed as a step To clear the programs one by one from the last entered number Press CANCEL repeatedly To clear all programs Press W You can also clear the program by turning off the system 3 Press gt play button If all of the programmed tracks files have been played back playback stops and the program window appears again Note that program setting remains To check the program contents During playback press W P
23. O discs whose Region Code numbers include the system s Region Code which is indicated on the rear panel Example of playable DVD For Middle East 9 O og For Southeast Asia 9 O ou For Australia Central and South America JQ OW If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded REGION CODE ERROR appears on the TV screen and playback cannot start This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Notes on DVD R DVD RW and DVD RAM e This system can also play finalized DVD Rs or DVD RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format and DVD RWs or DVD RAMs recorded in DVD VR format e This system can also play DVD Rs or DVD RWs if MP3 WMA and JPEG files are recorded on them with UDF Bridge format This system does not support multi border discs Notes on CD R and CD RW e This system can also play CD Rs or CD RWs if MP3 WMA and JPEG files are recorded on them with ISO 9660 format e This system supports multi session discs up to 20 sessions e This system cannot play packet write discs Some discs may not be played back because of their disc characteristics recording conditions or d
24. Press MEMORY The selected number stops flashing The station is assigned to the selected preset number If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 2 again 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 e Storing a new station to a used number erases the previously stored one m To tune in to a preset station Press FM AM repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press number button s 1 10 10 to select a preset number e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons lt pg 24 NOTE e You can also select a preset number by pressing gt lt lt Selecting the FM reception mode When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE The FM reception mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the FM reception mode changes e AUTO When a program is broadcast in stereo you will hear stereo sound The ST indicator lights on the display window When in monaural you will hear monaural sound This mode is also useful to suppress static noise between stations e MONO Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo effect The MONO indicator lights on the display window In this mode you will hear noise until you are tuned in to a station Reducing the noise of AM broadcast When listening to an AM broadcast with a lot of
25. amage or stain on them Unplayable discs SACD CD I CD I Ready Photo CD etc Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers Notes on file types For all playable files e The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions which can be in any combination of upper and lower case MP3 MP3 mp3 WMA WMA wma JPEG JPG JPEG jpg jpeg e The system recognizes up to 150 tracks files per group 99 groups per disc and the total number of the tracks files that the system can play is 4000 e Some files may not be played back normally because of their disc characteristics or recording conditions For MP3 WMaA files e The system supports MP3 WMA files recorded with a bit rate of 32 320 kbps and a sampling frequency of 16 kHz 22 05 kHz 24 kHz 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz e If the tag information album name artist and track title etc is recorded on a disc it appears in the file control display on the TV screen i pg 30 e We recommend to record each piece of material song at a sample rate of 44 1 kHz and at a data transfer rate of 128 96 kbps For WMA only For JPEG files e We recommend to record a file at 640 x 480 resolution e This system can only play baseline JPEG files CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE
26. annels are output from the headphones In this case LR ONLY appears on the display window for a few seconds Turning off the sound temporarily MUTING Press MUTING To restore the sound Perform one on the following e Press MUTING again e Press AUDIO VOL or turn VOLUME on the center unit Adjusting the brightness of the indications DIMMER Press DIMMER Each time you press the button the brightness level changes 18 Basic operations See page 17 for button locations Sleep Timer SLEEP The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed Press SLEEP Each time you press the button the shut off time changes Example minutes To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly To cancel Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP appears e Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and speakers Press each speaker button you want to adjust the output level and then LEVEL e FRONT L Front Left speaker e FRONT R Front Right speaker e SURR L Surround Left speaker e SURR R Surround Right speaker e CENTER Center speaker e S WFR Subwoofer NOTE e You can also make adjustments by using the setup menu shown on the TV screen i gt pg 40 e The adjustments take effect for all sources Adjusting the treble sound TREBLE Pre
27. ant appears on the display window NOTE e When AM FM or DBS D is selected this system does not output video signals e It may take time to change the source Adjusting the volume VOLUME CAUTION e Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source If the volume is set at its high level the sudden blast of sound could permanently damage your hearing and or blow out the speakers On the remote control Press AUDIO VOL On the center unit Turn VOLUME Listening with headphones not supplied CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume e Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may damage both the headphones and your hearing e Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly output from the speakers While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center unit the system automatically cancels the surround mode c pg 26 currently selected deactivates the speakers turns the subwoofer s power off and activates the headphone mode H PHONE appears on the display window Headphone mode When using the headphones the following signals are output regardless of your speaker setting e For 2 channel sources the front left and right channel signals are output from the headphones e Multi channel signals are down mixed and output from the headphones e For DVD AUDIO When the disc prohibits down mixing only the front left and right ch
28. c Example During playback on the Original program Elapsed playing time hour minute second Title number PG Original program indicator Pressing FL DISPLAY Title number Chapter number Example During playback on the Playlist Elapsed playing time Title number hour minute second PL Playlist indicator Pressing FL DISPLAY Playlist number Chapter number Pressing TOP MENU PG or MENU PL you can change the play mode F pg 25 NOTE e You can change the time information mode except for MP3 WMA JPEG pg 28 e You can also check the playback information on the TV screen c pg 27 m Disc information on the display window The disc indicators on the display window show the current status of the corresponding disc tray Example When the discs are loaded to disc trays 1 2 and 5 and the disc in the disc tray 5 is selected Currently selected z disc number Q 2 1 Currently loaded disc number m Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a static picture is displayed for a long time To prevent this the system automatically dims the screen if a static picture is displayed for over 5 minutes the screen saver function e Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function e If you do not want to use the screen saver function see page 39 23 One touch replay You can move back the playback position by 10 seconds from the current position
29. ck will not be played back more than once during REPEAT TRACK DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD Random Playback Gi REPEAT STEP CD MP3 WMA Repeats the current chapter for Repeat playback DVD VIDEO DVD VR No Repeat mode is off Se us DOFF The system plays back the disc Repeating the current selection or all indication natally discs NOTE m ae D hae era VD VR e When DVD VIDEO or DVD AUDIO is loaded in the system i ae a VIDEO AUDIO VR playback of the disc next to the DVD VIDEO or DVD AUDIO will For VCD SVCD l VCD not start although gt ALL_ REPEAT ALL on the TV screen or During playback without PBC function or ALL in the display window is shown stopped e For DVD VIDEO and DVD AUDIO REPEAT ALL and REPEAT For DVD AUDIO CD MP3 JPEG During playback or stopped DISC may not be available depending on the disc When using the on screen bar except for MP3 When using the REPEAT button WMA JPEG Press REPEAT Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 12 7 31 01 2 E ao Press Cursor gt lt to highlight cFF Repeat mode indicator 3 Press ENTER Each time you press REPEAT the Repeat mode changes DVD VIDEO Dolby D DISC 1 TITLE 1 CHAP 3 TOTAL 1 01 40 gt TIME oF CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp 1 1 ay aes OFF 4 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select the Repeat mode 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Repeat Playback Select
30. creen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor lt to highlight Pace 3 Press ENTER DVD AUDIO DA D Csek Cetin Gere Gee CS TIME gt OFF TRACK QD 1 1 PAGE5 12 a 5 aw ee 4 Press Cursor A v to select the desired still picture 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears Zooming in E During playback or while paused pvp Il pvp Wf pvp VIDEO F U o AAs l Press ZOOM Each time you press ZOOM scene magnification changes 2 While zoomed in press Cursor gt v A to move zoom in area To return to normal playback Press ZOOM repeatedly to select ZOOM OFF 33 NOTE e The number of the magnification steps varies depending on the disc type e During slide show playback of JPEG zooming in is not available In such a case press II to pause slide show playback then zoom in e During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part e During playback there may be a case where Cursor lt 4 W A does not work in step 2 above Changing the VFP setting The VFP Video Fine Processor function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming picture tone or personal preference E During playback l Press VFP The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen Example NORMAL BRIGHTNESS 0 CONTRAST 0 SATURATION 0 TINT 0 SHARPNESS 0 2 Pres
31. ctrical shocks fire etc l Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION button XV THC9 XV THC6 XV THC3 Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely the STANDBY lamp goes off The l button in any position does not disconnect the mains line e When the system is on standby the STANDBY lamp lights red e When the system is turned on the STANDBY lamp goes off The power can be remote controlled CAUTION SP PWC9 SP PWC6 SP PWC3 The power supply to the subwoofer is linked to the center unit The POWER ON lamp on the subwoofer lights green when the power is turned on Warnings Cautions and Others Caution Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage place the apparatus on a level surface The minimal clearances are shown below Wall or Wall or NI XV THC9 XV THC6 XV THC9 XV THC6 XV THC3 obstructions obstructions N XV THC3 Front j jean No n obstructions Wall or obstructions Wall or SP PWC9 SP PWC9 SP PWC6 obstructions SP PWC6 SP PWC3 SP PWC3 No obstructions eo 6 CAUTION To avoid personal injury N A or accidentally dropping the unit have two persons SP THC9 46 kg unpack carry and install SP THC6 29 kg the unit CAUTION e Do not block the ventilation openings or holes If the ve
32. d channel and the current channel Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter To set the manufacturer s code Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR DBS 2 Press DBS 3 Press and hold VCR DBS Keep the button pressed until step 5 is finished 4 Press ENTER Operating external components with the remote control See page 15 for button locations 5 Press number buttons 1 9 0 to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a GI Jerrold product Press O then 1 For a Sony product Press 2 then 0 Manufacturer Echostar GI Jerrold Hamlin 15 16 17 18 Pioneer 13 14 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Scientific Atlanta 09 10 Sony 20 Zenith 11 12 6 Release VCR DBS If there is more than one code listed for your brand try each one until you enter the correct one Operation Aim the remote control at the DBS tuner or CATV converter IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a DBS tuner or CATV converter DBS 1 Set the remote control mode selector to o gt O VCR DBS 2 Press DBS VCR DBS The following buttons are available VCR DBS Turns DBS tuner or CATV converter on and off CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 10 100 Selects the channel Operating the VCR To set the manufacturer s code l Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR DBS 2 Press VCR 3 Press and hold VCR DBS Keep the button pr
33. daily use e When moving the speakers do not pull the speaker cords otherwise the speakers may fall over causing damage or injury e Do not reproduce sounds at so high a volume that they are distorted otherwise the speakers may be damaged by internal heat buildup For TH C6 e When holding a speaker always grasp the lower portion e Do not lean against the speakers as the speakers could fall down or break possibly causing an injury Especially be careful that children do not lean against them e When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones use speakers of the same speaker impedance SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoofer e DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal 12 Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made Surround left Speaker layout Center speaker Front left Front right seats ag speaker r i Powered ra subwoofer 1 1 l 1 l l I l 1 1 _ Surround right 1 speaker PS ee speaker Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface The front and center speakers are magnetically shielded to avoid color distortions on TVs However if not installed properly they may cause color distortions So pay attention to the following when installing the speakers When placing the speakers near a TV set turn off the TV s main po
34. deo cord 1 e Speaker cords except for TH C3 For satellite front left right and center speakers 3 For satellite speakers surround left right 2 e Screws TH C9 for front speakers M4 x 35 mm 8 TH C6 for satellite speakers MS x 25 mm 4 e Bottom covers for TH C6 only For satellite speakers front and surround 4 e AC plug adapters 2 For Central South America and Southeast Asia About discs Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO _ AU DIO AUDIO VIDEO VCD SVCD Audio CD wise alse aise SUPER VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO Video CU oe e DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation e The Non DVD side of a DualDisc does not comply with the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard Therefore the use of Non DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended e This system accommodates the NTSC and PAL system When you play an NTSC disc with the scan mode set to PAL c pg 19 the NTSC video signal is converted to the PAL60 signal and output e On some DVD VIDEOs DVD AUDIOs VCDs or SVCDs their actual operation may be different from what is explained in this manual This is due to the disc programming and disc structure not a malfunction of this system e Before playing back discs read their instructions or cautions carefully Region code of DVD VIDEO This system can play back DVD VIDE
35. e no effect applied e ON Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect useful at midnight NOTE e When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source with the surround mode is off the setting of D RANGE COMPRESSION is set to ON automatically Setting DVD preferences wy Speaker setting menu SPK SETTING m Level menu LEVEL FRONT LEFT SPEAKER FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While monitoring the test tone adjust the output levels of the speakers TEST TONE Outputs the test tone The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the following sequence gt Front left speaker gt Center speaker gt Front right speaker gt Surround right speaker gt Surround left speaker gt back to the beginning w Delay menu DELAY Example Center Subwoofer Front left N Oms ra Surround left __ Surround right 2ms 2ms In this case set the delay time of each speaker as follows e Delay time of front speakers 0 ms e Delay time of center speaker 1 ms e Delay time of surround speakers 2 ms FRONT LEFT SPEAKER FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER Adjust the distance from the listening position to the speakers Within the range from 0 ms to 15 ms by 1 ms w Subwoofer menu SUBWOOFER LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the 6 dB t
36. e When DD or DTS is selected if a signal encoded with another digital format comes in you cannot listen to the sound The DO DIGITAL or EA indicator flashes Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus e You can change the language used in the setup menus See Menu description below Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation aan DVD 1 Set the remote control mode selector to o gt AUDIO 2 Press DVD Cursor gt lt v a ENTER COO CO 5 0O 0O O SET UP E While stopped Press SET UP LANGUAGE A CJ Ly r ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT 4 a gt USE AY 4 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER Wed TO EXIT PRESS SET UP 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen Menu description A Language menu LANGUAGE m MENU LANGUAGE Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages e Select the initial language m AUDIO LANGUAGE Some DVDs have multiple audio languages e Select the initial audio language mg SUBTITLE Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages e Select the initial subtitle language m ON SCREEN LANGUAGE e Select the language shown on the TV screen when operating this system When the language you have selected is not recorded to a disc the original language is automatically used as the initial language NOTE e See the fol
37. e icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO e Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO e There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above In such a case follow each instruction The buttons described below are used on pages 26 to 37 gt play button Remote control mode selector P 4 SLOW9O a il TOP MENU PG MENU PL Cursor gt lt v a ener ON SCREEN D O Olo ANGLE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE Number buttons PAGE PAGE REPEAT PLAMODE CANCEL CANCEL D O O H REPEAT Sie 700M PLAY MODE O O 6 amp SETTING O DAR VFP RETURN ZOOM ooog SURROUND RETURN SURROUND O OO Available Surround modes for each input signal The V marks show available surround modes Dolby D Dolby D 2 channel DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround 2 channel Auto DTS Digital Linear Packed l Signal SURR OFF AUTO SUR MOVIE 3 MUSIC 3 Pony ors LPCM PPCM SER Muitchanne Pe T f f Analog VCR or 2 channel a Shen a a Lp Using the surround mode m Auto Surround AUTO SUR Used to reproduce the sound as it is recorded without any conversion downmixing or simulation etc For example a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio Dolby Surro
38. e rear of the powered subwoofer e DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal 11 SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT SURROUND RIGHT SURROUND LEFT Surround speakers TH C9 SP THC9S Precautions for daily use e When moving the speakers do not pull the speaker cords otherwise the speakers may fall over causing damage or injury e Do not reproduce sounds at so high a volume that they are distorted otherwise the speakers may be damaged by internal heat buildup e When holding a speaker always grasp the lower portion e Do not lean against the speakers as the speakers could fall down or break possibly causing an injury Especially be careful that children do not lean against them Connections This page is except for TH C9 Note that the illustration below is for SP PWC6 Before connecting the speaker cords Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove Powered subwoofer Speaker cord TH C6 SP PWC6 TH C3 SP PWC3 e Connect the black cords to the black terminals e Connect the white cords to the terminals referring to the table below Front speakers TH C6 SP THC6F TH C3 SP THC3F 7 T ADS AEN il W N a FRONT SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND 4 SPEAKERS ml a Surround speakers Center speaker CENTER TH C6 SP THC6S TH C6 SP THC6C TH C3 SP THC3S RIGHT S D CAUTION Precautions for
39. ecifications m Center unit XV THC9 XV THC6 XV THC3 Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion 0 02 NOTE This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference Digital input DIGITAL IN DBS 21 dBm to 15 dBm OPTICAL 660 nm 30 nm 1 Corresponding to Linear PCM Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround with sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Video section Video System PAL NTSC Horizontal Resolution 500 lines Signal to Noise Ratio 64 dB Video output level Composite 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video C For PAL 0 3 V p p 75 Q For NTSC 0 286 V p p 75 Q Component Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q Component Ps PR 0 7 V p p 75 Q Video input sensitivity Impedance VCR IN Composite 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q S video C For PAL 0 3 V p p 75 Q For NTSC 0 286 V p p 75 Q Tuner section Tuning Range FM 87 5 MHz to 108 0 MHz AM Except for Middle East 531 kHz to 1 710 kHz at 9 kHz channel spacing 530 kHz to 1 710 kHz at 10 kHz channel spacing For Middle East 531 kHz to 1 602 kHz at 9 kHz channel spacing 530 kHz to 1 600 kHz at 10 kHz channel spacing General Power Requirements AC 110 240 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 19 W at operation 1 9 W in standby mode Dimensions W X H X D 400 mm X 85 mm X 399 mm Mass 4 2 kg m Subwoofer SP PWC9 Amplifier section Front Center Surround 140 W per channel RMS at 4 Q at 1 kHz with 10 total
40. eess 24 Selecting the desired title playlist from the control display 25 Advanced operationS wsssssssssssssnnenns 26 Using the surround mode 000 0 cc cceesseceecesseeeeesseeeesesseeeess 26 Using the on screen bar ou eeccescceessececsseeeeessneeeeseeeess 21 Playing from a specified position on a dISC ccecce 29 Using the file control display c e 30 RESUME DIAV ACK iis cdvescaneccartiiniieRestinastdasstiueiw dawnt aniseed 31 Selecting a VIEW angle ooo cece cceseessseessseesesesvsseeeeseneesees 31 Selecto THE SUDTTS sccsisitsiviahawinndvereawsctaustaanauiluereiwectadenoanst 31 Selecting the audio sdesaicanhtasibad lavaetatlaetedacsonltdandctastanauerbbatsen 32 Special picture playback c ccc sesssessesssesssesssseesesneesees 32 Program playback cccecesscccessssceccseeeeessseeesesseeesersneeens 34 Random playback saroian caw euanphecwesvaeamaunds 35 Repeat playback sssosesseessersesnenssnrenanenennnnnanasnnenssnnenesrnesnnna 35 WAV MOCK E E E A A E E E EEA 36 Sound and other settings cc ceecceeeecesseeecsseeessseeeesees 37 Setting DVD preferences sss 38 USMO the setup MONUS araida 38 Menu CESCHID TON smn ana 38 Tuner Operations ssss222 41 Setting the AM tuner interval spacing cceeeeeseeeeeees 41 Manual TUMMAG ciudstesashtndssisctleridest diivangsitedredaislisunabcuanburtgurtas 41 FSS EE LUMI ainena an N 42 selecting the FM reception mode scenerne 42 Red
41. ess FM AM repeatedly to select the band Example When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz i 8 1 O 2 Press TUNING repeatedly until you find the frequency you want When you hold down the button until the system starts searching for stations and then release it the system stops searching automatically when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in to NOTE e When an FM stereo program is received the ST indicator lights on the display window Tuner operations See page 41 for button locations Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number the station can be quickly tuned in You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations m To preset the stations 1 Tune in the station you want to preset e If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station select the reception mode you want See Selecting the FM reception mode Example When the system is tuned in to 103 5 MHz is 10 3 9 0 2 Press MEMORY FM 10 3 0 0 While CH and are flashing 3 Press number button s 1 10 10 to select a preset number you want e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons lt pg 24 Example When the preset channel is selected gt 4 FM jr wis T m 0 3 5 0 MHz DHe ala A PIAS Py If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 2 again While the selected number is flashing 4
42. essed until step 5 is finished 4 Press ENTER 5 Press number buttons 1 9 0 to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a Philips VCR Press O then 9 For an NEC VCR Press 2 then 5 Code Manufacturer mon ie o Emerson RCA 05 06 Funai 23523 Gold Star 27 28 Mitsubishi 18 19 20 6 Release VCR DBS If there is more than one code listed for your brand try each one until you enter the correct one Manufacturer Oo Z lt Panasonic Operation Aim the remote control at the VCR IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a VCR VCR 1 Set the remote control mode selector to VCR DBS 5 gt 2 Press VCR The following buttons are available O I VCR DBS Turns VCR on and off gt play button Starts playback VCR DBS E Stops operation ll Pauses playback gt Fast forwards video tape lt lt Rewinds video tape REC Press this button together with play button to start recording or together with H to pause recording CHANNEL Changes the TV channels on the VCR NOTE When operating a VCR or DBS tuner CATV converter e The source setting of VCR or DBS D remains after you have changed the remote control mode selector to AUDIO or TV When operating VCR or DBS tuner CATV converter again it is not necessary to press VCR or DBS after setting the remote control mode selector 16 Basic operati
43. gt pg 30 e This feature may not work for some discs Using number buttons on the remote control E For DVD VIDEO DVD VR title chapter While stopped the title number is selected During playback the chapter number is selected For DVD AUDIO track During playback or while stopped For VCD SVCD track During playback without PBC function For CD MP3 WMA JPEG track file During playback or while stopped Press number buttons 0 10 10 to select the desired number e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons below How to use the number buttons To select 3 Press 3 To select 14 Press 10 then 4 Press 10 twice then 4 Press 10 three times then 10 Or press 10 four times then 0 To select 24 To select 40 Locating a desired title group using number buttons E During playback or while stopped pvp I ovo Il pvp VIDEO AUDIO VR 1 Press TITLE GROUP 99 eo 99 or is Shown in the title group MP3 fen JPEG display area in the display window Example During DVD VIDEO playback 12 3 45 2 While the display window shows __ or _ use number buttons 0 10 10 to enter the desired title or group number The system starts playback from the first chapter track file of the selected title group e For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons lt pg 24 NOT
44. he VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks not from the S VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks Connecting to a digital component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component DIGITAL IN m DBS ig OPTICAL To digital optical output Center unit DBS tuner MD player Digital optical cord not supplied DBS Direct Broadcasting Satellite NOTE e Only digital audio signals can be input when selecting DBS D as the source to play lt pg 18 When connecting a video component such as a DBS tuner operate this system to listen to the sound Connecting the power cord Make sure that all other connections have been completed Powered oxo a subwoofer EC IN Power cord Power cord Supplied A Center unit L TNA Plug into AC outlets CAUTION e Disconnect the power cord before cleaning or moving the system Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord When unplugging the cord always grasp and pull the plug so as not to damage the cord e For Central South America and Southeast Asia If the AC outlets do not match the AC plugs use the supplied AC plug adapters 14 Operating external components with the remote control The buttons described below are used on pages 15 and 16 4 lt lt is TV VIDEO E O O00 T O l VCRIDBS VCR VCR DBS DBS oob TV VOL HANNEL TV VOL y TV Remote control T
45. k mode PROGRAM number RANDOM REPEAT Elapsed playing time of current Tag information for MP3 track for MP3 WMA only WMA only ORT REPEAT STEP Time 00 02 18 Group 3 3 Wrack 10 30 Total 1000 1 Cloudy mp3 2 Fair mp3 3 Fog mp3 4 Hail mp3 5 Indian summer mp3 6 Rain mp3 7 Shower mp3 8 Snow mp3 9 Thunder mn3 FILE i 11 Wind mp3 12 Winter sky r 1p3 Current track file Current group Current track file total track file number on current group Total track file number on disc Playback status The file control display appears automatically during playback MP3 W MA or while stopped E For MP3 WMA During playback or while stopped For JPEG While stopped l Press Cursor gt v 4 to select the desired group track file e For MP3 WMA playback starts from the selected track 2 Press play button or ENTER e Track playback slide show starts from the selected track file e When you press ENTER for JPEG only the selected file is played back NOTE e For MP3 WMA During playback you can locate the desired track file by pressing Pl l lt lt 4 or Cursor A V e You can also check playback information on the display window gt pg 22 e Some group track and file names may not be displayed correctly depending on recording conditions e The order of groups tracks and files may be displayed differently from the order displayed on you
46. k the ventilation openings Setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR Except for Australia Before plugging set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of the powered subwoofer VOLTAGE SELECTOR VOLTAGE SELECTOR 220V Voltage selector switch 240V 127V 110V Voltage selector switch Description of parts and controls Remote control pg 18 AUDIO j J H pg 15 42 coal pg 21 pg 15 pg 15 van aes ee i pg 23 41 pg 21 C m MGO ie be MENU PL g 21 42 Ot Dg 25 29 Number buttons pg 24 pg 33 pg 18 pg 19 pg 22 pg 29 pg 26 Hess ue ell way a pg 19 pg 20 eo Cy aD Sel ETE L z R TITLE GROU O O O0OO e To use the buttons under the cover slide down the cover SUBTITLE O CHD Sa amp Putting batteries in the remote control R6P SUM 3 AA 15F type dry cell batteries Supplied If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases replace both batteries CAUTION e Do not expose batteries to heat or flame Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remote control directly to the front panel of the center unit e Do not hide the remote sensor Connections If reception is poor Connecting the FM and Center unit AM antennas AM loop antenna AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna id Outdoor single vinyl covered wi
47. l surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software When playing back 2 channel source you can select the desired surround mode manually IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation AUDIO e Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO 2 When playing back digital multichannel software except during SURR OFF mode The appropriate multichannel surround mode Dolby D DTS Digital Surround or Linear Packed PCM is automatically selected When playing back 2 channel source You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic H MOVIE MUSIC or the DSP ALL ST mode Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode The surround mode is turned on and the current surround mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the surround mode changes For details on each mode see page 26 To turn off the surround mode Press SURROUND repeatedly until SURR OFF appears on the display window Storing adjustments auto memory When you turn the power off the system memorizes the current surround mode The memorized mode is automatically recalled when you turn the power on NOTE e When FM or AM is selected as the source you can select All Channel Stereo ALL ST and SURR OFF mode e For a down mixing prohibited DVD AUDIO disc the system continues to output multi channel signals with MULTI CH shown on the display window even if the surround mode is
48. layback pvp i pvp pvp Press Il repeatedly VIDEO HAUDIO VR vco svev Each time you press the button the still picture advances by one frame To return to normal playback Press play button Playing back in slow motion E During playback Press II at the point where you want to start playback in slow motion from The system pauses playback 2 Press SLOW e Playback in forward slow motion starts For DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO only e To play back in reverse slow motion press SLOW DVD DVD fj DVD VIDEO J AUDIO VR vco SVCD Each time you press the button the playback speed become faster Example On the TV To return to normal playback Press play button NOTE e Sound cannot be heard during slow motion playback e During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part 32 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most DVD AUDIOs include browsable still pictures B S P which usually appear by turns automatically during playback according to the playback sequence You can change the picture turn the page manually when the current group track has selectable pictures pages DVD AUDIO E During playback and while the B S P indicator lights up on the display window When using the PAGE button Press PAGE repeatedly to select a desired still picture When using the on s
49. layback stops and the program window appears To quit the Program mode While stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and y pje i disappear from the TV screen NOTE e There may be acase where bonus group ona DVD AUDIO cannot be played e The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback e Program Playback may not work for some discs 34 Advanced operations Dis la Random playback LE a S oP Repeats the current group for You can play titles or tracks on a disc in random 6 DVD AUDIO MP3 WMA order REPEAT REPEAT GROUP REPEAT GROUP JPEG E While stopped lets er Ez Repeats the current title for _ DVD VIDEO 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until GMMJ For DVD VR Repeats the appears on the TV screen current title for Original program 2 Press gt play button eum e DVD VR Repeats the e When more than one discs are loaded the system starts jem E playlist for Playlist Random Playback of the next disc after completing current disc playback Repeats all titles and tracks on gj DISC eso the current disc for DVD VR i VCD SVCD CD MP3 WMA While stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program JPEG To quit Random mode window and INDON disappear from the TV screen Repeats all the available discs You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system pera AT ALL NOTE CoTRACK CD STEP o gt stePp Repeats the current track for e The same title tra
50. lowing The language codes list for the code of each language such as AA etc The language codes list AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian B0 ribean kY Kirghiz SQ Albanian aR Bron LA Lain SR Serbian fa Hause OR Oriya Juz Uabek 36 Setting DVD preferences L Picture menu PICTURE m MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recorded in the picture s height width ratio of 16 9 e 16 9 16 9 MULTI Wide television conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed on 16 9 wide TV When you play DVDs recorded in the picture s height width ratio of 4 3 the system adjust the ratio of output signal automatically e 4 3 LB 4 3 MULTI LB Letter Box conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 conventional TV While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen e 4 3 PS 4 3 MULTI PS Pan Scan conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4 3 conventional TV While viewing a wide screen picture the black bars do not appear however the left and right edges of the pictures will not be shown on the screen Ex 16 9 Ex 4 3 LB Ex 4 3 PS NOTE e Even if 4 3 PS or 4 3 MULTI PS is selected the screen size may become 4 3 LB or 4 3 MULTI LB with some DVDs This depends on how DVDs are recorded e When selecting
51. mode selector CHANNEL J p lt lt O CE O play button SOQ C E p O i ace REC ENTER CO Number buttons TV RETURN 100 OO OO CO COO CO NOTE e Manufacturers codes are subject to change without notice e Set the codes again after replacing the batteries of the remote control Operating the TV To set the manufacturer s code You can operate a JVC TV without setting the manufacturer s code l Slide the remote control mode selector to TV 2 Press and hold TV Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished 3 Press ENTER 15 4 Press number buttons 1 9 0 to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a Hitachi TV Press 1 then O For a Toshiba TV Press O then 8 Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Hitachi J10 Shap 03 08 o 5 2 7 Missi Jos frea C RCA 5 Release TV If there is more than one code listed for corresponding brand try each one until you enter the correct one Operation Aim the remote control at the TV IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a TV e Set the remote control mode selector to TV The following buttons are available Oll TV Turns TV on and off TV VOL Adjusts the volume TV VIDEO Selects the input mode either TV or VIDEO CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 10 100 Selects the channel TV RETURN Alternates between the previously selecte
52. ng a desired position by specifying the time m For DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO DVD VR avo ee Se During playback VIDEO J AUDIO VR For VCD SVCD ree While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD During playback or while stopped m When specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the disc Perform the following procedure while stopped m When specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the current title track Perform the following procedure during playback 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor lt to highlight gt 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 99 och EDUTE CS TIME gt oF CHAP OD 1 8 GI 1 3 amp 1 1 TIME _ _ 4 Use number buttons 0 9 to enter the time Example To play back from a point 2 hours 34 minutes 08 seconds elapsed ee o es gt Press 2 Press 3 TIME 2 3_ _ amp TIME 2 34 gt Press 4 Press 0 TIME 2 34 0_ gt TIME 2 34 08 Press 8 To cancel a misentry Press Cursor lt 4 repeatedly 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e You can specify time in hours minutes seconds for DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO DVD VR and in minutes seconds for VCD SVCD CD Using the file control display You can search and play desired groups and tracks files using the file control display on the TV screen AR Current group total group Playbac
53. nge 60 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 270 mm X 1 085 5 mm X 310 mm Mass 8 8 kg each Center speaker SP THC9C Speaker unit Woofer 10 0 cm X 2 Tweeter 4 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 65 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 380 mm X 141 mm X 168 mm Mass 3 4 kg Surround speakers SP THC9S Speaker unit 8 0 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 111 5 mm X 148 mm X 106 5 mm Mass 0 44 kg each Satellite Speakers SP XTHC6 Front speakers SP THC6F Speaker unit 5 5 cm X 2 1 5 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 250 mm X 1 104 mm X 250 mm Mass 2 6 kg each Center speaker SP THC6C Speaker unit 5 5 cm X 2 1 5 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 320 mm X 75 mm X 92 mm Mass 0 9 kg Surround speakers SP THC6S Speaker unit 5 5 cm X 2 1 5 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4Q Frequency Range 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W X H X D 250 mm X 1 142 mm X 250 mm Mass 2 6 kg each 49 m Satellite Speakers SP XTHC3 Front speakers SP THC3F Speaker unit 8 0 cm 1 5 cm Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power
54. noise interference you can change the Beat Cut mode to reduce the noise E While listening to an AM station Press FM MODE The current Beat Cut mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the Beat Cut mode changes e Choose BEATCUT1 or BEATCUT2 according to which gives clearer sound 42 References To clean the disc M ainten ance Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge e DO NOT use any solvent such as conventional record cleaner spray thinner or benzine to clean the disc m Handling Discs e Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly e Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc e Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping m Cleaning the system e Stains on the system should be wiped off with a soft cloth If the system is heavily stained wipe it with a cloth soaked in water diluted neutral detergent and wrung well then wipe clean with a dry cloth e Since the system may deteriorate in quality become damaged or get its paint peeled off be careful about the following DO NOT wipe it with a hard cloth e DO NOT wipe it strong e DO NOT wipe it with thinner or benzine e DO NOT apply any volatile substance such as insecticides to it e DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in contact with it for a long time e Be careful not to scratch the su
55. ntilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth etc the heat may not be able to get out Do not place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus When discarding batteries environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly Do not expose this apparatus to rain moisture dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus Table of contents Introduction Cuduoutwaduawewiediueeddweeemaueewaca Notes ON handling 2 eee eeeeecceseeeeeesseeeeceseeeeesseeeesessneeeeeas 2 SUPPIEd aCCOSS ONES nsscawteresanceanascsancatanicenaceneutinpnisiezsumater 2 About discs ENSE OEE EEE NEE AOA SRE E co Playable CISC VDOS asssrecesstarnidadehlacadhaciiatiasiatndabsctwelaiahasvahuan 3 NOTCS ONMO VDES civtvencsossszencssantesttebbandedesatinrdeswmate leanne 3 Description of parts and controls 4 Connections a T7 Connecting the FM and AM antennas n T Connecting the satellite front center surround speakers 8 Speaker layout uutscuneieaiuseraianndeaddinatohdnsinttuvtadtiocainiweunedduerss 13 COnNecUng A TV ura N TEA 13 Connecting the powered subwoofer ssseercereerren 14 Connecting to an analog component ssec 14 Connecting to a digital component nescence 14 Connecting the power cord oo cc esccceesssseesessessessseesenses 14 Operating external componen
56. o 6 dB range CROSS OVER The signals below the preset frequency level will be sent to and be reproduced by the subwoofer Select one of the cross over frequency levels according to the bass sound quality from the front center surround speakers mE RESUME You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function c pg 31 m ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on screen guide icons F pg 21 Other setting menu OTHERS 40 Tuner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation iai FM AM 1 Set the remote control mode selector to o gt AUDIO 2 Press FM AM NOTE e When FM or AM is selected as the source you can select All Channel Stereo ALL ST and SURR OFF mode The buttons described below are used on pages 41 to 42 FM AM Remote control mode selector TUNING PP lt lt MEMORY FM MODE Number buttons 41 Setting the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart and some countries use 10 kHz spacing You can only change the AM tuner interval spacing while tuning into an AM station e You can operate the following procedures using the buttons on the front panel On the center unit ONLY m To change the interval spacing into 10 kHz Press II while holding down E m To change the interval spacing into 9 kHz Press gt while holding down E Manual tuning 1 Pr
57. ons The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual You can use the buttons on the center Turning the system on off unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following On the remote control Press o AUDIO On the center unit Press ol operation AUDIO e Set th t trol mode selector to AUDIO era When DVD is selected as the source pg 18 the following The buttons described below are used on messages will appear on the TV screen pages 17 to 20 AUDIO DISC 1 5 MUTING OPEN CLOSE Source Appears when opening or closing the disc tray selecting NOW READING buttons Remote control mode selector Appears when the system is reading the disc information REGION CODE ERROR Appears when the Region Code of the DVD VIDEO does not match the code the system supports The disc cannot be AUDIO VOL played back NO DISC Appears when no disc is loaded CANNOT PLAY THIS DISC Cursor Appears when unplayable disc is loaded gt lt v a ENTER NOTE e The STANDBY lamp turns on when the power is turned off and turns CO OOO off when the power is turned on OOOO e The power supply to the subwoofer is linked to the center
58. ou press SUBTITLE subtitle appears and disappears alternately e Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop up window See The language codes list c pg 38 During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part Advanced operations Selecting the audio E During playback of a disc containing audio in several languages When using the AUDIO button l Press AUDIO Example DVD VIDEO ENGLISH is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded OD 1 3 n ENGLISH ee eee DVD DVD fj DVD VIDEO AUDIO VR VCD SVCD 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly or press Cursor w a to select the desired audio When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor lt to highlight 1 3 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO Deby 0 Cy sek Gite CIGD CSE ES TIME OFF CHAP OD 1 3 G 1 3 Bq 1 1 a ENGLISH 4 Press Cursor V A to select the desired audio 5 press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop up window See The language codes list lt pg 38 e ST L or R is displayed when playing a VCD SVCD or DVD VR respectively representing stereo left sound and right sound See page 26 for button locations Special picture playback Frame by frame playback E During p
59. r personal computer 30 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Resume playback When Resume Playback is set to ON lt pg 40 pem and you stop playback by the following operations the position where playback has been stopped is stored RESUME appears on the display window e Turning off the power lt pg 17 e Pressing W once e Changing the source lt gt pg 18 DVD jj DVD AUDIOf VR VCD jsvcD To start playback from the stored position Press play button or DVD e There may be a case where play button does not work after changing the source To clear the stored position Press W again or open the disc tray with the playback disc Selecting a view angle m During playback of a disc containing multi view angles When using the ANGLE button Press ANGLE Example DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recorded Cy 1 3 1 a a 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly or press Cursor V A to select the desired view angle When using the on screen bar 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight amp 1 3 3 Press ENTER DVD VIDEO 99 oon CSCR CSD CHG CERO TIME OFF CHAP OD 1 8 GI 1 3 amp 1 3 a aa 1 ES 4 Press Cursor V A to select the desired view angle 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears
60. re antenna not supplied 7 Ifthe antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat twist and pull the insulation coat off and m FM antenna remove FM ant li Cameru antenna supplied Connecting AM loop antenna Extend the supplied FM antenna NU horizontally P T 5 Center unit a If reception is poor Center unit 18 M 2 M 09 Foe 7 as amp Standard type 75 Q Outdoor FM antenna cord coaxial connector not supplied m Antenna cord Outdoor FM antenna not supplied NOTE 3 e We recommend that you use coaxial cable for the FM antenna as it is well shielded against interference e Turn the loop antenna until you have the best reception during AM broadcast program reception NOTE e Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals connecting cords and power cords This could cause poor reception Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made Connecting the satellite front center surround speakers The front speakers TH C9 For the surround speakers of TH C9 see The surround speakers TH C9 c pg 10 Hh Front speaker Base plate x2 x2 Before assembling e Prepare a Phillips screwdriver not supplied e Take care not to drop any component part while assembling otherwise it may cause damage to the floor or injury Speaker rear side Top of base pla
61. ress ka a NOTE e If you want to play a PBC compatible VCD SVCD without using the PBC function perform any of the following e Start playback by pressing number buttons while stopped e Press gt repeatedly until the desired track number is displayed then start playback by pressing play button The track number appears on the display window instead of PBC e To activate the PBC function when playing a PBC compatible VCD SVCD without using the PBC function perform any of the following Press TOP MENU PG or MENU PL e Press W twice to stop playback then press play button Locating a desired chapter track using the on screen bar E During playback Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor gt lt to highlight CHAP gt TRACK 3 Press ENTER Example During DVD VIDEO playback DVD VIDEO BPiy DO See Gimp Chia Gare gt TIME OFF CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp 1 1 CHAPTER DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO DVD VR 4 Press number buttons 0 9 to enter the desired chapter number Example To select 8 To select 10 To select 20 To select 37 Press 8 Press 1 then Q Press 2 then Q Press 3 then 7 To correct a misentry Repeat step 4 5 press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears NOTE e You can select up to the 99th chapter track Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations Locati
62. rface of the disc when placing it back in its case e Avoid exposure to direct sunlight temperature extremes and moisture Troubleshooting The power cord and or system cord is not connected Connect the power cord and system cord correctly on F pg 14 The remote control does The batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries 7 gt pg 6 not work Sunlight is falling directly on the remote sensor Hide the remote sensor from direct sunlight No sound The system cord and or speaker cord is not connected Check the connection and or DIGITAL IN DBS correctly Select the correct source lt pg 18 No picture is displayed The scan mode is set to NTSC PRG or PAL PRG Change the scan mode to NTSC or PAL on the TV screen the though the center unit is connected to the TV which c pg 19 picture is blurred or the does not support the progressive video input such as a picture is divided into conventional TV two parts Video and audio are The disc is scratched or dirty Replace or clean the disc distorted Pe is connected between the center unit and the Connect the center unit and TV directly pg 13 The picture does not fit The monitor type is not set correctly Set MONITOR TYPE properly F pg 39 the TV screen Hard to listen to Antennas are disconnected Reconnect the antennas correctly and securely broadcast because of c pg 7 noise 43 References Sp
63. s Cursor lt repeatedly to select the VFP mode e NORMAL Normally select this e CINEMA Suitable for movies When you select NORMAL or CINEMA press VFP to complete the setting e USER 1 and USER 2 You can adjust parameters that affect picture appearance Only when selecting USER 1 or USER 2 in step 2 proceed to perform the following operation 3 Press Cursor w a repeatedly to select a parameter you want to adjust Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as preferred e GAMMA Controls brightness of neutral tints while maintaining brightness of dark and bright portions e BRIGHTNESS Controls screen brightness e CONTRAST Controls screen contrast e SATURATION Controls screen color depth e TINT Controls screen tint e SHARPNESS Controls screen sharpness Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations 4G Press ENTER Example rN y 5 Press Cursor w a to change the setting 6 Press ENTER The current VFP settings appear again 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters 8 Press VFP NOTE e Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the procedure the setting at that time will be stored Program playback E While stopped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until program an window appears on the TV screen PROGRAM USE NUMERIC KEYS TO PROGRAM TRACKS USE CANCEL TO DELETE THE PROGRA
64. se a plug adapter not supplied to convert the pin plugs to BNC plugs e The component video signals can be output only when you select DVD as the source to play lt pg 18 m To connect a TV equipped with the composite or S video jacks Center unit a Composite video cord Supplied VIDEO Ce C S VIDEO Align the amp marks S video cord not supplied To composite video input v4 TV To S video input NOTE e Select the appropriate scan mode according to your TV See Changing the scan mode pg 19 Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made Connecting the powered subwoofer Powered Center unit subwoofer System cord Supplied v JE a D gt re Align the amp marks f eB BBE EE EEE Er anit T gt n lt Align the amp marks NOTE e The way of connecting the system cord varies depending on the type of the powered subwoofer Connecting to an analog component You can enjoy the sound of an analog component Center unit Aia a a HIA f es f N E i S video cord V not supplied RCA pin plug cord or not supplied Composite video cord not supplied qf Ep oo ay VCR O at DO Cassette recorder 8 1 To composite video output 2 To S video output 3 To audio output NOTE e The signals input to the VIDEO jack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from t
65. sive TVs and High Definition TVs that are not fully compatible with this system resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO in the progressive scan mode In such a case change the scan mode to NTSC or PAL To check the compatibility of your TV contact your local JVC customer service center e All JVC progressive TVs and High Definition TVs are fully compatible with this system Basic operations See page 17 for button locations Optimizing the speaker settings Smart Surround Setup NOTE e When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener or replace the supplied speakers with other ones perform Smart Surround Setup again E While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your position where you listen to the sound 2 Press and hold SMART S SETUP SMART SURROUND SETUP Paj Zee CI wl E SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER a CLAP YOUR HANDS AT THE VIEWING POSITION TO EXIT PRESS SMART S SETUP SETTING appears on the display window 3 Clap your hands over your head once 4 Make sure that COMPLETED appears on the TV screen then press SMART S SETUP The system detects your clapping sound through the satellite speakers then automatically makes the best settings for each speaker COMPLETED appears on the TV screen when Smart Surround Setup completes When FAILED appears on the TV screen The system could not detect the clapping
66. ss TREBLE and then LEVEL NOTE e The adjustments take effect for all sources Adjusting the bass sound BASS Press BASS and then LEVEL NOTE e The adjustments take effect for all sources 19 Changing the scan mode The system can be accommodated to your TV s scan mode NOTE e To use the system in PROGRESSIVE mode it is required that the center unit is connected to the TV by using a component video cord not supplied 7 gt pg 13 E While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Press and hold SCAN MODE for 2 seconds NTSC PAL or NTSC PRG PAL PRG appears on the display window 2 Press Cursor gt lt to select the desired mode e NTSC Select when your TV supports the NTSC interlaced video input only e NTSC PRG Select when your TV equipped with component jacks supports the NTSC progressive video input e PAL Select when your TV supports the PAL interlaced video input only Select when your TV equipped with component jacks supports the PAL progressive video input You can get better picture quality in NTSC PRG PAL PRG mode than in NTSC PAL mode 3 Press ENTER while the selected mode is displayed When NTSC PRG or PAL PRG is selected the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights on the display window NOTE e Although the picture may be distorted when you press ENTER this is not a malfunction of the system e PAL PRG e There are some progres
67. te NY Screw M4 x 35 mm upplied Sa E Q ko J Base plate Vw CAUTION e NEVER insert your finger in between the speaker and the base plate as it may get hurt ps X f Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made m The front and surround speakers TH C6 3 The following procedure explains the front speaker assembly The assembly of both the front and surround speakers are done in the same manner Front speaker Surround speaker x2 x2 Screw M5 x 25 mm Supplied Before assembling When installing the front and surround speakers on the e Prepare a Phillips screwdriver not supplied wall e Take care not to drop any component part while assembling e Attach the supplied bottom cover on the bottom of each speakers otherwise it may cause damage to the floor or injury as illustrated e Be sure to have them installed on the wall by a qualified personnel e DO NOT install the satellite speakers on the wall by yourself to avoid unexpected damage from their falling off the wall due to incorrect installation or weakness in wall structure e Care must be taken in selecting a location for speaker installation on a wall Injury to personnel or damage to equipment may result if the speakers installed interfere with daily activities e If attaching the stand to the speaker remove the bottom cover by inserting a flat pointed tool into the hole of the bottom cover
68. ts with the remote control ssssssennsnnnnsceees 15 Operating the TV west ccnetuachssansteeast ana 15 Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter ccce 15 Operating the VOR ssssssssessriserrsrrrrerrrserirsrrrsrrrrerrrrerrnens 16 Basic operationS sss 22 1 7 Turning the system on off cscccccsscsessstsessesssssensssen 17 Selecting the source to Play ooo ese ssesesessessseessseeseeens 18 Adjusting the volume VOLUME ee eeeeeeeeeeees 18 Listening with headphones not supplied 08 18 Turning off the sound temporarily MUTING 18 Adjusting the brightness of the indications DIMMER 18 SICCD MIME SLEEP araen aa a RN E 19 Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and speakers 19 Adjusting the treble sound TREBLE ee 19 Adjusting the bass sound BASS 0 0 0 ccc eeeeeeseeeeeeeneeees 19 Changing the scan mode uo eceeccccssececeeeteseeeessseeerseeens 19 Optimizing the speaker settings Smart Surround Setup 20 PIAVYDAGK iidesndteccrdwitnwsnwiedantitaneaswatece 2 Basic playback si ianichuntstannstariaiandsumntedantaionrasastvayndaneatranroraanoes 21 OMG TOUGH IKE DIAV eana a a A 23 Fast forward fast reverSe search cccccsesseceessseseeesteneess 23 Skip to the beginning of a desired selection ou 24 Locating a desired title group using number buttons 24 Playing back a bonus group cceesssececsseeeeessseeesesset
69. turned off during playback On the other hand the system outputs only the front left and right channel signals with LR ONLY shown on the display window when you start playback with the surround mode having been set to SURR OFF or H PHONE Using the on screen bar You can check disc information and you can use some functions using the on screen bar Showing the on screen bar E Whenever a disc is loaded DVD jj DVD VIDEO fj AUDIO Press ON SCREEN sven CD Each time you press the button the on screen bar changes as follows on the TV screen Example During DVD VIDEO playback DVD VIDEO 97 cn CCR CESED CHGS CIEE DVD VIDEO 97 pen CCR CESS CHGS CIEE gt TIME OFF CHAP OD 1 8 G 1 3 amp 1 1 OFF The on screen bar disappears back to the beginning e The currently selected item shows green Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations m Contents of the on screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO 2 a 2 i i i g i DVD VIDEO Poly E OED CTE TIME OFF CHAP OD 1 8 1 3 amp 1 1 3 M m M DVD AUDIO l 3 4 6 i DVD AUDIO 919 och AE N 0 01 40 TIME rs o ck EA PAGE gia 5 9 11 15 VCD VCD PROGRAM DISC 3 TRACK 14 TIME 0 04 58 gt QD ST TIME OFF a SVCD a SVCD PROGRAM TIME 0 04 58 TIME COOFF OD ST GE 1 4 fs io CD CD PROGRAM TIME OFF 2 DVD VR disc i conan DVD VR op yen ORA TOTAL 0 00 3
70. ucing the noise of AM broadcast ccnn 42 ReferenCeS wsssssssssnnensennnecenneeseesssnnes 43 NWIGIMTCTIA NCO einen a etuliuctanen 43 FOUDIGS WO OUING crisare 43 DO DOCIICA TON Ss seisne AE 44 Introduction Notes on handling m Important cautions Installation of the system e Select a place which is level dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5 C and 35 C e Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV e Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration Power cord e Do not handle the power cord with wet hands e A small amount of power is always consumed while the power cord is connected to the wall outlet center unit only e When unplugging the power cord from the wall outlet always pull on the plug not the power cord To prevent malfunctions of the system e There are no user serviceable parts inside If anything goes wrong unplug the power cord and consult your dealer e Do not insert any metallic object into the system e Do not use any non standard shape disc like a heart flower or credit card etc available on the market because it may damage the system e Do not use a disc with tape stickers or paste on it because it may damage the system Label sticker Paste Ganea __ lt A Sticker AA gt e Note about copyright laws Check the copyright laws in your country before recording from the discs Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws Note
71. und Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II has a newly developed multichannel playback format to decode all 2 channel sources stereo source and Dolby Surround encoded source into a 5 1 channel Dolby Pro Logic II has two modes Movie mode and Music mode e Pro Logic Il Movie MOVIE Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources bearing the mark DO potsy surrouno e Pro Logic Il Music MUSIC Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources Dolby Digital Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with Dolby Digital DO botey DIGITAL DTS Digital Surround 2 Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software DIGITAL SURROUND DTS Digital Surround DTS is another Herel multichannel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic MLP Lossless and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 2 DTS and DTS Multichannel y y V Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND lt gt pg 27 26 Advanced operations See page 26 for button locations All Channel Stereo DSP All Channel Stereo ALL ST mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected and activated speakers All Channel Stereo
72. wer switch or unplug it before installing the speakers Then wait at least 30 minutes before turning on the TV s main power switch again Some TVs may still be affected even though you have followed the above If this happens move the speakers away from the TV The surround speakers are not magnetically shielded If it is located nearby the TV or monitor it will probably cause color distortion on the screen To avoid this do not place the speaker nearby the TV or monitor Be sure to place the powered subwoofer to the TV s right If you place the powered subwoofer to the TV s left keep sufficient distance between them to prevent the TV screen from appearing mottled 13 Connecting a TV e You can get better picture quality in the order Component video gt S video gt Composite video e Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a VCR or to a TV with a built in VCR e You need to set MONITOR TYPE in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV lt pg 39 m Toconnecta TV equipped with the component video input jacks Center unit r COMPONENT 4 Y PB Pr To component video input mi Component video cord not supplied NOTE e If your TV supports progressive video input you can enjoy a high quality picture by setting the progressive scan mode to active c pg 19 e If the component video input jacks of your TV are of the BNC type u

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