JVC GVT0154-001A, SP-PWS77, SP-THS77C, SP-THS77F, SP-THS77S Instructions Manual

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DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM

TH-S77

Consists of XV-THS77, SP-PWS77, SP-THS77F, SP-THS77C and SP-THS77S

INSTRUCTIONS

GVT0154-001A

[US/UN/UG/UX]

Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.:

1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet.

2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION — button! (XV-THS77)

Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line.

• When the system is on standby, the STANDBY lamp lights red.

• When the system is turned on, the STANDBY lamp goes off.

The power can be remote controlled.

CAUTION (SP-PWS77)

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.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user

2. serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel.

CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and

3. interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT.

CAUTION

• Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation 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.

G-1

SP-THS77: 32 kg

CAUTION!

To avoid personal injury or accidentally dropping the unit, have two persons unpack, carry, and install the unit.

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

obstructions

XV-THS77

8 cm

3 cm 3 cm

MIC LEVEL

MAX MIC 2MIC 1

Wall or

SP-PWS77

20 cm

15 cm 15 cm

Wall or obstructions

Front

PHONESMIN

No obstructions

XV-THS77

10 cm

15 cm

Wall or obstructions

Front

No obstructions

SP-PWS77

15 cm

G-2

Table of contents

Introduction .....................................2

Notes on handling .................................................................2

Supplied accessories ............................................................2

About discs .....................................3

Playable disc types ...............................................................3

Notes on file types ................................................................4

Description of parts and controls ...5

Connections ....................................8

Connecting the FM and AM antennas ....................................8

Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers ..9

Speaker layout ....................................................................10

Connecting a TV ..................................................................10

Connecting the powered subwoofer ....................................11

Connecting to an analog component ...................................11

Connecting to a digital component .....................................11

Connecting the power cord .................................................11

Operating external components with

the remote control ........................12

Operating the TV .................................................................12

Operating the VCR ..............................................................13

Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter .......................13

Basic operations ...........................14

Turning the system on/off ...................................................14

Selecting the source to play ................................................15

Adjusting the volume [VOLUME] ........................................15

Listening with headphones (not supplied) ..........................15

Turning off the sound temporarily [MUTING] .....................15

Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER] .......15

Sleep Timer [SLEEP] ...........................................................16

Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and speakers ..16

Adjusting the treble sound [TREBLE] ..................................16

Adjusting the bass sound [BASS] .......................................16

Changing the scan mode ....................................................16

Optimizing the speaker settings [Smart Surround Setup] ...17

Playback ........................................18

Basic playback ....................................................................18

One touch replay .................................................................20

Fast-forward/fast-reverse search ........................................20

Skip to the beginning of a desired selection .......................20

Locating a desired title/group using number buttons .........21

Playing back a bonus group ................................................21

Selecting the desired title/playlist from the control display .21

Advanced operations ....................22

Using the surround mode ...................................................22

Using the on-screen bar .....................................................23

Playing from a specified position on a disc .........................25

Using the file control display ..............................................26

Resume playback ................................................................27

Selecting a view angle .........................................................27

Selecting the subtitle ..........................................................27

Selecting the audio .............................................................28

Special picture playback .....................................................28

Program playback ...............................................................30

Random playback ...............................................................31

Repeat playback ..................................................................31

Tray lock .............................................................................32

Sound and other settings ....................................................33

Setting DVD preferences ..............34

Using the setup menus .......................................................34

Menu description ................................................................34

Tuner operations ...........................37

Setting the AM tuner interval spacing .................................37

Manual tuning .....................................................................37

Preset tuning ......................................................................38

Selecting the FM reception mode ........................................38

Reducing the noise of AM broadcast ..................................38

KARAOKE operations .................... 39

Basic KARAOKE operations ................................................39

Reserving songs .................................................................39

Selecting audio ...................................................................40

Adding an echo effect to your voice ....................................40

Shifting the pitch of the playback sound .............................40

References ....................................41

Maintenance .......................................................................41

Troubleshooting ..................................................................41

Specifications .....................................................................42

Introduction

Notes on handling

7 Important cautions

Installation of the system

• Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C.

• Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV.

• Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration.

Power cord

• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands!

• A small amount of power is always consumed while the power cord is connected to the wall outlet (center unit only).

• When unplugging the power cord from the wall outlet, always pull on the plug, not the power cord.

To prevent malfunctions of the system

• There are no user-serviceable parts inside. If anything goes wrong, unplug the power cord and consult your dealer.

• Do not insert any metallic object into the system.

• 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.

• Do not use a disc with tape, stickers, or paste on it, because it may damage the system.

7 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.

Label sticker

Sticker

Note about copyright laws

Check the copyright laws in your country before recording from the discs. Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws.

Note about copyguard system

The discs are protected by copyguard system. When you connect the system to your VCR directly, the copyguard system activates and the picture may not be played back correctly.

Paste

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.

• Remote control (1)

• Batteries (2)

• FM antenna (1)

• AM loop antenna (1)

• Power cord (1)

• AC plug adapters (2) (Except for the countries of Middle East)

• System cord (1)

• Composite video cord (1)

• Speaker cords For satellite (front left/right) and center speakers (3) For satellite speakers (surround left/right) (2)

•Screws M4 x 40 mm:

For satellite speakers (12)

• Base plates For satellite speakers (front and surround) (4)

About discs

Playable disc types

This system has been designed to play back the following discs:

DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO

VCD/SVCD Audio CD

Notes on DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM

• 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.

• This system can also play DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs if MP3, WMA, JPEG and MPEG-4 files are recorded on them with UDF Bridge format. This system does not support “multi-border” discs.

Notes on CD-R and CD-RW

• This system can also play CD-Rs or CD-RWs if MP3, WMA, JPEG and MPEG-4 files are recorded on them with ISO 9660 format.

• This system supports “multi-session” discs (up to 20 sessions).

• This system cannot play “packet write” discs.

• DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

• 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.

• This system accommodates the NTSC and PAL system. When you play an NTSC disc with the scan mode set to “PAL” (A pg. 16), the NTSC video signal is converted to the PAL60 signal and output.

• 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.

• Before playing back discs, read their instructions or cautions carefully.

Region code of DVD VIDEO

This system can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include the system’s Region Code, which is indicated on the rear panel.

For the countries of Middle East

For the countries of Southeast Asia

Some discs may not be played back because of their disc characteristics, recording conditions, or damage 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.

If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded, “REGION CODE ERROR!” appears on the TV screen and playback cannot start.

About discs

Notes on file types

For all playable files

• 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” MPEG-4: “.ASF”, “.asf”

• 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.

• Some files may not be played back normally because of their disc characteristics or recording conditions.

For MP3/WMA files

• 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.

• 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. (A pg. 26)

• 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

• We recommend to record a file at 640 x 480 resolution.

• This system can only play baseline JPEG files.

For MPEG-4 files

• The system supports the types of the advanced simple profile as MPEG-4 files (MPEG-4 ASF).

• The system supports MPEG-4 files followed the condition below: File format: ASF Visual profile: MPEG-4 SP (Simple Profile) Audio CODEC: G.726 Max. picture size: 352 x 288 (CIF) Max. bit rate: 384 kbps

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual

roperty 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.

“CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p DVD PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.”

USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT FOR USE BY A CONSUMER ENGAGING IN PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.

Description of parts and controls

Front panel (center unit)

Display window

pg. 23

pg. 37

pg. 38

pg. 19 pg. 23

FM AM

P L PCM SURR

WMA

MP3 RESUME

PROGRESSIVE B.S.P. CHAP. TRK PG PL BONUS ST RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND

pg. 19

pg. 16

Disc tray (inside): pg. 18

pg. 27

pg. 29

pg. 19

pg. 14

MONO

pg. 20

pg. 19 pg. 30

pg. 18

MIC LEVEL

pg. 18

MIN

MAX

pg. 14

pg. 39

pg. 21

pg. 18

MIC 2MIC 1

pg. 37

pg. 38

pg. 15

pg. 18

Remote sensor: pg. 7

pg. 15

MHz kHz

pg. 31

pg. 39

PHONES

pg. 15

Rear panel (center unit)

pg. 11

pg. 10

pg. 11pg. 10

pg. 11

pg. 8

Description of parts and controls

Powered subwoofer

POWER ON lamp:

pg. 14

pg. 11

pg. 9

FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66

4Ω16

Ω

Do not block the ventilation openings.

See below.

Power cord:

pg. 11

Front

NOTE

• For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind

the powered subwoofer.

Rear

Setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR

Before plugging, set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of the powered subwoofer.

Voltage selector switch

Description of parts and controls

TITLE/GROUP

ANGLE

VFP

ZOOM

PAGE

REPEAT

SETUP

SLEEP

TV RETURN

A-B RPT

SETTING

SMART

S.SETUP

PLAY MODE

RETURN

DIMMER

100+

CANCEL

SCAN MODE

TREBLE

Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control

VCR

SURROUND

FM MODEMEMORY

ENTER

AUDIO

VCR/DBS

DBS

FL DISP.

AUDIO

VCR/DBS

TUNING

MENU/PL

SCREEN

pg. 14 pg. 12

pg. 13

pg. 15

pg. 19

R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F)

type dry-cell batteries

(supplied)

pg. 23 pg. 15

pg. 12-40

pg. 18 pg. 20, 37

pg. 20, 28 pg. 18, 38 pg. 25

If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases,

pg. 16, 34, 39

replace both batteries.

CAUTION

• Do not expose batteries to heat or flame.

pg. 23

pg. 18

OPEN/CLOSE

pg. 12

pg. 15

pg. 28

pg. 27

TV/VIDEO

MUTING

DVD

FM/AM

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

TV VOL CHANNEL AUDIO VOL

pg. 12

pg. 25

TUNING

SLOW SLOW

TOP MENU/PG

g. 18,

g. 13,

REC

20 pg. 21

pg. 27

pg. 29

pg. 29 pg. 31

pg. 32 pg. 34 pg. 33

pg. 15 pg. 17

pg. 16

TITLE/GROUP

ANGLE

ZOOM

PLAY MODE

RETURN

BASS

SURR. RSURR. L

100+

CANCEL

SCAN MODE

VFP

TREBLE

LEVEL

PAG E

TV RETURN

A-B RPT

REPEAT

SET UP

SETTING

MIC ON/OFF VOCAL ECHO RESERVE

DIMMER KEYCON.Ii

SMART

S.SETUP

SLEEP

FRONT L FRONT R

CENTER

S.WFR

Number buttons:

pg. 20

pg. 30 pg. 30, 31

pg. 16, 29

pg. 25

pg. 39

pg. 16

Operating the system from the remote control

Aim the remote control directly to the front panel of the center unit.

• Do not hide the remote sensor.

NOTE

• To use the buttons under the cover, slide down the cover.

Connections

Connecting the FM and AM antennas

7 AM loop antenna

Setting up supplied AM loop antenna

Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made.

If reception is poor

Center unit

AM loop antenna

Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied)

If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.

Connecting AM loop antenna

Center unit

Antenna cord

7 FM antenna

Center unit

If reception is poor

Center unit

Standard type (75 C coaxial) connector

NOTE

• We recommend that you use coaxial cable for the FM antenna as it is well-shielded against interference.

FM antenna (supplied)

Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally.

Outdoor FM antenna

(not supplied)

Outdoor FM antenna cord

(not supplied)

• Turn the loop antenna until you have the best reception during AM broadcast program reception.

NOTE

• 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

Before connecting the speaker cords;

Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.

Front speakers

SP-THS77F

Speaker (rear side)

Powered subwoofer

SP-PWS77

4Ω16

Ω

Speaker cord (supplied)

• Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals.

• Connect the white cords to the (q) terminals referring to the table below:

FRONT SPEAKERS (LEFT) White

FRONT SPEAKERS (RIGHT) Red

CENTER SPEAKER Green

SURROUND SPEAKERS (LEFT) Blue

SURROUND SPEAKERS (RIGHT) Gray

Center speaker

SP-THS77C

Surround speakers

SP-THS77S

Black

White

Red

Screw M4 x 40 mm (supplied)

Base plate

CAUTION

• When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPEDANCE) indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoofer.

• DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal.

10 m

Precautions for daily use

• When moving the speakers, do not pull the speaker cords; otherwise, the speakers may fall over, causing damage or injury.

• When holding a speaker, always grasp the lower portion.

• 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.

• Do not reproduce sounds at so high a volume that they are distorted; otherwise, the speakers may be damaged by internal heat buildup.

Connections

Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made.

Speaker layout

Center speaker

Front left

speaker

Surround left

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

power switch or unplug it before installing the speakers. Then wait at least 30 minutes before turning on the TV’s main power switch

again. Some TVs may still be affected even though you have followed the above. If this happens, move the speakers away from the TV.

• 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.

Front right speaker

Powered subwoofer

Surround right speaker

Connecting a TV

• You can get better picture quality in the order — Component video > S-video > Composite video.

• Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR.

• You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV. (A pg. 35)

7 To connect a TV equipped with the component video

input jacks

Center unit

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

To component

video input

Component video cord (not supplied)

NOTE

• If your TV supports progressive video input, you can enjoy a high quality picture by setting the progressive scan mode to active. (A pg. 16)

• If the component video input jacks of your TV are of the BNC type, use a plug adapter (not supplied) to convert the pin plugs to BNC plugs.

• The component video signals can be output only when you select “DVD” as the source to play. (A pg. 15)

7 To connect a TV equipped with the composite or S-

video jacks

Center unit

Align the 5 marks.

Composite video cord (supplied)

S-video cord (not supplied)

To S-video input

To composite video input

NOTE

• Select the appropriate scan mode according to your TV. See “Changing the scan mode” (A pg. 16).

Connections

Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made.

Connecting the powered subwoofer

Powered

Center unit

Align the 5 marks. Align the 5 marks.

System cord (supplied)

subwoofer

FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66

Connecting to an analog component

You can enjoy the sound of an analog component.

Center unit

S-video cord

(not supplied)

Composite

video cord

(not supplied)

12 3

VCR (

1 3 or 2 3)

TV (

Cassette recorder (

RCA pin plug cord (not supplied)

Connecting to a digital component

You can enjoy the sound of a digital component.

Center unit

* tuner

DBS

MD player

Digital optical cord

(not supplied)

* DBS = Direct Broadcasting Satellite

NOTE

When playing a video component such as a DBS tuner;

• To listen to the sound, select “DBS D” as the source to play. (A pg. 15)

• To see the picture, connect the video output jack of the component to the video input jack of the TV directly, and select the correct input mode on the TV.

To digital optical output

Connecting the power cord

Make sure that all other connections have been completed.

Center unit Powered

AC IN

subwoofer

1 To composite video output 2 To S-video output 3 To audio output

NOTE

• The signals input to the VIDEO jack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from the VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks, not from the S-VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks.

• If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source components and this system, the sound output through this system may be distorted.

Power cord

(Supplied)

Plug into AC outlets.

CAUTION

• 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.

• (Except for the countries of Middle East)

the AC plugs, use the supplied AC plug adapters.

Power cord

If the AC outlets do not match

Operating external components with the remote control

TV/VIDEO

REC

VCR

VCR/DBS

DBS

VCR/DBS

ENTER

TV RETURN

100+

The buttons described below are used on pages 12 and

13.

VCR/DBS

DBS

VCR

Remote control mode selector

(play button)

Number buttons

NOTE

• Manufacturers’ codes are subject to change without notice.

• Set the codes again after replacing the batteries of the remote control.

4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter

the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).

Examples: For a Hitachi TV:

Press 1, then 0.

For a Toshiba TV:

Press 0, then 8.

Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code

JVC 01 Samsung 12

Hitachi 10 Sharp 06

Magnavox 02 Sony 07

Mitsubishi 03 Toshiba 08

Panasonic 04, 11 Zenith 09

RCA 05

5 Release TV.

If there is more than one code listed for corresponding brand, try each one until you enter the correct one.

7 Operation

Aim the remote control at the TV.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control to operate a TV;

• Set the remote control mode selector to TV.

The following buttons are available:

TV: Turns TV on and off. TV VOL +/–: Adjusts the volume. TV/VIDEO: Selects the input mode (either TV or

VIDEO).

CHANNEL +/–: Changes the channels. 1-10, 0, +10 (100+): Selects the channel. TV RETURN: Alternates between the previously selected

channel and the current channel.

Operating the TV

7 To set the manufacturer’s code

You can operate a JVC TV without setting the manufacturer’s code.

1 Slide the remote control mode selector

to TV.

2 Press and hold TV.

Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished.

3 Press ENTER.

Operating external components with the remote control

See page 12 for button locations.

Operating the VCR

7 To set the manufacturer’s code

You can operate a JVC VCR without setting the manufacturer’s code.

1 Slide the remote control mode selector

to VCR/DBS.

2 Press VCR. 3 Press and hold VCR/DBS.

Keep the button pressed 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 Panasonic VCR:

Press 0, then 7.

For a NEC VCR:

Press 2, then 5.

Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code

JVC 01, 02, 03 Philips 09

Emerson 11, 26 RCA 05, 06

Fisher 29 Samsung 24

Funai 10, 14, 15, 16 Sanyo 21, 22, 23

Gold Star 12 Sharp 27, 28

Hitachi 04 Shintom 30

Mitsubishi 13 Sony 18, 19, 20

NEC 25 Zenith 08

Panasonic 07, 17

6 Release VCR/DBS.

If there is more than one code listed for your brand, try each one until you enter the correct one.

7 Operation

Aim the remote control at the VCR.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control to operate a VCR; Set the remote control mode selector to VCR/DBS.

The following buttons are available:

VCR/DBS: Turns VCR on and off.

3 (play button): Starts playback. 7 : Stops operation. 8 : Pauses playback. y: Fast forwards video tape. 1: Rewinds video tape.

REC: Press this button together with 3 (play button) to

start recording or together with 8 to pause recording.

CHANNEL +/–: Changes the TV channels on the VCR.

Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter

7 To set the manufacturer’s code

1 Slide the remote control mode selector

to VCR/DBS.

2 Press DBS. 3 Press and hold VCR/DBS.

Keep the button pressed until step 5 is finished.

4 Press ENTER. 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter

the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).

Examples: For a GI Jerrold product:

Press 0, then 1.

For a Sony product:

Press 2, then 0.

Manufacturer Code

Echostar 21

GI Jerrold 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08

Hamlin 15, 16, 17, 18

Pioneer 13, 14

RCA 19

Scientific Atlanta 09, 10

Sony 20

Zenith 11, 12

6 Release VCR/DBS.

If there is more than one code listed for your brand, try each one until you enter the correct one.

7 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; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to

VCR/DBS.

2 Press 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.

NOTE

When operating a VCR or DBS tuner/CATV converter;

• 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.

Basic operations

DVD

MUTING

FM/AM VCR

AUDIO VOL

AUDIO

DBS

AUDIO

ENTER

SLEEP

FRONT L FRONT R

LEVEL

S.WFR

SMART

S. SETUP

CENTER

SCAN MODE

TREBLE

BASS

SURR. RSURR. L

The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

The buttons described below are used on pages 14 to 17.

Source

selecting

buttons

Remote control mode selector

Cursor

(3/2/Y/5)/

ENTER

Turning the system on/off

On the remote control:

Press AUDIO.

On the center unit:

Press .

When DVD is selected as the source (A pg. 15), the following messages will appear on the TV screen.

• “OPEN”/“CLOSE”: Appears when opening or closing the disc tray.

• “NOW READING”: Appears when the system is reading the disc information.

• “REGION CODE ERROR!”: Appears when the Region Code of the DVD VIDEO does not match the code the system supports. The disc cannot be played back.

• “NO DISC”: Appears when no disc is loaded.

• “CANNOT PLAY THIS DISC”: Appears when unplayable disc is loaded.

Speaker

buttons

NOTE

• The STANDBY lamp turns on when the power is turned off and turns off when the power is turned on.

• 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

BASS/

LEVEL

turned on.

• A small amount of the power is consumed even when the power is turned off (center unit only). This is called standby mode and the STANDBY lamp lights in this mode. Unplug the power cord from the AC outlet to turn the power off completely.

• You can also turn on the system by pressing the following buttons;

• OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control or 0 on the center unit

• One of the source selecting buttons on the remote control

• 3 on the center unit. You can use the same buttons on the remote

control.

STANDBY

PHONES

Basic operations

See page 14 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.).

(A pg. 18)

FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM station. (A pg. 37)

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. (A pg. 11)

DBS: To select the source from a component connected to

the DIGITAL IN (DBS) jack. (A pg. 11)

On the center unit:

Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source name you want appears on the display window.

NOTE

• When AM, FM or DBS D is selected as the source, this system does not output video signals.

• It may take time to change the source.

Adjusting the volume [VOLUME]

CAUTION

• 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:

Press VOLUME +/–.

Listening with headphones (not supplied)

CAUTION

Be sure to turn down the volume;

• Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may damage both the headphones and your hearing.

• 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 (A pg. 22) 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;

• For 2 channel sources, the front left and right channel signals are output from the headphones.

• Multi-channel signals are down-mixed and output from the headphones.

• (For DVD AUDIO) When the disc prohibits down-mixing, only the front left and right channels 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:

• Press MUTING again.

• Press AUDIO VOL +/– (or press VOLUME +/– on the center unit).

Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER]

Press DIMMER.

Each time you press the button, the brightness level changes.

Basic operations

See page 14 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.

• 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 +/–.

• FRONT L: Front Left speaker

• FRONT R: Front Right speaker

• SURR. L: Surround Left speaker

• SURR. R: Surround Right speaker

• CENTER: Center speaker

• S.WFR: Subwoofer

NOTE

• You can also make adjustments by using the setup menu shown on the

TV screen. (A pg. 36)

• The adjustments take effect for all sources.

• You cannot make this adjustment when FM or AM is selected as the source and “SURR OFF” is selected as the surround mode.

Adjusting the treble sound [TREBLE]

Press TREBLE and then LEVEL +/–.

NOTE

• The adjustments take effect for all sources.

Adjusting the bass sound [BASS]

Press BASS and then LEVEL +/–.

NOTE

• The adjustments take effect for all sources.

Changing the scan mode

The system can be accommodated to your TV’s scan mode.

NOTE

• To use the system in PROGRESSIVE mode, it is required that the center unit is connected to the TV by using a component video cord (not supplied). (A pg. 10)

7 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 3/2 to select the desired

mode.

• NTSC: Select when your TV supports the NTSC interlaced video input only.

• NTSC PRG: Select when your TV equipped with component jacks supports the NTSC progressive video input.

• PAL: Select when your TV supports the PAL interlaced video input only.

• PAL PRG: 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

• Although the picture may be distorted when you press ENTER, this is not a malfunction of the system.

• There are some progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs that are not fully compatible with this system, resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO in the progressive scan mode. In such a case, change the scan mode to “NTSC” or “PAL”. To check the compatibility of your TV, contact your local JVC customer service center.

• All JVC progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs are fully compatible with this system.

Basic operations

Optimizing the speaker settings [Smart Surround Setup]

NOTE

• When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener, or replace the supplied speakers with other ones, perform Smart Surround Setup again.

7 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.

See page 14 for button locations.

When “FAILED !” appears on the TV screen

The system could not detect the clapping sound correctly. In such a case, follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen.

• When the system detects the clapping sound as “FAILED !” three times, set the delay time (DELAY) and the output level (LEVEL) manually. (A pg. 36)

To cancel

Press SMART S. SETUP.

NOTE

• You need to set the subwoofer’s output level (LEVEL) manually. (A pg. 16)

• 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.

“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.

Playback

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

TOP MENU/PG MENU/PL

FL DISP.

AUDIO

ENTER

TITLE/GROUP

100+

• The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the

DVD

VIDEO

operation is available for.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to

AUDIO.

2Press DVD.

The buttons described below are used on pages 18 to 21.

(play button)

TOP MENU/PG

Remote control mode selector

MENU/PL

Basic playback

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE.

DVD

VIDEO

AUDIO

DVD

• The system turns on and the disc tray comes out.

• 0 on the center unit can also be used.

2 Place a disc.

Label side up When placing an 8 cm

disc

3 Press 3 (play button).

For MP3/WMA files

The file control display (A pg. 26) 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 (A pg. 26) appears on the TV screen.

For MPEG-4 files

Pressing TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL shows the file control display (A pg. 26) on the TV screen during playback.

For DVD VR disc

Pressing TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL shows the control display on the TV screen. (A pg. 21)

Number buttons

7 To pause playback

Press 8.

To return to playback, press 3 (play button).

7 To stop

Press 7.

7 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 multisubtitle languages.

• : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-audio languages.

• : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-angle views.

• (Play), (Pause), / (Fast forward/

fast-reverse), / (Slow-motion forward/ reverse): appears when you perform each operation.

• : the disc cannot accept an operation you have tried to do.

Continued on next page

Playback

See page 18 for button locations.

NOTE

• (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even though you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen.

• If you do not want the on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 36.

7 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

SURR

Signal and speaker indicators (A pg. 23)

Surround mode and digital signal format (A pg. 23)

Pressing FL DISP.

Title number

SURR

DVD AUDIO

P LPCM SURR

Track number Elapsed playing time

(hour:minute:second)

Signal and speaker indicators

Chapter number

(hour:minute:second)

MP3/WMA file

Example: When an MP3 is played back

Track number

MP3

MP3 indicator

WMA indicator lights for WMA disc.

JPEG file

Pressing FL DISP.

Group number

MP3

Pressing FL DISP.

File number

Group number

Elapsed playing time (minute:second)

Signal and speaker

(during playback only)

Track number

File number

indicators

Pressing FL DISP.

Track number

Signal and speaker

indicators

Group number

P LPCM SURR

VCD/SVCD/CD

Example: When a CD is played back

LPCM

NOTE

• When a VCD or SVCD with PBC function is played, the elapsed playing time does not appear, but “PBC” appears.

Track number

Elapsed playing time (minute:second)

MPEG-4 file

Pressing FL DISP.

Track number

111

Elapsed playing time (minute:second)

Group number Track number

(during playback only)

Signal and speaker indicators

Playback

DVD VR disc

Example: During playback on the Original program*

Title number

22.

PG (Original program) indicator

Pressing FL DISP.

Title number

Example: During playback on the Playlist*

Title number

PL (Playlist) indicator

Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second)

00::263

Chapter number

1.C3

Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second)

00::503

See page 18 for button locations.

Fast-forward/fast-reverse search

7 During playback

On the remote control:

DVD

VIDEO

AUDIO

DVD

Press y or 1.

Each time you press the button, the search speed changes.

To return to normal speed playback

Press 3 (play button).

Press and hold x or 4.

Continuously pressing x or 4 increases the fast-forward/ reverse search speed.

NOTE

• When a DVD VIDEO, DVD VR, VCD, SVCD or MPEG-4 is played back, no sound comes out during fast-forward/reverse search.

• When a DVD AUDIO or CD is played back, sound is intermittent and low during fast-forward/reverse search.

• This feature may not work for some discs.

Skip to the beginning of a desired selection

Pressing FL DISP.

Playlist number

* Pressing TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL, you can change the

play mode. (A pg. 21)

NOTE

• You can change the time information mode (except for MP3/WMA/

JPEG/MPEG-4). (A pg. 24)

• You can also check the playback information on the TV screen.

(A pg. 23)

Chapter number

1. C 1

7 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).

• Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function.

• If you do not want to use the screen saver function, see page 35.

One touch replay

You can move back the playback position by 10 seconds from the current position.

7 During playback

On the remote control:

Press .

NOTE

• This function works in the same title.

• This function is not available during the repeat playback.

• This feature may not work for some discs.

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

7 Using x/4 buttons

7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR (chapter): During

playback For VCD/SVCD (track): During playback without PBC function For DVD AUDIO/CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 (track/file): During playback or while stopped

DVD

VIDEO

AUDIO

DVD

Press x or 4 repeatedly.

NOTE

• When playing back an MP3/JPEG file, you can make operations using the file control display. (A pg. 26)

• This feature may not work for some discs.

7 Using number buttons on the remote control

7 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/MPEG-4 (track/file): During playback or while stopped

Press number buttons (0-10, +10) to select the desired number.

• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” below.

How to use the number buttons

To select 3: Press 3. To select 14: Press +10, then 4. To select 24: Press +10 twice, then 4. To select 40: Press +10 three times, then 10.

Or press +10 four times, then 0.

Playback

See page 18 for button locations.

Locating a desired title/ group using number buttons

7 During playback or while stopped

1 Press TITLE/GROUP.

“_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window.

Example: During DVD VIDEO playback

2 While the display window shows “_ _”

or “_”, use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number.

The system starts playback from the first chapter/track/file of the selected title/group.

• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the

number buttons” (A pg. 20).

NOTE

• 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.

7 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

Selecting the desired title/playlist from the control display

7 During playback or while stopped.

1 Press TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL.

The control display is shown on the TV screen, and the system starts playback of the first title/playlist.

• The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR disc.

TOP MENU/PG: shows the ORIGINAL PROGRAM. Example:

*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:

On the display window

KEY

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.

• If you enter the wrong number, reenter the correct number.

To clear the key number entry

Perform whichever one of the following:

• Open the disc tray.

• Turn off the system.

*7: Playlist number *8: Creating date of playlists *9: Number of chapters *10:Total playing time

*11:Current playlist

2 Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired

title/playlist.

The system starts playback of the selected title/playlist.

To clear the control display

• Press ENTER.

About the play mode on a DVD VR disc

• Original program (ORIGINAL PROGRAM): The system can play back the original picture in the recorded order.

• Playlist (PLAY LIST): The system can play back the playlist edited by the recording equipment.

Advanced operations

TOP MENU/PG MENU/PL

SCREEN

AUDIO SUBTITLE

SURROUND

AUDIO

ENTER

ANGLE

VFP

ZOOM

PAG E

REPEAT

A-B RPT

SETTING

PLAY MODE

RETURN

100+

CANCEL

SLOW SLOW

• The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the

DVD

VIDEO

operation is available for.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

• There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a case, follow each instruction.

The buttons described below are used on pages 22 to 33.

(play button)

Remote control mode selector

SLOW

/PG

/PL

Cursor

(3/2/Y/5)/

ENTER

Number buttons

Using the surround mode

7 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.

7 Dolby Surround

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:

• Pro Logic II Movie (MOVIE)

Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources bearing the mark .

• Pro Logic II 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 ( ).

7 DTS Digital Surround*

Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround ( ). DTS Digital Surround (DTS) is another discrete multichannel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software.

Available Surround modes for each input signal

The B marks show available surround modes.

Signal

DOLBY D (Multichannel)

DOLBY D (2 channel)

DTS Digital Surround (Multichannel)

DTS Digital Surround (2 channel)

Analog (VCR) or Linear/Packed PCM (2 channel)

Linear/Packed PCM (Multichannel)

Surround

Mode

off

SURR OFF AUTO SUR MOVIE*3MUSIC*

Auto

Surround

BB——B ————

BBBB————B

BB——— B ———

BBBB————B

BB——— — BB—

Dolby Surround

DOLBY

DTS Digital

Surround

DTS LPCM PPCM

Linear

PCM

Packed

PCM

DSP

ALL

ST*

BB—— ——B

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”,

“Pro Logic”, “MLP Lossless”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND. (A pg. 23)

Continued on next pag

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

7 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 can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.

Normal stereo sound All Channel Stereo

7 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.

GD, SURR: Lights when DOLBY D signals come in. C, SURR: Lights when DTS Digital (Surround) signals

come in.

No indication: No digital signal indicator lights when analog

signals come in.

Dolby Surround/DSP mode indicators

GPLII, SURR: Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is

activated.

SURR: Lights when All Channel Stereo mode is

activated.

Source signal indicators, etc.

Light to indicate the incoming signals. a: Lights when the left channel signal comes

in.

b: Lights when the center channel signal comes in. c: Lights when the right channel signal comes in. d: Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in. g: Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in. i: Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in. h: Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2

channel Dolby Surround signal comes in.

SW : Always lights.

The channel with “ ” shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels’ sound. If the channels’ sound decoded into 5.1 channel is reproduced, only “ ” lights.

Selecting the surround mode

The system is set up to automatically select the optimal surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software. When playing back 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually.

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

7 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.

7 When playing back 2 channel source

You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II (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 22.

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

• When FM or AM is selected as the source, you can select All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mode.

• Note that the surround mode takes no effect on MPEG-4 playback.

• For a down-mixing prohibited DVD AUDIO disc, the system continues to output multi-channel signals with “MULTI CH” shown on the display window even if the surround mode is turned off during playback. On the other hand, the system outputs only the front left and right channel signals with “LR ONLY” shown on the display window when you start playback with the surround mode having been set to “STEREO” 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

7 Whenever a disc is loaded

Press ON SCREEN.

Each time you press the button, the on-screen bar changes as follows on the TV screen.

Example: During DVD VIDEO playback

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

(The on-screen bar disappears)

(back to the beginning)

• The currently selected item shows green.

OFF

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback

DVD VIDEO

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

DVD AUDIO

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

VCD

SVCD

MPEG-4*

* 7 – N are not available.

DVD VR disc

F Shows playback status.

: appears during playback. / : appears during fast forward/reverse. / : appears during playback in forward slow-motion/

reverse slow-motion. : appears when paused. : appears when stopped.

G Select this to change time information (E). See “Changing the

time information” below.

H Select this for Repeat Playback. (A pg. 31) I Select this for time search function. (A pg. 26) J Select this for chapter (for DVD VIDEO and DVD VR) or track

(for DVD AUDIO) search function. (A pg. 25)

K Select this to change audio language, channel, or stream.

(A pg. 28)

L Select this to change subtitle language and subpicture.

(A pg. 27)

M Select this to change view angle. (A pg. 27) N Select this to change the page. (A pg. 29) O Shows Playback Mode status.

PROGRAM: appears during Program Playback. (A pg. 30) RANDOM: appears during Random Playback. (A pg. 31)

P Shows Repeat Mode status. (A pg. 31)

Changing the time information

You can change the time information in the onscreen bar on the TV screen and the display window of the center unit.

7 During playback

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER repeatedly to select the

desired information.

Example: When elapsed playing time of disc is selected.

DVD-VR

A Shows disc type. B Shows audio information. C Shows current title (for DVD VIDEO), group (for DVD

AUDIO) number or play mode (for DVD VR).

D Shows current chapter number (for DVD VIDEO and DVD VR)

or track number (for other type of discs).

E Shows time information. See “Changing the time information”.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

PG 1

CHAP 3

TOTAL 0 : 00 : 34

7 VCD/SVCD/CD

• TIME: Elapsed playing time of current track

• REM: Remaining time of current track

• TOTAL: Elapsed time of disc

• T. REM: Remaining time of disc

7 DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR

• TIME: Elapsed playing time of current chapter/track

• REM: Remaining time of current chapter/track

• TOTAL: Elapsed time of Title/Group/Program

• T. REM: Remaining time of Title/Group/Program

4 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

NOTE

• When playing back DVD VR, “TIME” and “REM” cannot be shown.

Advanced operations

Playing from a specified position on a disc

You can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify. You can also play a disc from specified time.

Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu

DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene by using these menus.

7 Whenever a DVD VIDEO is loaded

DVD

VIDEO

1 Press TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL.

The menu appears on the TV screen.

Example:

See page 22 for button locations.

2 Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to

select the number of the desired item.

• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the

number buttons” (A pg. 20).

To return to the menu

Press RETURN.

When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” is shown on the TV screen:

• To go to the next page, press x.

• To return to the previous page, press 4.

NOTE

• If you want to play a PBC-compatible VCD/SVCD without using the PBC function, perform any of the following:

• Start playback by pressing number buttons while stopped.

• Press x repeatedly until the desired track number is displayed,

then start playback by pressing 3 (play button). The track number appears on the display window instead of “PBC”.

• 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.

• Press 7 twice to stop playback, then press 3 (play button).

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 3/2/Y/5 to select a

desired item.

3 Press ENTER.

• 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

A VCD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of contained songs. You can locate a specific scene by using these menus.

7 During playback with PBC function

1 Press RETURN repeatedly until the

menu appears on the TV screen.

Example:

Locating a desired chapter/track using the on-screen bar

7 During playback

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight /

3 Press ENTER.

Example: During DVD VIDEO playback

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

4 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter the

desired chapter number.

Example: To select 8: Press 8.

To select 10: Press 1, then 0. To select 20: Press 2, then 0. To select 37: Press 3, then 7.

To correct a misentry

Repeat step 4.

5 Press ENTER.

6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

NOTE

• You can select up to the 99th chapter/track.

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

Locating a desired position by specifying the time

7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR:

During playback For VCD/SVCD:

While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD:

During playback or while stopped

DVD

VIDEO

7 When specifying the elapsed playing time from the

beginning of the disc

Perform the following procedure while stopped.

7 When specifying the elapsed playing time from the

beginning of the current title/track

Perform the following procedure during playback.

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

4 Use number buttons (0-9) to enter the

time.

Example: To play back from a point 2 (hours): 34 (minutes): 08 (seconds)

elapsed

Using the file control display

You can search and play desired groups and tracks/files using the file control display on the TV screen.

Current group/total group number

Tag information (for MP3/ WMA only)

Current group

Current track (file) / total track (file) number on current group

(For MPEG 4) The Program and Random mode are not available.

Playback mode* (PROGRAM, RANDOM, REPEAT)

Elapsed playing time of current track (for MP3/WMA/MPEG-4 only)

Current track (file)

Total track (file) number on disc

Playback status

Press 2 Press 3

Press 4

Press 8

To cancel a misentry

Press Cursor 2 repeatedly.

Press 0

5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

NOTE

• You can specify time in hours/minutes/seconds for DVD VIDEO/ DVD AUDIO/DVD VR and in minutes/seconds for VCD/SVCD/CD.

The file control display appears automatically during playback (MP3/WMA) or while stopped.

7 For MP3/WMA:

During playback or while stopped For JPEG/MPEG-4: While stopped

1 Press Cursor 3/2/Y/5 to select the

desired group/track/file.

• For MP3/WMA, playback starts from the selected track.

2 Press 3 (play button) or ENTER.

• Track playback/slide-show starts from the selected track/ file.

• When you press ENTER for JPEG, only the selected file is played back.

NOTE

• (For MP3/WMA) During playback, you can locate the desired track/ file by pressing x/4 or Cursor 5/Y.

• You can also check playback information on the display window. (A pg. 19)

• Some group, track and file names may not be displayed correctly depending on recording conditions.

• The order of groups, tracks and files may be displayed differently from the order displayed on your personal computer.

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

Resume playback

When Resume Playback is set to “ON” (A pg. 36) and you stop playback by the following operations, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. (“RESUME” appears on the display window.)

• Turning off the power (A pg. 14)

• Pressing 7 once

• Changing the source (A pg. 15)

To start playback from the stored position

Press 3 (play button) or DVD.

• There may be a case where 3 (play button) does not work after changing the source.

To clear the stored position

Press 7 again or open the disc tray.

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

Selecting a view angle

7 During playback of a disc containing multi-view

angles

When using the ANGLE button:

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

1 Press ANGLE.

Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recorded.

Selecting the subtitle

7 During playback of a disc containing subtitles in

several languages

When using the SUBTITLE button:

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

1 Press SUBTITLE.

Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded.

2 Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired

subtitle.

For DVD VR

• 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

• 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

• To clear the subtitle, press SUBTITLE. Each time you press SUBTITLE, subtitle appears and disappears alternately.

When using the on-screen bar:

2 Press ANGLE repeatedly or press

Cursor Y/5 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 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

4 Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired

view angle.

5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

NOTE

• During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the video part.

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

4 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select

the desired subtitle.

5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

NOTE

• To clear the subtitle, press SUBTITLE. Each time you press SUBTITLE, subtitle appears and disappears alternately.

• Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See “The language codes list” (A pg. 34).

• During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the video part.

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

Selecting the audio

7 During playback of a disc containing audio in

several languages

When using the AUDIO button:

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

1 Press AUDIO.

Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded.

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly or press

Cursor Y/5 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 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER.

DVD

Special picture playback

Frame-by-frame playback

7 During playback

Press 8 repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.

To return to normal playback

Press 3 (play button).

DVD

VIDEO

Playing back in slow-motion

7 During playback

1 Press 8 at the point where

you want to start playback in slow-motion from.

The system pauses playback.

DVD

VIDEO

2 Press SLOW 9.

• Playback in forward slow-motion starts.

For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO only:

• To play back in reverse slow-motion, press

Each time you press the button, the playback speed become faster.

Example: On the TV

SLOW (.

DVD

AUDI O

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

4 Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired

audio.

5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

NOTE

• Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up

window. See “The language codes list” (A pg. 34).

• “ST”, “L” or “R” is displayed when playing a VCD, SVCD or DVD VR respectively representing “stereo”, “left sound” and “right sound”.

To return to normal playback

Press 3 (play button).

NOTE

• Sound cannot be heard during slow-motion playback.

• During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the video part.

Advanced operations

See page 22 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).

7 During playback and while the B.S.P. indicator lights up on the

display window

When using the PAGE button:

Press PAGE repeatedly to select a desired still picture.

When using the on-screen bar:

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

4 Press Cursor 5/Y to select the desired

still picture.

5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

Zooming in

7 During playback or while paused

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

1 Press ZOOM.

Each time you press ZOOM, scene magnification changes.

2 While zoomed in, press Cursor 3/2/Y/

5 to move zoom-in area.

To return to normal playback

Press ZOOM repeatedly to select ZOOM OFF.

NOTE

• The number of the magnification steps varies depending on the disc type.

• During slide-show playback of JPEG, zooming in is not available. In such a case, press 8 to pause slide-show playback, then zoom in.

• During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the video part.

• During JPEG/MPEG-4 playback, there may be a case where Cursor (3/2/Y/5) 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.

7 During playback

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

1 Press VFP.

The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen. Example:

2 Press Cursor 3/2 repeatedly to select

the VFP mode.

• NORMAL: Normally select this.

• CINEMA: Suitable for movies. When you select “NORMAL” or “CINEMA”, press VFP to complete the setting.

•USER 1andUSER 2:

Only when selecting “USER 1” or “USER 2” in step 2, proceed to perform the following operation;

You can adjust parameters that affect picture appearance.

3 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select

a parameter you want to adjust.

Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as preferred.

• GAMMA: Controls brightness of neutral tints while maintaining brightness of dark and bright portions.

• BRIGHTNESS: Controls screen brightness.

• CONTRAST: Controls screen contrast.

• SATURATION: Controls screen color depth.

•TINT: Controls screen tint.

• SHARPNESS: Controls screen sharpness.

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

4 Press ENTER.

Example:

5 Press Cursor Y/5 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

• Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored.

Program playback

7 While stopped

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

1 Press PLAY MODE

repeatedly until program window appears on the TV screen.

2 Follow the instructions that appear on

the TV screen to program the desired chapters/tracks.

• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the

number buttons” (A pg. 20).

• The content’s numbers that you have to specify for programming varies depending on the disc type:

• DVD VIDEO: Titles and chapters

• VCD, SVCD, CD: Tracks

• DVD AUDIO, MP3, WMA:

Groups and tracks

• Before you program the tracks in bonus group on a DVD AUDIO, perform the procedure of “Playing back a bonus group” (A pg. 21) to turn off the BONUS indicator on the display window.

• You can specify the chapters/tracks whose number is up to

99.

• (For CD, SVCD or VCD) When the total playback time exceeds 99 minutes 59 seconds, “–:–” will appear on the display window. But, it is possible to continue programming.

• (For DVD VIDEO, DVD AUDIO, MP3 or WMA) 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 7. You can also clear the program by turning off the system.

3 Press 3 (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 7. Playback stops and the program window appears.

To quit the Program mode

While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and disappear from the TV screen.

NOTE

• The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback.

• Program Playback may not work for some discs.

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

Random playback

You can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order.

7 While stopped

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

1 Press PLAY MODE

repeatedly until appears on the TV screen.

2 Press 3 (play button).

To quit Random mode

While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and disappear from the TV screen. You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system.

NOTE

• The same title/track will not be played back more than once during Random Playback.

Repeat playback

Repeating the current selection

7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR:

During playback For VCD/SVCD:

During playback without PBC function or stopped For DVD AUDIO/CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/ MPEG-4: During playback or stopped

When using the REPEAT button:

Press REPEAT.

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

Display

window

ALL

No indication

NOTE

• For DVD VIDEO and DVD AUDIO, REPEAT ALL may not be available depending on the disc.

When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4):

TV screen Meanings

Repeats the current group for

REPEAT GROUP

REPEAT ALL

REPEAT TRACK, REPEAT STEP

REPEAT STEP

DVD AUDIO/MP3/WMA/ JPEG/MPEG-4.

Repeats the current title for DVD VIDEO.

(For DVD VR) Repeats the current title for Original program.

(For DVD VR) Repeats the current playlist for Playlist.

Repeats all title/tracks/files for DVD VR/VCD/SVCD/CD/ MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4.

Repeats the current track for DVD AUDIO/VCD/SVCD/CD/ MP3/WMA/MPEG-4.

Repeats the current chapter for DVD VIDEO/DVD VR.

Repeat mode is off. The system plays back the disc normally.

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

Repeat mode indicator

Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes.

4 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select

the Repeat mode.

5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen bar disappears.

To cancel Repeat Playback

Select “OFF” in step 4.

Advanced operations

See page 22 for button locations.

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).

7 During playback

When using the A-B RPT button:

DVD

VIDEO

DVD

AUDIO

DVD

1 Press A-B RPT at the beginning of the

part you want to repeat (point A).

The repeat mode indicator “ ” appears on the display window.

2 Press A-B RPT again at the end of the

part you want to repeat (point B).

The repeat mode indicator on the display window changes to “ ” and A-B Repeat Playback starts. The selected part of the disc (between point A and B) is played repeatedly.

To cancel

Press A-B RPT during A-B Repeat Playback.

When using the on-screen bar:

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight .

To cancel

Select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER.

NOTE

• When playing back a DVD VIDEO, A-B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title.

• “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback.

Tray lock

You can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection.

On the center unit ONLY:

While the system is turned off

Press and hold

• The system turns on and “LOCKED” appears on the display window.

• If you try to eject the disc, “LOCKED” appears to indicate that the tray is locked.

To cancel

Carry out the same operation again.

• The system turns on and “UNLOCKED” appears on the display window.

3 Press ENTER.

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

4 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select

“A-B”.

5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the

part you want to repeat (point A).

Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch

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.

Advanced operations

Sound and other settings

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

NOTE

Before you start operation;

• 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:

D/M

2 Press Cursor Y/5 to select the item

you want to set.

• 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;

• No sound comes out at the beginning of playback.

• Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters

or tracks.

A/PCM (Auto/PCM):

DD: Select this if the symptoms above occur

DTS: Select this if the symptoms above occur

• BAL (Balance): You can adjust the balance between the front left and front right speakers.

Normally select this. The system automatically detects the incoming signals.

when playing a disc (or software) encoded with DOLBY D.

when playing a disc (or software) encoded with DTS Digital Surround.

See page 22 for button locations.

3 Press Cursor 3/2 to make an

adjustment or selection.

Example:

DDD

The adjustment is set and the display automatically disappears a few seconds later.

NOTE

• When “DD” or “DTS” is selected, if a signal encoded with another digital format comes in, you cannot listen to the sound. (The GDIGITAL or C indicator flashes.)

Setting DVD preferences

ENTER

SET UP

Using the setup menus

• 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; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to

AUDIO.

2Press DVD.

Cursor (3/2/Y/5)/

ENTER

7 While stopped

1 Press SET UP.

2 Follow the instructions that appear on

the TV screen.

Menu description

:Language menu (LANGUAGE)

7 MENU LANGUAGE

Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages.

• Select the initial language*.

7 AUDIO LANGUAGE

Some DVDs have multiple audio languages.

• Select the initial audio language*.

NOTE

• See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each language, such as “AA”, etc.

The language codes list

AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian AF Afrikaans IS Icelandic RU Russian AM Ameharic IW Hebrew RW Kinyarwanda AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo-Croatian BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian BH Bihari KO Korean (KOR) SM Samoan BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona BN Bengali, Bangla KU Kurdish SO Somali BO Tibetan KY Kirghiz SQ Albanian BR Breton LA Latin SR Serbian CA Catalan LN Lingala SS Siswati CO Corsican LO Laothian ST Sesotho CS Czech LT Lithuanian SU Sundanese CY Welsh LV Latvian, Lettish SV Swedish DA Danish MG Malagasy SW Swahili DZ Bhutani MI Maori TA Tamil EL Greek MK Macedonian TE Telugu EO Esperanto ML Malayalam TG Tajik ET Estonian MN Mongolian TH Thai EU Basque MO Moldavian TI Tigrinya FA P ers ia n M R Ma ra th i TK Tur km en FI Finnish MS Malay (MAY) TL Tagalog FJ Fiji MT Maltese TN Setswana FO Faroese MY Burmese TO Tonga FY Frisian NA Nauru TR Turkish GA Irish NE Nepali TS Tsonga GD Scots Gaelic NL Dutch TT Tatar GL Galician NO Norwegian TW Twi GN Guarani OC Occitan UK Ukrainian GU Gujarati OM (Afan) Oromo UR Urdu HA Hausa OR Oriya UZ Uzbek HI Hindi PA Panjabi VI Vietnamese HR Croatian PL Polish WO Wolof HU Hungarian PS Pashto, Pushto VO Volapuk HY Armenian PT Portuguese XH Xhosa IA Interlingua QU Quechua YO Yoruba IE Interlingue RM Rhaeto-Romance ZU Zulu

7 SUBTITLE

Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages.

• Select the initial subtitle language*.

7 ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

• 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.

Setting DVD preferences

:Picture menu (PICTURE)

7 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• When selecting “MULTI” options as the monitor type for the multicolor system TV, this system outputs PAL or NTSC video signal according to the disc, regardless of the scan mode setting. (A pg. 16)

7 PICTURE SOURCE

When you set the scan mode to the progressive (“PAL PRG” or “NTSC PRG”) (A pg. 16), 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”.

•AUTO

Used to play a disc containing both video and film source materials. This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the current disc according to the disc information.

• If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique lines of the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.

•FILM

Suitable for playing back a film source disc.

•VIDEO

Suitable for playing back a video source disc.

7 SCREEN SAVER (A pg. 20)

You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver function.

: Audio menu (AUDIO)

7 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.

•AUTO

Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its full dynamic range (no effect applied).

•ON

Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect (useful at midnight).

NOTE

• 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.

7 FILE TYPE

When several types of files are recorded on a disc, you can select which files to play.

•AUDIO

Select this to play MP3/WMA files.

• STILL PICTURE

Select this to play JPEG files.

•VIDEO

Select this to play MPEG-4 files.

Setting DVD preferences

: Speaker setting menu

(SPK. SETTING)

7 Level menu (LEVEL)

FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER

While monitoring the test tone, adjust the center and surround speakers volume as much as that of the front speakers.

TEST TONE*

Outputs the test tone.

* The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the

following sequence:

s Front left speaker s Center speaker s Front right speaker s Surround right speaker s Surround left speaker s (back to the beginning)

7 Delay menu (DELAY)

Example:

Center

speaker

1 ms

Front left

0 ms

Subwoofer

Front right 0 ms

:Other setting menu (OTHERS)

7 RESUME

You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function. (A pg. 27)

7 ON SCREEN GUIDE

You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons. (A pg. 18)

Surround left

2 ms

In this case, set the delay time of each speaker as follows;

• Delay time of front speakers: 0 ms

• Delay time of center speaker: 1 ms

• 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)

Surround right 2 ms

7 Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER)

LEVEL

You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the -6 dB to +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.

Tuner operations

FM/AM

TUNING

FL DISP.

AUDIO

TUNING

FM MODEMEMORY

IMPORTANT

Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to

AUDIO.

2Press FM/AM.

NOTE

• W hen FM o r AM is s electe d as the source, you can select All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mode.

The buttons described below are used on pages 37 and

38.

FL DISP.

Remote control mode selector

Manual tuning

1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the

band.

Example: When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz.

kHz

2 Press TUNING 9/( 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

• When an FM stereo program is received, the ST indicator lights on the display window.

Number buttons

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.

• You can operate the following procedures using the buttons on the front panel.

On the center unit ONLY:

7 To change the interval spacing into 10 kHz

Press 8 while holding down 7.

7 To change the interval spacing into 9 kHz

Press 3 while holding down 7.

Tuner operations

See page 37 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.

7 To preset the stations

1 Tune in the station you want to preset.

• 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.

103.50

MHz

2 Press MEMORY.

7 While “CH” and “– –” are flashing

MHz

3 Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to

select a preset number you want.

• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” (A pg. 20).

Example: When the preset channel 1 is selected.

1103.50

MHz

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.

7 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.

•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.

•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 noise interference, you can change the Beat Cut mode to reduce the noise.

7 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.

• Choose “BEATCUT1” or “BEATCUT2” according to which gives clearer sound.

If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 again.

7 While the selected number is flashing

4 Press MEMORY.

The selected number stops flashing. The station is assigned to the selected preset number. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 again.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4.

• Storing a new station to a used number erases the previously stored one.

7 To tune in to a preset station

1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select FM or

AM.

2 Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to

select a preset number.

• For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” (A pg. 20).

NOTE

• You can also select a preset number by pressing y/1.

KARAOKE operations

TOP MENU/PG MENU/PL

ECHO RESERVE

SCREEN

MIC ON/OFF VOCAL

TITLE/GROUP

DIMMER KEYCON. iI

100+

CANCEL

• 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;

• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.

The buttons described below are used on pages 39 and

40.

MIC ON/OFF

KEYCON.

Basic KARAOKE operations

1 Connect a microphone to

2 Press the MIC ON/OFF button so that

3 Start playback.

4 Turn MIC LEVEL to adjust the

5 Sing along with the playback of the

To turn off KARAOKE function

Press MIC ON/OFF so that disappears from the display window.

DVD

VIDEO

Cursor

(3/2/Y/5)

ON SCREEN

Number button

CANCEL

VOCAL ECHO

RESERVE

i/I

STANDBY

MIC LEVEL

MAX

MIN

MIC 2MIC 1

MIC LEVEL MIC 1/2

DVD

MIC 1 or MIC 2 on the center

VIDEO

unit.

lights on the display window.

See “Basic playback” (A pg. 18).

microphone’s volume.

• This control adjust the output volume of both MIC 1 and MIC 2 together.

song.

To repeat a disc/chapter/title/track during KARAOKE mode

Set the Repeat mode. See “Repeat playback” (A pg. 31).

To enjoy Karaoke using a menu screen

See “Playing from a specified position on a disc” (A pg. 25).

NOTE

• While playback is paused, no sound (voice) via the microphone is heard from the speakers.

• KARAOKE function cannot be turned on in FM/AM, DBS D and VCR mode.

• You cannot turn on KARAOKE function while playing back an MPEG-4/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR disc.

• KARAOKE function will be canceled when you change the source by pressing a source selecting button or when pressing OPEN/CLOSE (A pg. 18).

• When KARAOKE function is on:

• The surround mode (A pg. 22) is canceled.

Reserving songs

You can reserve your desired songs (groups/titles and tracks/chapters) to play in the order of your choice. Up to 12 songs can be reserved with this function.

7 While stopped with KARAOKE function turned on

DVD

VIDEO

1 Press RESERVE.

The reservation list appears on the TV screen.

2 Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to

select your desired song to reserve by specifying the group/title, and track/ chapter numbers.

Example: To specify “track/chapter (Tr/Chap) 2” of “group/title (Gr/Tt) 1”: Press 1 s 2 To specify “track/chapter (Tr/Chap) 14” of “group/title (Gr/Tt) 2”: Press 2 s +10 s 4 To specify “track/chapter (Tr/Chap) 20” of “group/title (Gr/Tt) 1”: Press 1 s +10 s 10

Tr/Chap

Gr/Tt

2 3 4 5

To erase a reserved song

Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired song (group/title, and track/chapter numbers), then press CANCEL.

To add a song to the reservation list

Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired song (group/title, and track/chapter numbers), then specify a new group/title, and track/chapter numbers. The new song is inserted before the selected song.

3 Repeat step 2 to reserve the rest of your

selection.

4 Press 3 (play button) to start playback

of the reserved songs.

KARAOKE operations

To hide or show the reservation list

Press RESERVE. Each time you press RESERVE, the reservation list disappears/appears from/on the TV screen. The reservation list cannot be displayed during playback.

NOTE

• When “ ” appears in step 2, 12 songs have already been reserved and you cannot make more reservations.

• While the reservation list is not displayed on the TV screen, you cannot start playback of the reserved songs by pressing 3 (play button). Be sure to press RESERVE to display the reservation list before you start playback.

• You can additionally reserve a song after the current playing reserved song. In such a case, press 7 and perform the procedure from step 2 through 4.

Selecting audio

See page 39 for button locations.

Adding an echo effect to your voice

7 During playback with KARAOKE function

turned on

Press ECHO repeatedly to select the desired effect level.

“ECHO” and its value appear on the display window.

• Each time you press ECHO, vocal option changes as follows; OFF s 1 s 2 s 3 s (back to the beginning)

• As the number increases, the effect will be emphasized. (Normally set the level to “2”.)

To cancel the sound effect

Select “OFF” in the procedure above.

DVD

VIDEO

Most Karaoke discs have the capability of adding “Guide vocal” or “Guide melody” to the Karaoke accompaniment.

Selecting audio channel(s) [AUDIO]

With most DVD Karaoke discs, you can select audio channel(s) among some options called “with guide vocal”, “with guide melody”, and “accompaniment only”, etc. to enjoy Karaoke to your preference.

7 During playback

DVD

VIDEO

1 Press AUDIO.

The following indication appears on the TV screen. Example for a video CD: (pop-up window)

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly or press

Cursor Y/5 to select the desired audio channel.

Each time you press AUDIO, audio channel changes as follows; Example for a video CD:

ST s L s R s (back to the beginning)

• ST: To listen to L (left) and R (right) audio channel.

• L: To listen to L (left) audio channel.

• R: To listen to R (right) audio channel.

NOTE

• When “ ” appears on the TV screen, the disc does not contain multi audio channels or this operation is prohibited.

Shifting the pitch of the playback sound

You can sharp/flat the pitch of a song recorded on a disc by a halftone interval to match your voice range. Note that this setting is applied only to the current title/track.

7 During playback with KARAOKE function turned on

DVD

VIDEO

1 Press KEYCON. i/I.

The current setting appears on the display window. For MP3/WMA: (in the file control display)

KEY CONT 0

7 While the current setting is still on the display window

2 Press KEYCON. i/I repeatedly to adjust

the pitch (–6 to +6).

The following indication appears on the TV screen. For DVD VIDEO/VCD/SVCD/CD: (pop-up window)

KEY CONT

JAPANESE

•Press KEYCON. pitch.

To resume normal playback

Select “0” in the procedure above.

NOTE

• Depending on the type of the recorded source (such as a DTS Digital Surround software, etc.), you may not be able to shift the pitch.

i to sharp and KEYCON. I to flat the

Masking the vocal recorded on a normal disc [VOCAL MASK]

You can enjoy Karaoke with a normal disc (containing no multiplex audio or multisound Karaoke audio, etc.) by attenuating the frequencies around a human voice with this function.

7 During playback with KARAOKE function turned on

Press VOCAL.

Each time you press VOCAL, vocal mask function turns on and off alternately.

NOTE

• The voice may not be masked enough with some discs.

DVD

VIDEO

References

To clean the disc

Maintenance

7 Handling Discs

• Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly.

• Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc.

• Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping.

• Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case.

• Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, temperature extremes and moisture.

Troubleshooting

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Power does not come on.

The remote control does not work.

No sound. The system cord and/or speaker cord is not connected. Check the connection. “Connecting the powered

No picture is displayed on the TV screen.

No picture is displayed on the TV screen, the picture is blurred, or the picture is divided into two parts.

Video and audio are distorted.

The picture does not fit the TV screen.

Hard to listen to broadcast because of noise.

The power cord and/or system cord is not connected. Connect the power cord and system cord correctly.

The batteries are exhausted. Replace the batteries. (A pg. 7) Sunlight is falling directly on the remote sensor. Hide the remote sensor from direct sunlight.

The audio cord is not connected to DIGITAL IN correctly.

An incorrect source has been selected. Select the correct source. (A pg. 15) The decode mode is not set correctly. Select the proper decode mode. (A pg. 33) The video cord is not connected correctly. Connect the cord correctly. (A pg. 10) The disc is not playable. Use a playable disc. (A pg. 3) The scan mode is set to “PAL PRG” or “NTSC PRG”

though the center unit is connected to the TV which does not support the progressive video input such as a conventional TV.

The disc is scratched or dirty. Replace or clean the disc. A VCR is connected between the center unit and the

TV. The monitor type is not set correctly. Set “MONITOR TYPE” properly. (A pg. 35)

Antennas are disconnected. Reconnect the antennas correctly and securely.

Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge.

• DO NOT use any solvent — such as conventional record cleaner, spray, thinner or benzine — to clean the disc.

7 Cleaning the system

• 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 waterdiluted neutral detergent and wrung well, then wipe clean with a dry cloth.

• Since the system may deteriorate in quality, become damaged or get its paint peeled off, be careful about the following.

• DO NOT wipe it with a hard cloth.

• DO NOT wipe it strong.

• DO NOT wipe it with thinner or benzine.

• DO NOT apply any volatile substance such as insecticides to it.

• DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in contact with

it for a long time.

(A pg. 11)

subwoofer”. (A pg. 9, 11) Connect the cord correctly. (A pg. 11)

Change the scan mode to “PAL” or “NTSC”. (A pg. 16)

Connect the center unit and TV directly. (A pg. 10)

(A pg. 8)

References

Specifications

Center unit (XV-THS77)

Audio section

Total Harmonic Distortion 0.02 %

NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for

reference.

Audio input level

AUDIO IN (VCR): 270 mV/47 kC

Digital input*

DIGITAL IN: –21 dBm to –15 dBm

*1Corresponding 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 input sensitivity/Impedance (VCR IN)

Composite: 1.0 V(p-p)/75 C S-video-Y: 1.0 V(p-p)/75 C S-video-C: For PAL 0.3 V(p-p)/75 C

Video output level

Composite: 1.0 V(p-p)/75 C S-video-Y: 1.0 V(p-p)/75 C S-video-C: For PAL 0.3 V(p-p)/75 C

Component-Y: 1.0 V(p-p)/75 C Component-P

Tuner section

Tuning Range

FM: 87.50 MHz to 108.00 MHz AM (Except for the countries of Middle East):

AM (For the countries of Middle East):

General

Power Requirements: AC 110 - 240 V , 50/60 Hz Power Consumption: 17 W (at operation)

Dimensions (W M H M D):

Mass: 2.5 kg

(OPTICAL) (660 nm E30 nm)

For NTSC 0.286 V(p-p)/75 C

B/PR: 0.7 V(p-p)/75 C

531 kHz to 1 710 kHz (at 9 kHz intervals) 530 kHz to 1 710 kHz (at 10 kHz intervals)

531 kHz to 1 602 kHz (at 9 kHz intervals) 530 kHz to 1 600 kHz (at 10 kHz intervals)

1.4 W (in standby mode)

435 mm M 55 mm M 304 mm

7 Subwoofer (SP-PWS77)

Amplifier section

Front: 140 W per channel, RMS at 4 C at

Center/Surround: 130 W per channel, RMS at 4 C at

Subwoofer: 140 W, RMS at 4 C at 100 Hz, with

Speaker section

Speaker unit: 16 cm Bass-reflex Power Handling Capacity: 140 W Impedance: 4 C Frequency Range: 30 Hz to 200 Hz

General

Power Requirements: AC 110 V/AC 127 V/AC 220 - 240 V

Power Consumption: 135 W (at operation)

Dimensions (W M H M D):

Mass: 11.5 kg

1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion.

10 % total harmonic distortion.

, 50 Hz/60 Hz

0 W (in standby mode)

170 mm M 411 mm M 451 mm

7 Satellite Speakers

Front speakers (SP-THS77F)

Speaker unit: 5.5 cm M 2

Power Handling Capacity: 140 W Impedance: 4 C Frequency Range: 90 Hz to 20 kHz Sound Pressure Level: 78 dB/W Dimensions (W M H M D):

Mass: 3.6 kg

Center speaker (SP-THS77C)

Speaker unit: 5.5 cm M 2

Power Handling Capacity: 140 W Impedance: 4 C Frequency Range: 90 Hz to 20 kHz Sound Pressure Level: 80 dB/W Dimensions (W M H M D):

Mass: 0.96 kg

Surround speakers (SP-THS77S)

Speaker unit: 5.5 cm M 2

Power Handling Capacity: 140 W Impedance: 4 C Frequency Range: 90 Hz to 20 kHz Sound Pressure Level: 75.5 dB/W Dimensions (W M H M D):

Mass: 3.5 kg

1-way 2-speaker bass-reflex type, Magnetically Shielded

·m

230 mm M 1 104 mm M 285 mm

1-way 2-speaker bass-reflex type, Magnetically Shielded

·m

220 mm M 84 mm M 91 mm

1-way 2-speaker bass-reflex type

·m

230 mm M 1 104 mm M 285 mm

Designs & specifications are subject to change without notice.

Mains (AC) Line Instruction

TH-S77

DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM

CAUTION for mains (AC) line

BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds 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 damage or risk of fire/electric shock.

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