JVC TH-A10 User Manual

DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM

TH-A10

INSTRUCTIONS

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference.

Model No. Serial No.

LVT0457-001A

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Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

For U.S.A.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

Caution –– POWER switch!

Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The POWER switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. DANGER: Visible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

3. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user service- able parts inside the Unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel.

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.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started ........................................................................................... 2

Important cautions ........................................................................2

Safety precautions......................................................................... 2

Checking the supplied accessories................................................2

System outline ............................................................................................ 3

Installation ....................................................................................4

To attach non-slip rubbers to the center ........................................4

speaker .......................................................................................... 4

To hang satellite speakers from the wall....................................... 4

About discs ................................................................................................. 5

Playable disc types........................................................................ 5

Disc structure ................................................................................ 5

Video CDs with Playback Control function ................................. 5

Connections ................................................................................................ 6

Connecting the FM and AM antennas .......................................... 6

To connect the powered sub-woofer ............................................. 6

Connecting the TV........................................................................ 6

To connect speakers ...................................................................... 7

Connecting Audio/Video Components .........................................8

Connecting the power cord .........................................................10

Putting batteries in the remote control........................................ 10

Parts Identification .................................................................................. 11

Principles of operation ........................................................................... 13

Operation with the remote control ..............................................13

To operate via the on-screen menu .............................................14

Preventing screen burn-out with the screen saver

[SCREEN SAVER]................................................................. 15

Basic operations ...................................................................................... 16

To turn the system power supply ON and OFF (standby) ..........16

To turn TV power ON and OFF.................................................. 16

Adjusting volume........................................................................16

Muting the sound ........................................................................ 17

Selecting the source to play ........................................................ 17

Changing the source name.......................................................... 17

Selecting the analog or digital input mode .................................18

Changing the decode mode......................................................... 18

Adjusting the Input Signal Level ................................................19

Sub-woofer volume control and phase setting............................19

Audio channel display lamp .......................................................19

Using the Sleep Timer ................................................................20

Using the DSP Modes................................................................. 20

Using the DVD player .............................................................................. 22

To play a disc ..............................................................................22

Pausing........................................................................................ 23

Fast forward and rewind ............................................................. 23

Locating the beginning ...............................................................23

Resuming playback..................................................................... 24

Selecting playback from the DVD menu.................................... 24

Selecting the location to view from the video CD menu............ 25

To specify the title or track number for playback ....................... 25

To play from the beginning of a title, chapter, or track ..............26

T o specify the cha pter number for playback [CHAP. SEARCH] ......

To specify the time for playback [TIME SEARCH] ..................26

To select the screen for playback from the digest screen

[DIGEST] ...............................................................................27

To advance the picture one frame at a time ................................28

Slow-Motion Playback [SLOW]................................................. 28

To display Continuous Photos [STROBE] .................................28

Zooming a scene [ZOOM]..........................................................29

Changing the Subtitle Language [SUB TITILE]........................ 29

Changing the audio language or sound [AUDIO] ......................30

Changing the audio channel [AUDIO] ....................................... 30

Viewing from Multiple Angles [ANGLE] ..................................31

Selecting the Picture Character [THEATER POSITION] .......... 32

Repeating a current title, chapter or track, or all tracks

[REPEAT] ............................................................................... 32

Repeating a desired part [A-B REPEAT] ...................................33

Sampling all tracks [INTRO]......................................................33

Checking the Disc Time [TIME SELECT] ................................34

Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks [PROGRAM].... 34

Random Play [RANDOM] .........................................................35

Receiving radio broadcasts ................................................................... 36

Tuning in stations manually........................................................36

Using preset tuning .....................................................................36

Selecting the FM reception mode ............................................... 37

Beat cut ....................................................................................... 37

Performing miscellaneous settings ..................................................... 38

AV amplifier settings on-screen display ..................................... 38

DVD settings on-screen display .................................................38

MAIN MENU Settings ............................................................................. 39

Opening the MAIN MENU ........................................................39

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE .......................................................39

Setting the SLEEP TIMER .........................................................39

Changing the DECODE MODE .................................................40

Changing the DSP MODE.......................................................... 40

Adjusting the volume.................................................................. 40

SOUND MENU Settings .......................................................................... 41

Opening the SOUND MENU ..................................................... 41

Adjusting the balance .................................................................41

Using loudness............................................................................ 41

Adjusting input signal................................................................. 42

Adjusting the sub-woofer output level........................................42

Adjusting the dynamic range ......................................................42

Adjusting the DSP effect ............................................................42

SPEAKER MENU Settings ....................................................................... 43

Opening the SPEAKER MENU ................................................. 43

Switching speaker mode .............................................................43

Playing a test tone .......................................................................44

Setting speaker size.....................................................................44

Setting speaker level ................................................................... 45

Adjusting delay time................................................................... 45

DVD MENU Settings ................................................................................ 46

Opening the DVD MENU ..........................................................46

Choosing menu language............................................................ 46

Choosing audio language............................................................ 47

Choosing subtitle language......................................................... 47

On-screen guide settings............................................................. 47

Select monitor type .....................................................................48

Screen saver settings................................................................... 48

Limiting playback by children ............................................................... 49

To set Parental Lock for the first time [PARENTAL LOCK].....49

To temporarily release the Parental lock..................................... 50

Care and handling of discs .................................................................... 51

How to handle discs.................................................................... 51

AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System............................................ 52

COMPU LINK Remote Control System .................................................. 54

Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components ......................................... 55

Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment ........................... 57

Troubleshooting........................................................................................ 59

Specifications .......................................................................................... 60

Getting Started

Important cautions

Installation of the unit

• Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F).

• Leave suff icient distance between the unit and the TV.

• Do not use the unit in a place subject to vibrations.

Power cord

• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands!

• A small amount of power (3 watts) is always consumed while the power cord is connected to the wall outlet.

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

To prevent malfunction of the unit

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

• Do not insert any metallic object into the unit.

• Do not use any non-standard shape disc available on the market, because it may damage the unit.

• Do not use a disc with tape, seals, or paste on it, because damage to the unit may result.

Note about copyright laws

• Please check the copyright laws in your country before recording from DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, and Video CD discs. Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws.

Checking the supplied accessories

Check to be sure you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the unit. The number in the parentheses indicates quantity of the pieces supplied.

Primary

remote

control (1)

AM Loop

Antenna (1)

Secondary

remote

control (1)

FM Antenna (1)

Batteries (4)

AC Power Cord (1)

Note about the copyguard system

• The DVD VIDEO disc is protected by the copyguard system. When you connect the unit to your VCR directly, the coryguard system activates and the picture may not be played back correctly.

Safety precautions

Avoid moisture, water and dust

Do not place your unit in moist or dusty places.

Avoid high temperatures

Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight or place it near a heating device.

When you’re away

When away on travel or otherwise for an extended period of time, remove the plug from the wall outlet.

Do not block the vents

Blocking the vents may damage the unit.

Care of the cabinet

When cleaning the unit, use a soft cloth and follow the relevant instructions on the use of chemically-coated cloths. Do not use benzene, thinner or other organic solvents and disinfectants. These may cause deformation or discoloring.

Video Cable (1)

Speaker Cord 6 m (19.7 ft)

Satellite speaker

wall bracket (4)

Non-slip rubbers (3)

Compulink Cord (1)

(3)

System Cable (1)

Speaker Cord 15m (49.2 ft)

(2)

Screws (4)

If water gets inside the unit

Turn off the power switch and remove the plug from the wall outlet, then call the store where you made your purchase. Using the unit in this state may cause a fire or electrical shock.

System outline

This system consists of the center unit containing a DVD player, a radio, and a pre-amp, as well as the powered sub-woofer, the center speaker, and four satellite speaker units. It provides a fully functional DVD theater system by simply connecting to a TV set.

Center speaker

(SP-XCA10)

Front left speaker Front right speaker

Satellite speaker

(SP-XSA10)

Rear left speaker

Satellite speaker

(SP-XSA10)

The center speaker and the satellite speakers are connected to the powered sub-woofer.

Powerd sub-woofer

(SP-PWA10)

The center unit and powered sub woofer are connected with the system cable.

Satellite speaker (SP-XSA10)

Rear right speaker

Satellite speaker (SP-XSA10)

The TV is connected to the center unit.

Center unit (XV-THA10)

Only the most commonly used functions for this system are available.

Contains a DVD player, radio, and preamp (volume control, tone control), together with a Dolby digital decoder and DTS digital surround decoder for Dolby Surround and DTS Digital Surround effects. For some music software, the DAP mode offers the expanded sound field.

This system is capable of most operations. As it is illuminated it may also be used in the dark. It may also be used to operate JVC TVs, VTRs, MD recorders, and cassette decks, as well as TVs and VTRs from other manufacturers. Note that the remote control unit must be programmed with the correct settings when using products from other manufacturers.

Installation

To attach non-slip rubbers to the center speaker

Attach the supplied non-slip rubbers at three points on the bottom of the center speaker.

The non-slip rubbers are adhesive. Peel off the seal before applying.

Attach non-slip rubbers at the three points shown in the diagram. Attach two rubbers at left and right at the front of the speaker, and one in the middle at the rear.

1 cm (7/16”)

Non-slip rubber

5 cm (2”)

To hang satellite speakers from the wall

Use the supplied bracket to fix satellite speakers to the wall.

CAUTION: ATTACHING THE BRACKETS ON THE WALL

When attaching the brackets on the wall, have them attached to the wall by a qualified person. DO NOT attach the brackets on the wall by yourself to avoid an unexpected damage of their falling from the wall, caused by incorrect attachment or weakness in the wall.

Location of attachment to wall:

Care is required in selecting a location for attaching satellite speakers to the wall. Injury to personnel, or damage to equipment, may result if the speakers are attached in a location which interferes with daily activities.

Attaching speakers to the bracket ————————

1. Use the screw supplied to attach the speaker to

the bracket.

Front side

Bottom

Example ——————————————————

Satellite speaker

(front left speaker)

Powered sub-woofer

Center unit

Satellite speaker (rear left speaker)

The rear speakers are placed behind the listening position.

Center speaker

Satellite speaker (front right speaker)

Satellite speaker (rear right speaker)

Bracket

Screw

2. Adjusting the angle of the satellite speakers

The angle of the speaker may be adjusted in the front-rear and left-right directions along the channel in the bracket. When adjusting the angle, loosen the screw slightly, make the adjustment, and then tighten the screw firmly.

Tilting the speaker to the front

CAUTION:

If the screw is not tightened firmly, it may cause injury to personnel or damage to equipment.

CAUTIONS:

• For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient place behind the powered sub-woofer.

• If the front and rear speakers are placed on the floor, always ensure that they are level.

Tilting left-right

About discs

Playable disc types

Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows:

Playable discs ———————————————

DVD VIDEO Video CD Audio CD

The DVD Logo is a trademark.

Non-playable discs——————————————

• DVD-ROM • DVD-RAM • DVD-R • DVD-RW

• CD-R • CD-ROM • PHOTO CD • CD-RW

• Playing back discs list as “Non-playable discs” above may generate noise and damage speakers.

Notes on DVD VIDEO discs

• DVD players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers. This unit only can play back DVD discs whose Region Code numbers include “1”.

Examples of playable DVD discs:

Disc structure

A DVD disc is comprised of “titles”, while an Audio CD or Video CD is comprised of “tracks”. Each title may be divided into some “chapters”. For example, if a DVD disc contains some movies, each movie, each movie may have its own title number, and each movie may be divided into some chapters. In a DVD karaoke disc, each song usually has its own title number and does not have chapters. In general, each title has independent content, while each chapter in the same title has continuity.

Example: DVD disc

Example: Audio CD/Video CD

• This unit is designed to use the NTSC system. The unit cannot play back the disc recorded on the PAL system.

Video CDs with Playback Control function

What is Playback Control function? ———————————————————————————————

The Playback Control function, allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images which have a resolution four times greater than moving pictures.

• Menu-driven playback

You can interact with the screen using a menu display to select and play an entry.

• High-resolution still image display

You can display high-quality images four times clearer than moving pictures.

A selection menu is displayed when you start playing a Video CD disc with the Playback Control feature. The selection menu shows a list of numbers for selection. Some discs may show moving pictures or a divided screen.

1. When a list of numbers is displayed, selecting a number shows its contents.

2. When “3” or “SELECT” is displayed on the television screen, pressing this button jumps to the specific picture.

3. When the selection menu is redisplayed after you have played your selection, selecting a number again replays its contents.

(Some discs may show the menu screen several times.) When ¢ and 4 are shown, pressing “NEXT” or “PREV” can change the selection menu.

4. After playback, press RETURN to go back to the previous screen.

To stop playback, press STOP.

Note:

• When a menu is displayed for a long time (about ten minutes), the screen background automatically fades out to prevent screen burn-in while the setting is suspended.

Connections

Connecting the FM and AM antennas

FM antenna connections ———————————

A. Using the supplied FM antenna

The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75Ω COAXIAL terminal as temporary measure.

B. Using the standard type connector (Not supplied)

A standard type connector should be connected to the FM 75Ω COAXIAL terminal.

Note:

• If reception is poor, connect the outdoor antenna. Before attaching the 75 Ω coaxial cable (the kind with a round wire going to an outdoor antenna), disconnect the supplied FM antenna.

To connect the powered sub-woofer

Use the supplied system cable to connect the powered sub-woofer (SP-PWA10).

Center unit (XV-THA10)

Ensure that the £ mark on the plug faces upwards.

System cable (supplied)

Ensure that the £ mark on the plug faces to the right.

CAUTION:

• Use the system cable provided for attaching the center unit and the sub woofer.

Powered sub woofer (SP-PWA10)

Connecting the TV

AM antenna connections ———————————

Turn the loop until you have the best reception.

Notes:

• Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. This could cause poor reception.

• If reception is poor, connect an outdoor single vinyl-covered wire to the AM EXT terminal. (Keep the AM loop antenna connected.)

Connect the TV to view video images from the center unit.

S-video cable (not supplied)

Connect to the TV if it has an S-video input (for higher image quality). Connect the cables with the £ mark facing down.

Center unit (XV-THA10)

To S-video input

To composite

Video cable (supplied)

video input

Note:

• When connecting the TV to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks, DO NOT connect the TV’S-video output to these video input terminals.

To connect speakers

Connect the satellite speakers and center speaker to the terminals on the powered sub-woofer using the speaker cords supplied. Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the speaker and terminal to which each is to be connected.

• The four satellite speakers may be used at either front or rear.

• Ensure that the left and right speakers are connected to left and right respectively, and that they are connected with the correct polarity (+ve, –ve). The white speaker cord connects to the + terminal, and the black speaker cord connects to the – terminal.

Twist and remove the insulation at the end of each speaker cord.

Conneceting the front speakers —————————

Connect the right speaker to the FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT terminal. Connect the left speaker to the FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT terminal.

Front right speaker Front left speaker

Speaker cord (6 m)

(19.7 ft)

White

Black

Note:

• Mixing up the polarity of the speaker cords can reduce the stereo effect and sound quality.

Connecting the rear and center speakers —————

Connect the right rear speaker to the REAR SPEAKERS RIGHT terminals. Connect the left rear speaker to the REAR SPEAKERS LEFT terminals. Connect the center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals.

Center speaker

White

Black

Rear left speakerRear right speaker

Speaker cord (15 m) (49.2 ft)

Connections

Connecting Audio/Video Components

You can connect the following audio/video components to this system. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components.

Audio Components: Cassette deck or MD recorder* Video Components: TV or DBS tuner*

VCRs

* You can connect these components using the methods described

in “Analog connections” (see below) or in “Digital connections” (see page 9).

Analog connections —————————————

Analog component connections

Use the cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, and the red plug to the audio right jack.

CAUTION:

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

Cassette deck or MD recorder

Video component connections —————————

Use the cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the audio left jack, the red plug to the audio right jack, and the yellow plug to the composite video jack. If your video components have S-video (Y/C-separation) terminals, connect them using S-video cable (not supplied). Connecting these video components through the S-video input/ output terminal will give you better picture playback (or recording) quality.

IMPORTANT

This system is equipped with both the composite video and S-video input/output terminals for connecting video components. You do not have to connect both the composite video and S-video terminals.

However, remember that the video signals from the composite video input terminals are output only through the composite video out terminals, while the ones from the S-video input terminals are output only through the S-video output terminals.

Therefore, if a recording video component and a playing video component are connected to the center unit through the different video terminals, you cannot record the picture from the playing component on the recording component. In addition, if the TV and a playing video component are connected to the center unit through the different video terminals, you cannot view the playback picture from the playing component on the TV.

Notes:

• When the DSP mode is ON, the VCR OUT (REC) jack and the TAPE/MD OUT (REC) jack will output surround sound to the front speakers only. When recording, turn the DSP mode OFF (see page 21).

• You can connect either a cassette deck or a MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks. When connecting a MD recorder to the TAPE/ MD jacks, change the source name, which will be shown on the display when selected as the source, to “MD”. See page 17 for details.

VCR

If your audio components have a COMPU LINK-3 terminal

• See also page 54 for detailed information about the connection and the COMPU LINK-3 remote control system.

TV audio or DBS tuner

Connections

TV sound

Note:

• When connecting the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks, change the source name, which will be shown on the display when selected as the source, to “DBS”. See page 17 for details.

DBS tuner

Digital connections —————————————————————————————————————

The center unit has three digital input terminals (one digital coaxial terminal and two digital optical terminals) and one digital output terminal (a single digital optical terminal).

• The DVD and audio signals from the center unit, and the digital signals input from the digital input terminals, are output from the digital output terminal.

IMPORTANT

• When connecting the DBS tuner using the digital terminal, you also need to connect it to the video jack (either composite video terminal or S-video terminal) on the rear. Without connecting it to the video jack, you can view no playback picture.

• After connecting the components using the DIGITAL IN terminal, set the following correctly if necessary.

- Select the digital input mode correctly. For details, see “Selecting the analog or digital input mode” on page 18.

Notes:

• When you want to operate the MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system, connect the MD recorder also as described in “Analog connections” (see pages 8).

• When an MD record or other digital sound recording device is connected to the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL terminal, you will be unable to record signals in Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Sound.

• The DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack does not output DSP mode sound effects. Do not change DSP mode during digital recording.

Connections

Connecting the power cord

Before plugging the center unit and powered sub-woofer into an AC outlets, make sure that all connections have been made.

Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

The red STANDBY lamp on the center unit lights when the power cord is plugged in.

Keep the power cord away from the connecting cables and the antenna cable. The power cord may cause noise or screen interference. W e recommend that you use a coaxial cable to connect the FM outdoor antenna, since it is well-shielded against interference.

Center unit

Power sub-woofer

AC power cord

Putting batteries in the remote control

Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the center unit.

Primary remote control

Secondary remote control

1. On the back of the remote control, remove the

battery cover.

2. Insert batteries. Make sure to match the polarity:

(+) to (–).

CAUTIONS:

• Do not touch the power cord with wet hands.

• Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord. When unplugging the cord, always grasp the plug so as not to damage the cord.

Notes:

• The preset settings such as preset channel and sound adjustment may be erased in a few days in the following cases:

- When you unplug the power cord.

- When a power failure occurs.

• The speakers will not produce any sound if the powered subwoofer power cord is removed from the AC outlet while the center unit is turned on. In this case power will not come on even when the powered subwoofer power cord is plugged in the AC outlet. Press POWER on the center unit, or AUDIO POWER on the remote control to turn power on. This will turn the powered subwoofer on and sound will be emitted from the speakers.

3. Replace the cover.

• If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases, replace the batteries. Use two R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) type drycell batteries.

CAUTIONS:

Follow these precautions to avoid leaking or cracking cells:

• Place batteries in the remote control so they match the polarity: (+) to (–).

• Use the correct type of batteries. Batteries that look similar may differ in voltage.

• Always replace both batteries at the same time.

• Do not expose batteries to heat or flame.

Light up the primary remote control buttons ————

The buttons on the primary remote control may be lit for a few seconds for use in the dark.

Press LIGHT to illuminate the buttons in red for a few seconds.

Parts Identification

Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the unit before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details.

Center unit ———————————————————————————————————————

Front panel

1 2 3

Display window

1 2 3

1 POWER buftton and

STANDBY lamp (16)

2 Remote sensor (10) 3 Disc tray (22) 4 DVD CONTROL buttons

(22~24)

5 VOLUME +/ – button (16) 6 DSP MODE /INPUT ATT.

(19, 20, 21)

7 SURROUND/SOURCE

NAME (17, 21)

5678p

8 SOURCE (17) 9 Display window p Audio channel lamp (19)

4 5

789

1 Decord mode indicator (18) 2 Radio indicator (36) 3 Multi-information window

Display time and status information.

4 Time selection indicator (34) 5 PROGRAM indicator (34)

6 RESUME indicator (24) 7 Radio reception mode indicator (37) 8 ATT. indicator (19) 9 DSP indicator (20)

Powered sub-woofer —————————————————————————————————————

1 POWER ON lamp (16) 2 Speaker

Parts Identification

Remote controls ———————————————————————————————————————

Secondary remote controlPrimary remote control

1 2

3 4 5 6

7 8

e r

y u i

;

3 4

1 SLEEP button (20) 2 ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT button (18) 3 TITLE button (24) 4 SUBTITLE button (29) 5 MAIN ON SCREEN button (39) 6 DVD ON SCREEN button (26, 46) 7 MENU button (24) 8 Cursor and ENTER buttons 9 THEATER POSITION button (31) p TV VOL +, – button (56) q TV/VIDEO button (56) w POWER buttons

AUDIO POWER button (16) TV/CATV/DBS POWER button (56) VCR POWER button (56)

e Source selecting buttons (17)

DVD, TV/DBS, VCR, TAPE/MD, AUX, FM/AM

r DVD operating buttons

RESUME (24) RETURN (25) ANGLE (30) ZOOM (29) DIGEST (27)

t Number buttons y Remote control mode selector (55, 56) u DSP MODE button (21) i CHANNEL +/ – button (56) o VOLUME +/ – button (16) ; MUTING button (17) a Operating buttons s LIGHT button (10)

1 SLEEP button (20) 2 Source selecting buttons (17) 3 MENU button (24) 4 Cursor and ENTER buttons 5 THEATER POSITION button (31) 6 Operating buttons 7 VOLUME +/ – button (16) 8 POWER buttons

AUDIO button (16) TV button (56)

9 DVD ON SCREEN button (26, 46) p DSP MODE button (21)

Principles of operation

The system may be operated via the remote control or the buttons on the center unit, or via the menu on the screen.

Operation with the remote control

Select the appropriate mode for the remote control when using the primary or secondary remote control is used for operation. The remote control mode is selected by pressing the source selecting buttons.

Press DVD : The number buttons and operating buttons operate in the DVD mode, enabling operation of the DVD, audio CD, and

video CD.

Press FM/AM : The number buttons and operating buttons operate in the radio mode.

Source

selecting

buttons

DVD button

FM/AM button

Number buttons

Operating buttons

Source

selecting

buttons

DVD button

FM/AM button

Operating buttons

Note:

• Pressing the source selecting buttons on the remote control also changes the remote control mode. When using the remote control, always press the source selecting buttons on the equipment to suit the appropriate remote control mode.

Principles of operation

To operate via the on-screen menu

When using the on-screen menu, first display it and then use the primary or secondary remote control unit cursor buttons (2/3/5/∞), the number buttons, and the ENTER button.

Displaying the on-screen menu —————————————————————————————————

The method and conditions for display differ with the on-screen menu. The individual functions are described below.

Number buttons

Cursor and ENTER

Cursor and ENTER buttons

buttons

On-screen menu components

Referred to as a ”tag“.

This arrow is referred to as a ”pointer“.

Items

Basic operation with the on-screen menu —————

1. Move the pointer to the desired item using the remote control

buttons.

• Use the 2/3 cursor to select a tag.

• Use the 5/∞ cursor to select an item.

2. Use the items.

• Use the 2/3 cursor to change the details of a selected item.

• Press ENTER to use the selected item.

• Follow the method of use explained in the message field.

• Use the number buttons to enter numerals.

See each function description for details of use.

Principles of operation

On-screen menus ——————————————

This system supports the following on-screen menus.

Opening screens

(No disc inserted)

for Video CD

On-screen menus for using and setting up the AV amp function

for DVD

for Audio CD

On-screen menus for using discs ————————

The disc status and items are displayed as follows on the on-screen menus for using the disc.

DVD CONTROL display VCD CONTROL display

CD CONTROL display

On-screen menus for setting up the DVD

On-screen menus for using the disc

DVD CONTROL display VCD CONTROL display

CD CONTROL display

Preventing screen burn-out with the screen saver [SCREEN SAVER]

A television monitor screen may be burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time. T o pre vent this, the unit automatically activates the screen sav er function if a static picture, such as an on-screen display or menu, is displayed for over 5 minutes.

• Pressing any button on the unit or the remote control unit will release the screen saver function and return to the previous display.

• You can select one of several screen saver modes available (see page 48).

Basic operations

The basic operations for this system are as follows.

IMPORTANT

Check that remote control mode selector is set to the current position when using the primary remote control:

Set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” to operate an audio system, TV, or VCR. Set to “CATV/DBS” to operate a CATV converter or DBS tuner. The system will not operate normally while in CATV/DBS mode.

To turn the system power supply ON and OFF (standby)

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

AUDIO POWER AUDIO POWER

Press AUDIO POWER to turn power ON.

The STANDBY lamp goes off, and the current source name (or station frequency) appears on the display window The center unit POWER button and 0 button will light up blue.

Press AUDIO POWER again to turn power OFF (standby).

The STANDBY lamp is lit.

On the front panel:

STANDBY lamp

To turn TV power ON and OFF

JVC TVs may be used as is with the primary and secondary remote controls. TVs from other manufacturers require changes to the transmittable signals before they can be used with the primary and secondary remote controls. See page 57 for details of changing the transmittable signals.

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

TV/CATV/DBS POWER

TV POWER

Press TV/CATV/DBS POWER (or TV POWER) to turn power ON.

Press TV/CATV/DBS POWER (or TV POWER) again to turn power OFF.

Adjusting volume

The volume level can be adjusted within the range of “0” (minimum) to “80” (maximum).

Common:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

POWER

Press POWER to turn power ON.

The STANDBY lamp goes off, and the current source name (or station frequency) appears on the display window. The center unit POWER button and 0 button will light up blue.

Press POWER again to turn power OFF (standby).

The STANDBY lamp is lit.

Notes:

• The powered sub-woofer power supply is linked to the center unit. The green POWER ON lamp on the powered sub-woofer lights when power is turned on, and goes off when power is turned off.

• A small amount of power is consumed in the standby mode. Remove both AC power cords from the AC outlets to turn the center unit and powered sub-woofer off completely.

VOLUME + /– VOLUME + /–

On the front panel

VOLUME + /–

Press VOLUME + or –.

Press VOLUME + to increase volume. Press VOLUME – to decrease volume.

CAUTION:

Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source. If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and/or ruin your speakers.

Basic operations

Muting the sound

Primary remote control only:

MUTING

Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers connected.

“MUTING” appears on the display window and volume turns off.

To restore the sound, press MUTING again so that “OFF” appears on the display.

• Pressing VOLUME +/– also restores the sound.

Selecting the source to play

Selected source name appears

On the front panel:

SOURCE

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

The source changes as shown below each time the button is pressed.

= DVD = TAPE (or MD) = VCR = AM = FM = TV SOUND (or DBS) = AUX = (back to the beginning)

Changing the source name

When you have connected an MD recorder to the TAPE/MD jacks or the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the rear panel, change the source name shown on the display window when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner as the source.

On the front panel:

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

Source selecting buttons

Press one of the source selecting buttons.

DVD* Select the DVD player. TV/DBS Select TV sounds or DBS tuner. VCR Select the video component connected to the

VCR jacks.

TAPE/MD* Select the cassette deck (or the MD recorder). AUX* Select a component connected to the AUX jack. FM/AM* Select an FM or AM broadcast.

Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

Notes:

• When connecting an MD recorder (to TAPE/MD jacks), and a DBS tuner (to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks), change the source name shown on the display window. For details, “Changing the source name”.

• When you press one of the source selecting buttons on the remote control marked above with an asterisk (*), the system automatically turns on.

1. When changing the source name from “TAPE “ to

“MD”: Press SOURCE until “TAPE” appears. When changing the source name from “TV SOUND” to “DBS”: Press SOURCE until “TV SOUND” appears.

2. Press and hold SOURCE NAME until “ASSGN. MD”

or “ASSGN. DBS” appears on the display window.

To change the source name to “TAPE” or “TV SOUND”, repeat the

same procedure above — in step 1, select “MD” or “DBS” then press and hold SOURCE NAME.

Note:

Without changing the source name, you can still use the connected components, there may be some inconvenience.

• “TAPE” or “TV SOUND” will appear on the display window when you select the MD recorder or DBS tuner.

• You cannot use the digital input (see page 9) for the MD recorder and the DBS tuner.

• You cannot use the COMPU LINK remote control system (see page 54) operate the MD recorder.

Basic operations

Selecting the analog or digital input mode

When you have connected some components such as MD recorder , the DBS tuner and so on, using digital terminals (see page 9), you need to change the input mode for these components to the digital input. You can choose digital sound from the following sources: “MD”, “DBS”, “AUX”.

Primary remote control only:

1. Press the source selecting button (TAPE/MD, AUX,

or TV/DBS) for which you want to change the input mode from analog input to digital input.

Example: Selecting MD recorder as the source for digital audio.

To return to analog audio

1. Select a digital source to return to analog audio.

Select from “MD DIGITAL”, “AUX DIGITAL”, or “DBS DIGITAL”.

2. Press ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT to select [ANALOG].

Analog audio is selected and the source name also returns to analog.

Note:

• When selecting a digital source, press ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT once to display the currently selected mode.

Changing the decode mode

Primary remote control only:

1 2

1. Press DVD to select DVD as the source.

2. Press ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT.

The display changes as shown below each time the button is pressed.

= AUTO/PCM = DOLBY DGTL (DOLBY DIGITAL) = DTS = ANALOG = (back to the beginning)

3. Press ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT to select

[AUTO/PCM].

« After approximately 3 seconds

• The source name changes from “MD” to “MD DIGITAL”.

When other than [AUTO/PCM] is selected

When “DOLBY DGTL” or “DTS” is selected the source name changes to digital (“MD” = “MD DIGITAL”) and audio is not played. The decode mode indicator “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” in the display window flashes to indicate that the correct mode has not been selected.

Example: Selecting “DOLBY DGTL” when listening to MD

with digital audio.

2. Press ANALOG/DIGITAL INPUT to select the

decode mode.

The display changes as shown below each time the button is pressed.

= AUTO/PCM = DOLBY DGTL (DOLBY DIGITAL) = DTS = (back to the beginning)

AUTO/PCM Optimized for all discs playable on this

system. (Default)

DOLBY DGTL Select this mode when playing a disc

recorded in Dolby Digital Surround.

DTS Select this mode when playing a DVD disc

recorded in DTS Surround. The DTS decoder will be selected as the internal decoder.

When to try changing the decode mode

When the decode mode is set to the default AUTO/PCM setting and a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital Surround or DTS Digital Surround is played, the internal decoder will be automatically selected before audio playback begins. Depending on the disc, this may result in a brief loss of audio after playback starts. This is due to lost audio signals that were inputted during internal decoder selection. In these instances, lost audio can be prevented by manually selecting the decode mode appropriate for the disc you wish to play.

However, please note that when the decode mode is set to other than AUTO/PCM, you will be unable to playback audio from discs recorded in a mode other than the set mode.

After changing the decode mode and playing back a disc, return the decode mode to “AUTO/PCM”. Changing the playback source will automatically set the decode mode to “AUTO/PCM”.

Flashes

Basic operations

When a decode mode which differs from the type of disc being played is selected

Insert a DVD disc in the center unit to display the type of audio being played in the Decode mode indicator in the display window. Audio cannot be played if a decode mode which differs from the displayed mode is selected. The selected decode mode flashes to indicate that the selected decode mode does not allow audio playback.

Example: When DTS is selected as the decode mode for Dolby digital audio.

Flashes

Adjusting the Input Signal Level

When using the DSP mode effect during playback from an analog device, the sound will occasionally be distorted due to a overlystrong input signal. In these instances, it is possible to adjust the level of the input signal. Only input signals from analog devices (TV SOUND, VCR, TAPE, AUX, FM, AM, MD, DBS) may be adjusted in this way.

On the front panel only:

Sub-woofer volume control and phase setting

Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the powered sub-woofer.

VOLUME knob

Mark

PHASE button

Volume control ——————————————— Turn the VOLUME knob.

Adjust to a volume appropriate for balance with the other speaker(s). The mark indicates the volume position in normal use.

• Adjust when the volume from the sub-woofer is too high or too low in relation to the volume from the front speaker.

Phase setting ———————————————— Play sound through the sub-woofer and adjust the PHASE button to a position (_ REVERSE or — NORMAL) at which the lowest frequency is heard best.

1 Press and hold INPUT ATT. (DSP MODE).

Release the button when the display window shows “INPUT ATT ON,” or “INPUT NORMAL.”

Pressing and holding the INPUT ATT. Button further cycles through the following modes:

INPUT NORMAL: Playback source without adjusting the input

signal level. This is the default setting.

INPUT ATT ON: Lower the input level and playback source.

The ATT mark will light up. To change the input signal level, press and hold INPUT ATT. until “INPUT NORMAL” or “INPUT ATT ON” is displayed.

Note:

• When in “INPUT ATT ON” mode, ATT will light up in the display window. However, when the playback source is digital (DVD, etc.) it will go off. Lighting up will resume if playback is switched to an analog device.

• Even while in “INPUT ATT ON” mode, if the DSP mode is turned off (“DSP OFF”), playback will continue without any reduction of the input signal.

Note:

• Phase is closely related to the distance from the listening position to the front speaker and sub-woofer. While listening, adjust until the lowest frequency is heard best.

Audio channel display lamp

Uses lamps to display the audio channel configuration for the disc currently playing.

• The audio channel display lamp is not an indicator of which speakers are producing sound.

The lamps refer to the speaker channel as follows.

L: Left front speaker channnel R: Right front speaker channel C: Center speaker channel RS: Right surround speaker channel LS: Left surround speaker channel S: Rear speaker channel (monaural) LFE: Sub-woofer channel

Basic operations

The lamp display indicates the type of disc (DVD or CD) currently playing as follows.

With Dolby digital 5.1 ch or DTS digital 5.1 ch surround

With Dolby digital (Lt/Rt *)

With stereo sound (eg Audio CD)

* Lt/Rt refers to the downmix output when connected to a device

that uses Dolby Pro Logic.

Using the Sleep Timer

Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the system will turn off by itself rather than play all night.

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

Using the DSP Modes

The built-in Surround Processor provides two types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode — Surround mode and DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode.

Surround modes ———————————————

With this system, you can use two types of the Surround mode.

Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic)*

Used to watch the soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby Digital (bearing the mark ) or with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic can be selected automatically according to software played back.

DTS Digital Surround**

DTS Digital Surround is a discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software. To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark , the system can provide you with DTS Digital Surround decoder. DTS Digital Surround is automatically selected according to software played back.

Note:

• Change the decode mode from “AUTO/PCM” to “DTS” before playing an audio CD recorded with DTS Digital Surround..

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro

** Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat.

SLEEP SLEEP

Press SLEEP repeatedly.

The shut-off time changes as follows (in minutes):

=10=20=30=60=90=120=150=OFF (Canceled)= (back to the beginning)

When the shut-off time comes

The system turns off automatically.

To check or change the time remaining until the shut-off time ———————————————

Press SLEEP once.

The remaining time until the shut-off time appears in minutes.

• To change the shut-off time, press SLEEP repeatedly.

To cancel the Sleep Timer ———————————

Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears on the display window.

• Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.

DAP modes —————————————————

The sound heard in a concert hall or club consists of direct sound and indirect sound — early reflections and reflections from behind. Direct sounds reach the listener directly without any reflection. On the other hand, indirect sounds are delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. These direct sounds and indirect sounds are the most important elements of the acoustic surround effects. The DAP mode can create these important elements, and gives you a real “being there” feeling.

Basic operations

THEATER: Gives the feeling of a large theater. LIVE CLUB: Gives the feeling of a live music club

with a low ceiling.

DANCE CLUB: Gives a throbbing bass beat. HALL: Gives clear vocal and the feeling of a concert

hall.

PAVILION: Give the spacious feeling of a pavilion with a

high ceiling.

Notes:

• The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources.

• The DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up when the signals encoded with Dolby Digital come into the system.

• The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when the signals encoded with Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this system is activated.

• The dts indicator lights up when the signals encoded with DTS Digital Surround come into the system.

• The effects may be adjusted with “SOUND MENU settings” when the DAP mode is selected (see page 41).

IMPORTANT

Before recording a digital source, turn off the DSP mode.

To select the DSP mode ————————————

From the remote controls:

digital, or DTS digital surround audio:

Press SURROUND.

The current status appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes between SURROUND ON and SURROUND OFF each time the button is pressed subsequently.

When selecting DAP:

Press DSP MODE.

The currently selected DAP mode appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently.

=THEATER=LIVE CLUB=DANCE CLUB=HALL=PAVILION= DSP OFF=(back to the beginning)

Notes:

• “PRO LOGIC”, rather than “SURROUND ON”, is displayed when a source other than DVD is selected.

• The down-mixed (Lo/Ro*) analog signal is output from the VCR OUT (REC) terminal and TAPE/MD OUT (REC) terminal at the rear of the center unit when “SURROUND OFF” is selected with Dolby digital or DTS digital surround audio.

• When the DSP mode is ON, the VCR OUT (REC) jack and the TAPE/MD OUT (REC) jack will output surround sound to the front speakers only. When recording, turn the DSP mode OFF.

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

DSP MODE

Press DSP MODE.

The currently selected DSP mode appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently.

=SURROUND ON= THEATER= LIVE CLUB= DANCE CLUB =HALL=PAVILION = DSP OFF = (back to the beginning)

• SURROUND ON is selected when playing a video with audio recorded in Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby digital, or DTS digital surround audio.

Note:

• It is possible to select only “SURROUND ON” and “SURROUND OFF” when playing a Dolby digital audio or DTS digital audio DVD.

On the front panel:

* Lo/Ro refers to the downmix output when connected to a device

that does not use a Dolby Pro Logic decoder.

DSP MODESURROUND

When playing a video with audio recorded in Dolby surround, Dolby

Using the DVD player

and represent disc types.

To play a disc

On the front panel

1. Switch the TV on and display video from this

system.

Set the TV input to video 1 (or video 2 or 3).

2. Insert the disc.

1 Press 0 *on the center unit to open the disc tray.

Change the playback source to DVD.

2 Place the disc in the tray.

With the playback side (non-label side) down. To insert an 8 cm disc, place it in the inner recess.

Notes:

• The unit can playback DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, and Video CD discs only. Do not load other disc types. For details about playable disc types, see page 5.

• When loading a disc in the tray, be sure to position the disc inside the recess. Otherwise, the disc may be damaged when the tray is closed, and the disc may not be removed form the unit.

• Playback begins automatically with some discs.

• DVD or video CDs recorded with PBC (playback control), pressing PLAY may display the menu on the TV screen. You may select items from the menu screen thus displayed and call up the locations to be viewed (see pages 24 and 25 for details).

• You can also open and close the disc tray from the opening onscreen display. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move pointer to ), then press ENTER to open or close the disc tray.

• Discs may be played back from the on-screen menu. Use the CURSOR 5/∞, move the pointer to #, and press ENTER to begin playback.

To stop playback competely

From the remote controls: On the front panel:

Press STOP.

Press 7.

Display when a disc is inserted —————————

When a DVD is inserted

Display window: Opening on-screen:

3 Press 0 to close the disc tray.

Playback begins immediately a DVD auto-playback disc is inserted.

3. Play the disc.

From the remote controls:

Press DVD.

Change the playback source to DVD. The remote control enters the DVD mode and playback begins.

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

DVD DVD

“READING”=“DVD”

When a video CD has been inserted

Display window: Opening on-screen:

“READING”=“VCD 12 48:12”

(total number of tracks and total time display)

«+After 4 seconds

“

VCD 1 4:12”

(first track time)

When an audio CD has been inserted

Display window: Opening on-screen:

“READING”=“CD 12 48:12”

(total number of tracks and total time display)

«+After 4 seconds

“

CD 1 4:12”

On the front panel:

Press 3**.

Change the playback source to DVD. Playback begins.

* When 0 on the center unit is pressed while on standby, power

is automatically turned on and the disc tray ejected.

** When 3 on the center unit is pressed while on standby, power

is automatically turned on, and playback begins, if a disc is in the tray. DVD is selected as the playback source if there is no disc in the tray.

(first track time)

On-screen guide icons ————————————

During DVD playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings.

Fast forward and rewind

7 During playback

Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles (see page 30).

Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages (see page 32).

Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages (see page 29).

A setting is possible to suppress display of these icons. The setting is entered in the on-screen menu under “DVD MENU Settings” (see page 46 for details).

About invalid operation icon

When you press a button, if the unit does not accept its operation,

appears on your television screen. Operations are occasionally unacceptable even if displayed.

Note that some operations may not be accepted. For example, some discs may not allow fast forward, fast backward or slow motion playback.

is not

Pausing

From the primary remote control:

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

4/REW, FF/¢ 4/REW, FF/¢

Continue pressing FF/¢ or 4/REW.

On the front panel:

4, ¢

Continue pressing ¢ or 4.

Continue pressing ¢ for fast forward. Continue pressing 4 for rewind. Normal playback resumes when the button is released.

• Continue pressing the button to increase the fast forward or

rewind speed (5× = 20×).

PAUSE

Press PAUSE.

On the front panel:

PAUSE

Press 8 .

Playback is paused. Press PAUSE while paused to move to the next still picture.

To resume playback.

From remote control: On the front panel:

Press PLAY.

Press 3.

Locating the beginning

Locates the beginning of the title and chapter with DVDs. Locates the beginning of the track with audio CDs and video CDs.

7 For DVD: During playback

For Audio CD: Any time For Video CD: During playback

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

4/REW, FF/¢ 4/REW, FF/¢

Press FF/¢ or 4/REW.

Using the DVD player

On the front panel:

4, ¢

Press ¢ or 4.

Press 4 to locate the beginning of the current chapter, title, or track, and press ¢ to locate the beginning of the next chapter, title, or track.

Note:

• When you play a Video CD disc with PBC function or a DVD

disc, the unit may locate different place, but it will generally locate the beginning of the title or chapter or track.

Resuming playback

The unit stores the position on a disc where you want to interrupt playback at, and resumes playback from that position later.

To store the playback position —————————

Primary remote control only:

Selecting playback from the DVD menu

DVD discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as titles of a movie, names or songs, or artist information, and display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene by using the menu.

7 Insert the DVD disc.

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

1. Press MENU or TITLE.

The menu appears on the TV screen.

• TITLE not on secondary remote control.

Example

RESUME

Press RESUME during playback.

The unit stores the position at which RESUME is pressed, and the RESUME indicator in the display window is lit. The last stored memory overrides the previous memory.

Note:

• The interrupted position is stored even when AUDIO POWER on the remote control, or POWER on the center unit, are pressed to switch power OFF (standby), instead of pressing RESUME.

To resume playback from the stored position ———

Press RESUME while paused.

Playback begins from the stored position.

• The unit will also resume playback when RESUME is pressed in the standby mode.

Note:

• When you press RESUME during playback of a Video CD disc with the PBC function, the unit may resume playback from a point slightly earlier than the resume point you stored.

To clear the stored position

Open the disc tray. The RESUME indicator in the display window goes off.

2. Use CURSOR 2/3/5/∞ to select a desired item,

then press ENTER.

The unit starts playback of the selected item.

• With some discs, you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using the number buttons, which may cause the unit to automatically start playback.

About menu

Normally, a DVD disc which contains more than one title may have a “title” menu which lists the titles. In this case, the menu appears on the TV screen by pressing TITLE . Some DVD discs may also have a different menu which appears by pressing MENU. See the instructions of each DVD disc for its particular menu.

Notes:

• When appears on the TV screen by pressing TITLE in step 1:

The disc does not have a menu listing the titles.

• When

The disc does not have a menu.

appears on the TV screen by pressing MENU in step 1:

Using the DVD player

Selecting the location to view from the video CD menu

When playing back Video CDs recorded with PBC (playback control), a list of the recorded contents may appear on the TV screen as a menu. The location to view may be conveniently called up from this menu screen.

7 When the menu appears on the TV screen during playback with

PBC.

Primary remote control only:

RETURN

1. Use the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select the

desired number of the item.

To select 3 on menu:

Press 3.

To select 11 on menu :

Press +10 = 1. Playback starts from the selected item.

Press RETURN to return to the menu screen.

When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” appears on the TV screen, the unit generally works as follows:

• Pressing ¢ turns to the next page.

• Pressing 4 returns to the previous page. The method of the operation is different depending on the disc.

To activate the PBC function when a PBC-compatible Video CD disc is being played back without the PBC function, press STOP then press PLAY. You can also activate the PBC function using the on-screen display as follows.

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to [PBC CALL], then

press ENTER.

Example

To specify the title or track number for playback

Use the number buttons to specify the title (DVDs) or track number (CDs) to begin playback from the desired location.

7 For DVD: While stopped

For Audio CD: During playback or while stopped For Video CD: During playback without PBC function or while stopped

Primary remote control only:

1. Use the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select the

desired title or track number.

Selecting numbers

Selecting 1~10:

Press the relevant button between 1 and 10.

Selecting 11 or higher:

To select 13: Press +10 = 3 . To select 24: Press +10 = +10 = 4. To select 40: Press +10 = + 10 = +10 = 10.

The specified title or track number appears in the display window, and playback begins from that location.

• You can also see the selected title or track number on the onscreen display.

Notes:

• When appears on the TV screen.

The title or track you have selected is not contained in the disc.

• This function does not work during Video CD playback with PBC function.

If you want to playback a PBC-compatible Video CD disc without activating the PBC function, start playback by using the number buttons instead of the PLAY button.

Using the DVD player

To play from the beginning of a title, chapter, or track

The beginning of previous or later chapters or tracks may be skipped.

7 For DVD: During playback

For Audio CD: Any time For Video CD: During playback without PBC function

Common:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

1. Press ¢ or 4.

• Press ¢ the required number of times to move to a later chapter or track.

• Press 4 the required number of times to return to the previous chapter or track.

• Press 4 once to return to the beginning of the chapter or track currently playing.

Notes:

• This function may not work with some DVD discs.

• This function does not work during Video CD playback with PBC function.

• Press ¢ or 4 on the center unit for the same operation.

To specify the chapter number for playback [CHAP. SEARCH]

If the current title of a DVD disc being played is divided into chapters, you can skip to a desired chapter by specifying the chapter number using the on-screen display.

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to

[CHAP. SEARCH], then press ENTER.

The color of [CHAP. SEARCH] changes and “GO TO CHAPTER:” appears in the message area.

Message area

3. Use the number buttons (0~9) to enter the desired

chapter number.

The selected chapter number appears in the message area.

Example:

To select chapter number 8: Press 8. To select chapter number 37: Press 3 = 7.

4. Press ENTER.

The unit starts playback from the selected chapter.

To return the regular display:

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Notes:

• When the chapter number is incorrect in step 3:

Overwrite the incorrect number with the correct number.

• When is displayed in the TV screen in step 4:

The chapter you have selected is not contained in the disc, or chapter search does not work on the disc.

• With some discs, the unit automatically starts searching for the chapter after entering the chapter number in step 3.

To specify the time for playback [TIME SEARCH]

You can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the elapsed time from the beginning of the disc use the TIME SEARCH function. Note that some DVD discs do not contain time information, and the TIME SEARCH function cannot be used.

7 For DVD: During playback

For Audio CD: While stopped For Video CD: While stopped without PBC function

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2 • 4

From primary remote control only:

2 • 4

Using the DVD player

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to [TIME

SEARCH], then press ENTER.

The color of [TIME SEARCH] changes and “GO TO:” appears in the message area.

(for DVD) (for Audio CD or Video CD)

Message area Message area

3. Use the number buttons (0~9) to enter the time.

The specified time appears in the message area.

Example (for DVD):

To playback from 2(H):34(M):00(S)

You do not have to press “0” to enter the railing zeros (for the last two digits in the example above). Of course, it is possible to enter them.

• You can specify the time in hour/minute/second format for DVD discs, and in minute/second format for Audio and Video CD discs.

When you make a mistake

Use CURSOR 2 to move the cursor to an incorrect number and enter the correct number.

Press ENTER

Press “2”

Press “3”

Press “4”

4. Press ENTER.

The unit starts playback from the selected time.

To return to the regular display:

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Note:

• When appears on the TV screen in step 2:

The time you have selected is not contained on the disc, or the TIME SEARCH function does not work on the disc. Also note that the TIME SEARCH function does not work during Video CD playback with the PBC function.

To select the screen for playback from the digest screen [DIGEST]

The unit can display the opening scene of each title or chapter on a DVD or each track of a Video CD. You can select a desired title, chapter or track from the opening scenes displayed on the TV screen.

7 For DVD: While stopped or during playback

For Video CD:While stopped or during playback

without PBC function.

From primary remote control only:

2 • 3

4/REW

FF/¢

1. Press DIGEST.

• DVD is stopped

Up to nine first scenes of each title may be displayed.

• DVD is playing

Up to nine first scenes of each chapter in the current title may be displayed.

• Video CD

Up to nine first scenes of each track may be displayed.

2. Use CURSOR 2/3/5/∞ to select the desired title,

chapter or track.

When the disc contains more than 9 titles or tracks, the digest screen will have more than one page. In this case, display a different page of the digest with the method described below.

To display the next page: Press ¢. To display the previous page: Press 4.

When the selected title or track is in the upper lefthand corner of the screen, pressing CURSOR 2.

When the selected title or track is in the lower righthand corner for the screen, pressing CORSOR 3.

Using the DVD player

3. Press ENTER.

The unit starts playback from the selected title, chapter or track.

To return to the regular display:

Press DIGEST .

Note:

• With some discs, depending on the contents, it may take some time until all the scenes appear on the screen.

To advance the picture one frame at a time

Advancing a paused still picture one frame at a time.

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

1 • 2

2. Hold down FF/¢ or 4/REW for more than

2 seconds.

Hold down FF/¢ will playback your selection in slow motion, starting from the pause frame. Hold down 4/REW will playback your selection in reverse slow motion (DVD only). Each time you hold down either button during slow-motion, the playback speed will increase as follows:

Forward: 1/32 = 1/16 = 1/8 = 1/4 = 1/3 = 1/2 Reverse: 1/16 = 1/12 = 1/8 = 1/4 = 1/3

Pausing slow-motion playback

Press the PAUSE button to pause slow-motion playback.

Restoring regular playback

Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback.

Notes:

• Audio is automatically muted during slow-motion playback.

• Video CDs cannot be played in reverse slow-motion.

• You can perform the above operations using 8, ¢, and 4 buttons on the center unit.

To display Continuous Photos [STROBE]

1. Press PAUSE at the location at which the picture is

to be advanced.

The picture is paused.

2. Press PAUSE.

Each time you press PAUSE, the still picture advances to the next frame.

Press PLAY to return to normal playback.

Note:

• You can perform the above operation using 8 button on the center unit.

Slow-Motion Playback [SLOW]

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

Nine still pictures may be displayed one after the other.

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

1. Press PAUSE continuously to display continuous

photos.

When the screen appears displaying the nine pictures, release the PAUSE button. The screen plays back the nine pictures in strobe-like action.

• Press PAUSE during strobe playback to pause. Press PAUSE to display the next nine still pictures. Press PLAY to resume strobe playback.

To clear the strobe screen, press PAUSE continuously until the normal screen appears.

1. Press PAUSE at the section you wish to view in

slow motion.

The image will pause.

Note:

• Audio is not played during strobe playback.

Using the DVD player

Zooming a scene [ZOOM]

7 During playback or while paused.

From primary remote control only:

1. Press ZOOM.

“ZOOM” appears on the TV screen. The unit zooms in to the center part of the scene to produce a double-sided image.

ZOOM

Changing the Subtitle Language [SUB TITILE]

Some DVD discs contain subtitles. With such discs, you can choose which kind of subtitles to display (or turn off subtitles entirely). At the beginning of subtitled parts,

appears on the TV screen.

Using the SUBTITLE button ———————————

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

1. Press SUBTITLE.

2. Use CURSOR 2/3/5/∞ to move the zoomed-in

scene.

To pause zoom play

Press PAUSE. To resume zoom play, press PLAY.

To return to normal playback

Press ZOOM.

Note:

• During Zoom play, the picture may be garbled or noisy.

2. Use CURSOR 2/3 to select the desired subtitle.

Turning subtitles ON/OFF

Press SUBTITLE. Pressing the button toggles subtitle display ON and OFF.

Note:

• When appears on the TV screen:

You cannot select the subtitle.

To change subtitle display using the on-screen display —

7 During playback

From remote control:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

12 • 31

2 • 3

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

Using the DVD player

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer

[SUBUTITLE].

3. Use CURSUR 2/3 to select the desired subtitle.

Each time you press CURSOR 2/3, the subtitle changes.

Example:

Selected subtitle

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Note:

• The selected language may abbreviated on the TV screen. See “Appendix A: Table of languages and their abbreviations” in this manual.

Changing the audio language or sound [AUDIO]

Total number

Selected subtitle number

3. Use CURSOR 2/3 to select the desired audio

language or sound.

Each time you press CURSOR 2/3, the audio language or sound changes.

Example:

Selected auio language

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Note:

• When appears on the TV screen:

You cannot select the audio.

Changing the audio channel [AUDIO]

For in some karaoke Video CDs, one of the audio channels includes a vocal while the other does not. With such discs, you can choose to enjoy karaoke without the vocal or with the vocal by selecting the audio channel to be played back.

Total number

Selected auio umber

Some DVD discs contain multiple audio tracks. With such discs, you can choose which audio track to listen to during playback. At the beginning of “multi-audio language” parts, the TV screen.

7 During playback

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

appears on

7 During playback

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

12 • 31

2 • 3

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to [AUDIO].

3. Select the audio channel(s) to be played back

using CURSOR 2/3.

L/R: You hear normal stereo

playback.

L: You hear the L (Left)

channel signal played back from both the left and right speakers.

R: You hear the R (Right)

channel signal played back from both the left and right speakers.

2 • 3

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Using the DVD player

Viewing from Multiple Angles [ANGLE]

You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles. You can select one of these viewing angles from the normal screen or on-screen display. At the beginning of “multi-angle” parts, screen.

Using the ANGLE button ————————————

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

appears on the TV

2. Use CURSOR 2/3/5/∞ to select the desired

angle.

3. Press ENTER.

The selected angle appears on the TV screen.

Selecting a scene angle from the on-screen display —

7 During playback

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

2 • 32 • 3

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

1. Press ANGLE.

2. Press ANGLE or CURSOR 2/3 to select the

desired angle.

Each time you press ANGLE or CURSOR 2/3, the angle changes.

Selecting an angle from the angle list display ———

7 During playback

From primary remote control only:

2 • 3

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to mode the pointer to [ANGLE].

3. Use CURSOR 2/3 to select the desired angle

number.

Example:

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Note:

• When appears on the TV screen

The current scene is not recorded from multiple angles.

The total munber of recorded angles

The current angle number

1. Press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 seconds.

Up to nine camera angle recorded on a disc appear on the TV screen.

The selected camera angle

Using the DVD player

Selecting the Picture Character [THEATER POSITION]

You can select the quality of the image from among four options (OFF, 1, 2, and 3) according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences.

7 During playback

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

1. Press THEATER POSITION to select the desired

picture character.

Each time you press the button, the picture character changes as follows:

Repeating a current title, chapter or track, or all tracks [REPEAT]

7 For DVD: During playback

For Audio CD: Any time For Video CD: During playback without PBC function.

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

12 12

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to [REPEAT],

then press ENTER.

Each time you press ENTER, the repeat mode changes as follows:

Selected effect mode

“OFF” is the normal position. Selecting a higher number results in a darker picture character.

Press ENTER to close the THEATER POSITION screen.

• The THEATER POSITION screen will automatically close if left idle for more than 10 seconds.

For DVD

=T. REPEAT (title repeat) =C. REPEAT (chapter repeat) =No indication (off) =(back to the beginning)

The current title or chapter will be repeated.

For Audio CD and Video CD

=REPEAT ALL=REPEAT 1=No indication (off)=(back to the beginning)

(for Audio CD)

Selected repeat mode

REPEAT ALL : All the tracks are played repeatedly. REPEAT 1 : The current track is played repeatedly.

The current track or all tracks is/are played repeatedly.

(for DVD)

Selected repeat mode

(for Video CD)

Selected repeat mode

To stop repeat playback

Press STOP.

• When a DVD disc is set, the unit stops playback and quits repeat mode.

• When an Audio or Video CD is set, the unit stops playback but remains in repeat mode.

Using the DVD player

To quit repeat playback

Move the pointer to [REPEAT] and press ENTER repeatedly until the [REPEAT] display turns off.

Tu turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Notes:

• Repeat play function cannot be used during Video CD playback with PBC function.

appears when pressing ENTER in step 2 during DVD

• If playback

You cannot repeat the title or chapter because of the disc contents.

Repeating a desired part [A-B REPEAT]

7 During playback

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

To quit A-B repeat playback

Press STOP. The unit stops playback and quits A-B repeat mode.

Quitting A-B repeat mode without stopping playback

Move the pointer to [A-B REPEAT] and press ENTER.

To turn off the onscreen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Notes:

• If appears when pressing ENTER in step 2 during DVD playback.

You cannot repeat the selected portion because of the disc contents.

Sampling all tracks [INTRO]

You can sample the tracks of an Audio CD or Video CD by playing back only beginning 10 seconds of each track in order.

7 While stopped

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

2 • 32 • 3

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

12 12

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to

[A-B REPEAT], then press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A).

The color of [A-B REPEAT] changes.

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to [INTRO],

3. Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to

repeat (point B).

The unit locates “A” and starts repeat playback between “A” and “B”.

(for DVD)

Point A Point B

(for Video CD)

(for Audio CD)

Point A Point B

then press ENTER.

(for Audio CD)

The first 10 seconds of each track on a disc are played back in numerical order form the first track. When all tracks have been played once, INTRO scan mode quits.

To quit INTRO scan

Press STOP. The unit stops and quits INTRO scan mode.

(for Video CD)

Point A Point B

Quitting intro scan mode without stopping playback

Move the pointer to [INTRO] and press ENTER.

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Using the DVD player

Checking the Disc Time [TIME SELECT]

You can choose the displayed time mode for an Audio or Video CD disc in the display on the front panel and in the on-screen display.

7 For Audio CD: Any time

For Video CD: While stopped

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

12 • 312 • 3

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks [PROGRAM]

You can play tracks on an Audio CD or Video CD in the desired order.

7 While stopped

From primary remote control only:

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to

[TIME SELECT].

(for Audio CD)

Time display Time display

(for Video CD)

3. Press ENTER.

Each time you press ENTER, the time mode changes as follows:

• During playback (for Audio CD)

3EACH (Elapsed time of the current track)

∞

EACH REMAIN (Remaining time of the current track)

∞

TOTAL (Total elapsed time of the disc)

∞

TOTAL REMAIN (Total remaining time of the disc)

• While stopped

3EACH REMAIN (Remaining time of the current track)

∞

TOTAL (0:00)

∞

TOTAL REMAIN (Total remaining time of the disc)

∞

EACH (0:00)

Note:

• When you select “EACH REMAIN” while stopped, you can change the track by pressing ¢ or 4.

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer [PROGRAM]

and press ENTER.

The color of [PROGRAM] changes.

(for Video CD)(for Audio CD)

3. Select the tracks in the desired order using the

number buttons (1~10, +10).

Up to 16 tracks can be programmed. You may select the same track more than once.

Selecting numbers

Selecting 1~10:

Press the relevant button between 1 and 10.

Selecting 11 or higher:

To select 13: Press +10 = 3 . To select 24: Press +10 = +10 = 4. To select 40: Press +10 = + 10 = +10 = 10.

If you mistakenly select the wrong track number press STOP to delete the entered program. Then reselect the tracks you wish.

Selected track number

4. Press PLAY to start program play.

When all of the programmed tracks have finished playback, the unit stops but the program remains.

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

Quitting programmed playback

Move the pointer to [PROGRAM] and press ENTER. [PROGRAM] will turn to its original color, and the program contents will be deleted.

Note:

• When playing an Audio CD or V ideo CD, if less than 16 tracks ha ve been programmed, it is possible to add tracks during playback.

Random Play [RANDOM]

You can play tracks in random order.

7 While stopped

Using the DVD player

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

2 • 32 • 3

1. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer [RANDOM].

(for Audio CD) (for Video CD)

3. Press ENTER.

The color of [RANDOM] changes. Random play begins.

• When all tracks have been played once, random play ends.

• The same track will not be played back more than once during random play.

To turn off the on-screen display

Press DVD ON SCREEN.

To quit random playback

Press STOP.

Note:

• During random playback of an audio CD, moving the pointer to [RANDOM] and pressing ENTER will quit random playback and begin regular playback with the current track.

Receiving radio broadcasts

You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station.

IMPORTANT

When using the primary remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: To operate this center unit, set it to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” (excpt when selecting the DBS tuner as the source).

Tuning in stations manually

From the remote controls:

Primary remote control Secondary remote control

Using preset tuning

Once a station is asssigne to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned. You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations.

To store the preset stations ——————————

Before you start, remember...

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

Primary remote contol only:

121

1. Press FM/AM to select the band.

• Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

2. Press TUNING UP (FF/¢) or TUNING DOWM

4/REW) repeatedly until you find the frequency

( you want.

• When you hold the button, the frequency keeps changing unitl a station is tuned in.

Note:

• When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the TUNED indicator lights up on the display. When an FM stereo program is received, the STEREO indicator also lights up.

2 • 4

1. Tune in the station you want to preset (see “Tuning

in stations manually”).

• If you want to store the FM reception made for this stations, select the FM reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM reception mode” on page 37.

2. Press MEMORY (¶ REC).

“CH-” appears and the channel number position starts flashing on the display window for about 10 seconds.

3. Use the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select a

channel number while the channel number position is flashing.

• For channel number 5, press 5.

• For channel number 15, press +10 = 5.

• For channel number 20, press +10 = 10.

• For channel number 30, press +10 = +10 = 10.

4. Press MEMORY (¶ REC) again while the selected

channel number is flashing on the display window.

The selected channel number stops flashing. The sation is assigned to the selected channel number.

5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you store all the stations

you want.

To erases a stored preset station

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

To tune in a preset station ———————————

Selecting the FM reception mode

From primary remote control:

1. Press FM/AM.

• Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

2. Press the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select a

preset channel number.

• For channel number 5, press 5.

• For channel number 15, press +10 = 5.

• For channel number 20, press +10 = 10.

• For channel number 30, press +10 = +10 = 10.

From secondary remote control:

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy

You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast.

• You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station.

From primary remote control:

1. Press FM MODE.

• Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode alternates between “AUTO” and “MONO.”

AUTO: When a program is broadcasted in stereo, you will

hear stereo sound; when in monaural, you will hear monaural sounds. This mode is also useful to suppress static noise between stations. The AUTO MUTING indicator lights up on the display.

MONO: Reception will be improved although you will lose

the stereo effect. In this mode, you will hear noise while tuning into the stations. The AUTO MUTING indicator goes off on the display.

1. Press FM/AM.

• Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

2. Press PRESET UP (+) or PRESET DOWN (–) to

select the desired preset number.

Beat cut

When listening to an AM broadcast with a lot of noise interference, you can change the BEAT CUT mode by pressing FM MODE. Each time you press FM MODE, operation toggles between “BEAT CUT 1” and “BEAT CUT 2”. Choose the setting that gives the clearest sound.

Performing miscellaneous settings

It is possible to perform a variety of settings from the on-screen display. The two on-screen displays used for settings are the AV amplifier settings on-screen display and the DVD settings on-screen display. Only the primary remote control can be used on the MAIN MENU, SOUND MENU, and SPEAKER MENU found on AV amplifier settings screen. Either the primary or secondary remote can be used on the DVD MENU found on the DVD settings screen.

AV amplifier settings on-screen display

The following menus are available from the on-screen AV Amp settings.

MAIN MENU ————————————————

SOUND MENU————————————————

DVD settings on-screen display

The following menu is available from the on-screen DVD settings.

DVD MENU —————————————————

SPEAKER MENU ———————————————

MAIN MENU Settings

Use the primary remote control to perform MAIN MENU settings.

Buttons used ————————————————

MAIN ON SCREEN and the 2/3/5/∞ cursors.

MAIN ON SCREEN

2/3/5/∞ cursors

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

The on-screen language is the language used in the display for the MAIN MENU, SOUND MENU, SPEAKER MENU, and DVD MENU. The on-screen language is set to ENGLISH. The ON SCREEN LANGUAGE option is not available on this system.

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

Setting the SLEEP TIMER

(See page 20)

1. Open the MAIN MENU.

See “Opening the MAIN MENU”

Opening the MAIN MENU

1. Stop DVD image playback on the TV screen.

Select a playback source other than the tuner. If the playback source is set to DVD, press STOP to quit playback.

2. Press MAIN ON SCREEN.

The MAIN MENU is displayed.

Referred to as a “tag”

Items

2. Move the pointer to SLEEP TIMER using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to set the sleep time.

Select the sleep time in minutes from the following:

OFF j 10 j 20 j 30 j 60 j 90 j 120 j 150

• If the SLEEP TIMER has already been set, you can confirm or change the remaining time here.

This arrow is referred to as a “pointer”.

3. When you are finished with on-screen settings,

press MAIN ON SCREEN again to close the MAIN MENU.

MAIN MENU Settings

Changing the DECODE MODE

(See page 18)

This option is used to change the digital audio decode mode. The default setting of [AUTO/PCM] is recommended for regular use. When the playback source is DVD, you may select a DECODE MODE.

1. Open the MAIN MENU

See page 39, “Opening the MAIN MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to DECODE MODE using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to set the decode mode.

The following decoding options are available: AUTO/PCM, DOLBY DIGITAL, or DTS.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to set the DSP mode.

When the source is DVD:

You may choose between “SURROUND” j “OFF”

When the source is not DVD or TUNER*:

You may choose between

j SURROUND j THEATER j LIVE CLUB j DANCE CLUB j HALL j PAVILION j OFF j (back to the beginning)

* When the source is set to tuner, the MAIN MENU will not

be displayed.

Adjusting the volume

(See page 16)

1. Open the MAIN MENU.

See page 39, “Opening the MAIN MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to VOLUME using the 5/∞

cursors.

• See page 18 for details of each in decode mode.

Note:

• Only audio for discs for the selected decode mode may be played when a decode mode other than “AUTO/PCM” is selected. When the decode mode is changed and a disk has been played back, return the decode mode to “AUTO/PCM”.

Changing the DSP MODE

(See page 20)

1. Open the MAIN MENU.

See page 39, “Opening the MAIN MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to DSP MODE using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to adjust the volume level.

Press 3 to increase the volume. Press 2 to decrease the volume.

SOUND MENU Settings

Use the primary remote control to perform SOUND MENU settings.

Buttons used ————————————————

MAIN ON SCREEN and the 2/3/5/∞ cursors.

MAIN ON SCREEN

2/3/5/∞ cursors

Adjusting the balance

Adjusting the front speaker balance.

1. Open the SOUND MENU.

See “Opening the SOUND MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to BALANCE using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to adjust the balance.

Press 2 to shift the balance to the left. Press 3 to shift the balance to the right.

Using loudness

When listening to audio at low volume, sounds in the highest and lowest frequencies become difficult to hear. Turning loudness ON augments low and high frequency ranges for a fuller sound at low volume.

Opening the SOUND MENU

1. Stop DVD image playback on the TV screen.

Select a playback source other than the tuner. If the playback source is set to DVD, press STOP to quit playback.

2. Press MAIN ON SCREEN.

The MAIN MENU will be displayed.

3. Move the pointer to the SOUND MENU tag using

the 2/3 cursors.

1. Open the SOUND MENU.

See “Opening the SOUND MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to LOUDNESS using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select ON or OFF.

Pressing 2/3 toggles loudness ON/OFF.

4. When you are finished with on-screen settings,

press MAIN ON SCREEN again to close the SOUND MENU.

SOUND MENU Settings

Adjusting input signal

(See page 19)

1. Open the SOUND MENU.

See page 41, “Opening the SOUND MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to INPUT ATT. using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select ON or NORMAL.

Pressing 2/3 toggles loudness ON or NORMAL.

ON : Recommended to reduce sound distortion. NORMAL : Default setting.

Notes:

• This setting does not affect digital signals.

• When in ON mode, ATT will light up in the display window. However, when the playback source is digital (DVD, etc.) it will go off. Lighting up will resume if playback is switched to an analog device.

• Even while in ON mode, if the DSP mode is turned off (“DSP OFF”), playback will continue without any reduction of the input signal.

Adjusting the sub-woofer output level

Adjusting the dynamic range

It is possible to compress the dynamic range (the difference between the loudest and quietest audio signals). This is useful when enjoying surround sound at nighttime. This function is only available when the source is recorded in Dolby Digital.

1. Open the SOUND MENU.

See page 41, “Opening the SOUND MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to COMPRESSION using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to switch between MID,

LARGE, and OFF.

MID : Slightly compresses the dynamic range. LARGE : Maximum compression of the dynamic range.

(recommended for nighttime listening).

OFF : Choose this option to enjoy surround sound with the

regular dynamic range.

Adjusting the DSP effect

Adjusting DSP (Digital Signal Processor) effects. You can make adjustments for each DAP mode and save them in memory.

1. Open the SOUND MENU.

See page 41, “Opening the SOUND MENU”.

When the sub-woofer output level is too high, use the LFE Attenuator to lower the output level.

1. Open the SOUND MENU.

See page 41, “Opening the SOUND MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to LFE ATT. using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select ON or OFF.

Pressing 2/3 toggles loudness ON/OFF.

ON : Recommended to reduce sound distortion. NORMAL : Default setting.

2. Move the pointer to DSP EFFECT using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to adjust the DSP effect.

Choose a DSP effect level between 1 ~ 5.

• The pointer cannot be adjusted to the DSP effect when “- -” appears.

SPEAKER MENU Settings

Use the primary remote control to perform speaker settings with the on-screen SPEAKER MENU.

Buttons used ————————————————

MAIN ON SCREEN, the 2/3/5/∞ cursors, and ENTER.

MAIN ON SCREEN

2/3/5/∞ cursors, and ENTER

Opening the SPEAKER MENU

1. Stop DVD image playback on the TV screen.

Select a playback source other than the tuner. If the playback source is set to DVD, press STOP to quit playback.

2. Press MAIN ON SCREEN.

The MAIN MENU will be displayed.

3. Move the pointer to the SPEAKER MENU tag using

the 2/3 cursors.

4. When you are finished with on-screen settings,

press MAIN ON SCREEN again to close the SPEAKER MENU.

Switching speaker mode

1. Open the SPEAKER MENU.

See “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”.

Before performing speaker settings ———————

There are two speaker modes, STANDARD and EXPERT.

STANDARD : This is the default setting for using the speakers that

come with this system.

EXPERT : Use expert settings when speaker placement

prevents full 3-dimensional surround sound, or when using speakers other than those that came with the system.

Speaker mode

When the speaker mode is set to STANDARD, only the speaker mode may be changed. Other options (shown in gray) cannot be selected.

2. Move the pointer to STANDARD using the 5/∞

cursors.

Speaker mode

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to switch between

STANDARD and EXPERT.

Enabled options will be highlighted.

Setting the speaker mode to EXPERT enables additional speaker setting options. (The enabled options will be highlighted)

SPEAKER MENU Settings

Playing a test tone

When you wish to play a test tone, make sure the sound mode is set to “SURROUND ON” or “THEATER.” The test tone will not play in other modes.

1. Open the SPEAKER MENU.

See page 43, “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”.

2. Switch the speaker mode to EXPERT.

3. Move the pointer to TEST TONE using the 5/∞

cursors.

4. Press ENTER.

Note icon

Test tones will be played in the following order:

Left Front Speaker = Center Speaker = Right Front Speaker

• The note icon on the screen moves to the active speaker. On the center unit, the audio channel display lamp also moves to the active speaker, and the name of the active speaker appears in the display window, reflecting the configuration of the audio channel display lamps.

• The test tone is 6.

To stop the test tone, move the pointer to TEST TONE and press ENTER.

Note:

• The test tone stops when the pointer moves from TEST TONE while the speaker selection box displays “SPEAKER SIZE” or “DELAY”. Settings may be entered while the tone is sounded only if the speaker selection box displays “SPEAKER LEVEL”.

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Left Rear Speaker+Right Rear Speaker

Speaker selection box

Setting speaker size

1. Open the SPEAKER MENU.

See page 43, “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”.

2. Switch the speaker mode to EXPERT.

3. Move the pointer to the speaker selection box

using the 5/∞ cursors.

Speaker selection box

4. Use the 2/3 cursors to select SPEAKER SIZE.

Pressing the 2/3 cursors toggles between the following settings.

jSPEAKER SIZEjSPEAKER LEVELjDELAYj

5. Set speaker size.

Use the 5/∞ cursors to move to the parameter you wish to set, then adjust the parameter with the 2/3 cursors. The Note icon on the screen indicates the selected speaker.

Note icon

Selected parameter

Speaker parameters —————————————

Speaker size

Select LARGE when the cone speaker imbedded in the speaker being used has a diameter of 12 cm or more. Select SMALL when the diameter is less than 12 cm. When using this system’s front, center, or rear speakers select SMALL for each. Selecting LARGE may result in speaker damage.

F. SP : Sets left and right front speaker size.

Pressing the 2/3 cursors toggles between the following settings.

SMALL jLARGE

C. SP : Sets center speaker size.

Pressing the 2/3 cursors toggles between the following settings.

When the F.SP is selected “SMALL”:

SMALL j OFF

When the F.SP is selected “LARGE”:

j SMALL j LARGE j OFF j

• Select OFF when the center speaker is not connected, or is not in use.

R. SP : Sets rear speaker size.

Pressing the 2/3 cursors toggles between the following settings.

When the F.SP is selected “SMALL”:

SMALL j OFF

When the F.SP is selected “LARGE”:

j SMALL j LARGE j OFF j

• Select OFF when the rear speaker is not connected, or is not in use.

CROSS OVER : When using a small speaker with weak bass as a

front, center, or rear speaker, you can redirect bass audio to the sub-woofer. Select a cross over frequency to match the size of the small speaker being used. Pressing the 2/3 cursors toggles between the following settings.

200Hz j 100Hz j 120Hz Cross over frequency Speaker diameter

100Hz approx. 10 cm (4”) 120Hz approx. 8 cm (3-3/16”) 200Hz approx. 4 cm (1-5/8”)

BASS : BASS is fixed for SUBWOOFER. This cannot be selected

with the pointer.

SPEAKER MENU Settings

Setting speaker level

1. Open the SPEAKER MENU.

See page 43, “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”.

2. Switch the speaker mode to EXPERT.

3. Move the pointer to the speaker selection box

using the 5/∞ cursors. Use the 2/3 cursors to select SPEAKER LEVEL.

Pressing the 2/3 cursors switches between the following settings.

jSPEAKER SIZEjSPEAKER LEVELjDELAYj

4. Play a test tone (only when the DSP mode is set to

“SURROUND ON” or “THEATER”).

Using the 5/∞ cursors, move the pointer to TEST TONE and press ENTER.

Adjusting delay time

The delay time for the center speaker and rear speakers is calculated by comparing the distance between the rear/center speakers and the listening point with the distance between the front speakers and the listening point.

1. Open the SPEAKER MENU.

See page 43, “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”.

2. Switch the speaker mode to EXPERT.

3. Move the pointer to the speaker selection box

using the 5/∞ cursors. Use the 2/3 cursors to select DELAY.

Pressing the 2/3 cursors switches between the following settings.

jSPEAKER SIZEjSPEAKER LEVELjDELAYj

Note:

• The speaker level can be set without playing a test tone.

• Speakers with speaker size set to OFF will not play a test tone.

5. Adjust speaker level.

Use the 5/∞ cursors to move the pointer to the parameter you wish to set. Then adjust the level using the 2/3 cursors. The Note icon on the screen indicates the selected speaker.

Note icon

C.SP : Adjust center speaker level. R.L. SP : Adjust left rear speaker level. R.R. SP : Adjust right rear speaker level. SUB WOOFER : Adjust sub-woofer level.

• Each speaker level can be adjusted from –10 dB to +10 dB.

• Speakers marked with a “ – – “cannot be adjusted.

• The F. SP (Front Speaker) level cannot be adjusted.

• You can save center speaker and rear speaker adjustments for each DSP mode and save them in memory.

Adjustable parameters

4. Adjusting delay time.

Use the 5/∞ cursors to move the pointer to the parameter you wish to set. Then adjust the delay time using the 2/3 cursors. The Note icon on the screen indicates the selected speaker.

Note icon

– –

Adjustable parameters

C. SP : Adjusts the center speaker delay time. Delay time can

be set between 0 ms and 5 ms. When the distance between the listening point and the center speaker is close to the distance to the front speakers, set the delay time to 0 ms. Increase the delay time when the distance to the center speaker is shorter.

• A 1ms increase/decrease of delay time is equivalent to a 30 cm change in distance.

R. SP : Adjusts the rear speaker delay time.

Delay time can be set between 0 ms and 15 ms. When the distance between the listening point and the rear speakers is close to the distance to the front speakers, set the delay time to 0ms. Increase the delay time when the distance to the rear speakers is shorter.

• A 1ms increase/decrease of delay time is equivalent to a 30 cm change in distance.

After adjusting speaker levels

6. Stop test tone playback.

Use the 5/∞ cursors to move the pointer to TEST TONE and press ENTER.

• Speakers marked with a “ – – “ cannot be adjusted.

• “CROSS OVER” has the same effect as setting with “SPEAKER SIZE”.

DVD MENU Settings

Use the primary or secondary remote control to perform DVD settings with the on-screen DVD MENU.

Buttons used ————————————————

DVD ON SCREEN, and the 2/3/5/∞ cursors.

Primary remote control

DVD ON SCREEN

2/3/5/∞ cursors

Opening the DVD MENU

1. Change source to DVD, and stop playback.

When a Video CD or Audio CD is inserted, press 0 on the center unit to open the disc tray.

2. Press DVD ON SCREEN.

The DVD MENU will be displayed.

3. When you are finished with on-screen settings,

press DVD ON SCREEN to close the DVD MENU.

Choosing menu language

Some DVD discs feature menu display in multiple languages. With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for menu display.

Secondary remote control

DVD ON SCREEN

2/3/5/∞ cursors

1. Open the DVD MENU.

See “Opening the DVD MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to MENU LANGUAGE using the

5/∞ cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select a default menu

language.

Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options.

\ ENGLIGH \ SPANISH\ FRENCH \ CHINESE \ GERMAN \ ITALIA \ JAPANESE \ language code ( AA ~ ZU) \

(back to the beginning) (See “ Appendix A: Table of languages and their abbreviations”.)

Note:

• When the selected language is not available on the disc, display will switch to an available language.

Choosing audio language

Choosing subtitle language

Some DVD discs feature audio playback in multiple languages. With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for audio playback.

1. Open the DVD MENU.

See page 46, “Opening the DVD MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to AUDIO LANGUAGE using the

5/∞ cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select a default audio

language.

Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options.

\ ENGLIGH \ SPANISH\ FRENCH \ CHINESE \ GERMAN \ ITALIA \ JAPANESE \ language code ( AA ~ ZU) \

(back to the beginning) (See “ Appendix A: Table of languages and their abbreviations”.)

Note:

• When the selected language is not available on the disc, audio playback will switch to an available language.

Some DVD discs feature subtitle display in multiple languages. With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for subtitle display.

1. Open the DVD MENU.

See page 46, “Opening the DVD MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to SUBTITLE using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select a default subtitle

display language.

Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options.

\ ENGLIGH \ SPANISH\ FRENCH \ CHINESE \ GERMAN \ ITALIA \ JAPANESE \ language code ( AA ~ ZU) \

(back to the beginning) (See “ Appendix A: T able of languages and their abbre viations”.)

Note:

• When the selected language is not available on the disc, subtitle display will switch to an available language.

On-screen guide settings

During DVD playback, an on-screen guide displaying symbols or letters over the DVD image can be set ON or OFF.

1. Open the DVD MENU.

See page 46, “Opening the DVD MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to ON SCREEN GUIDE using the

5/∞ cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select ON or OFF.

Pressing the cursors toggles between ON and OFF .

ON : Icons and letters are displayed. OFF : Icons and letters are not displayed.

DVD MENU Settings

Select monitor type

Most movie DVD discs are recorded for wide-screen TVs with a height/width ratio of 16:9. It is possible to optimize playback of these wide-screen TV images for viewing on a regular TV with a height/width ratio of 4:3.

1. Open the DVD MENU.

See page 46, “Opening the DVD MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to MONITOR TYPE using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select monitor type.

Pressing the cursors toggles between the following monitor configurations.

4:3 LB (Letter Box Conversion):

Select this option for playback on a TV with a height/width ratio of 4:3. The image will be displayed with a black bar at the top and bottom of the screen. The left and right edges of the image are preserved.

4:3 PS (Pan-scan Conversion):

Select this option for playback on a TV with a height/width ratio of 4:3. The image will be displayed with the right and left edges cropped. No black gap will appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

Screen saver settings

Set the screen saver to prevent screen burn.

1. Open the DVD MENU.

See page 46, “Opening the DVD MENU”.

2. Move the pointer to SCREEN SAVER using the 5/∞

cursors.

3. Use the 2/3 cursors to select a screen saver

mode.

Pressing the cursors toggles between the following screen saver modes: MODE 1, MODE 2, DIMMER, and OFF.

MODE 1 : The “screen saver” picture appears and scrolls. MODE 2 : The “screen saver” picture appears and does not

scroll.

DIMMER : The current picture gets dark. OFF : The screen saver function is off.

Notes:

• Select a different mode if the screen flickers when the screen saver is set to MODE 1.

• When DIMMER is selected, in addition to the screen saver function, the display window will also be dimmed. To prevent this, change to a different mode.

• Please be wary of screen burn when the screen saver is turned OFF.

WIDE (S1) (Wide Television Screen 16 : 9):

Select this option for playback on a wide-screen TV.

Note:

• If the DVD disc is not optimized for Pan-scan, the image will be shown in 4:3 LB (Letter Box Conversion), even if 4:3 PS (Panscan Conversion) is selected.

Limiting playback by children

This function restricts playback of DVD discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not want to let children view can be cut or replaced with other scenes.

To set Parental Lock for the first time [PARENTAL LOCK]

7 While a DVD disc is stopped or no disc is inserted

From primary remote control:

1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 6

3. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to

“Set Level”, then use CURSOR 2/3 to select the parental lock level.

Each time you press CURSOR 3 , the parental level changes as follows: = “LEVEL 1” ~ “LEVEL 8” = “– –” (No restriction) = (back to the beginning)

Selected level

• “LEVEL 1” is the strictest level. Discs rated higher than the level you selected are restricted.

4. Press ENTER.

5. Enter your 4-digit password using the number

buttons (0 ~ 9).

1. Press ENTER while holding down STOP.

The PARENTAL LOCK onscreen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to

“Country Code”, then use CURSOR 2/3 to select “US” for country code and press ENTER.

Country code

6 Press ENTER.

The parental level and password are set. The pointer moves to “EXIT”.

To turn off the PARENTAL LOCK onscreen display

Press ENTER again.

Limiting playback by children

To change the settings ————————————

7 While a DVD disc is stopped or no disc is inserted

1. Press ENTER while holding down STOP.

The Parental Lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen.

2. Enter your current 4-digit password using the number buttons (0 to 9) and press ENTER.

If you enter the wrong password, "WRONG! RETRY……" appears on the TV screen, and you cannot go to next step.

3. Use CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to “Set Level”, then use CURSOR 2/3 to select the parental lock level.

4. Press ENTER.

5. Enter your new 4-digit password using the number buttons (0 to 9) and press ENTER.

The new setting is effective.

Notes:

• When you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 2 above, the pointer moves to “EXIT” automatically and CURSOR 5/∞ does not work.

• If you forget your password in step 2 Enter “8888.”

To temporarily release the Parental lock

When you set the parental level strictly, some discs may not be played back at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the Parental Lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen, and the unit will ask you whether you want the parental lock to be temporarily released or not.

1. Use the CURSOR 5/∞ to move the pointer to

“Temporary”, then use CURSOR 2/3 to select YES or NO, then press ENTER.

If you select YES, the pointer moves to the PASSWORD field. When selecting NO, press 0 to remove the disc.

2. Enter your 4-digit password using the number

buttons (0 to 9).

If you enter the wrong password, “WRONG! RETRY…” appears on the TV screen, and you cannot go to next step.

• The Parental lock is released, and the unit starts playback.

Note:

• When you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 2 above, moves to “NO” automatically and CURSOR 5/∞ does not work.

Care and handling of discs

How to handle discs

When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty , dusty, scratched or warped, the imagesand sound will not be picked up correctly, and such a discmay cause the player to malfunction.

Label side ————————————————————————————————————————

Do not damage the label side, stick paper to or use any adhesive on its surface.

Storage —————————————————————————————————————————

Make sure that discs are kept in their cases. If discs are piled on top of one another without their protective cases,they can be damaged. Do not put discs in a location where they may be exposed to direct sunlight, or in a placewhere the humidity or temperature is high. Avoid leaving discs in your car!

Maintenance of discs ———————————————————————————————————

If there are fingerprints or other dirt adhering to a disc,wipe with a soft dry cloth, moving from the center outwards. If a disc is difficult to clean, wipe with a cloth moistened with water. Never use record cleaners, petrol, alcohol or any anti-static agents.

CAUTION:

Sometimes during play noise or images may be garbled. This is sometimes due to the disc. (It may not be up toindustry standards.) These symptoms are caused by the discs, not by the malfunction of the center unit.

AV COMPU LINK Remote Control System

The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV and VCR) through the center unit.

To use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate, follow the diagrams below and the procedure on the next page.

CONNECTIONS 1 ———————————————————————————————————————

VCR

CAUTION:

The AV COMPU LINK remote control system cannot control the DBS tuner connected to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks on the center unit.

Notes:

• Refer also to the manual supplied with your video components.

CONNECTIONS 2 ———————————————————————————————————————

CASE 1 : If the components are equipped with the S-video terminals.

To Video input 1

VCR

DO NOT use these video terminals.

CASE 3 : If only the VCR is equipped with the S-video terminal.

To Video input 1

CASE 2 : If the components are not equipped with the S-video terminals.

DO NOT use these video terminals.

VCR

To Video input 2

CASE 4 : If only the VCR is not equipped with the S-video terminal.

DO NOT use these video terminals.

To Video input 1

VCR

To Video input 2

VCR

To Video input 2

DO NOT use these video terminals.

1. If you have already plugged your VCR, TV, and

center unit into the AC outlets, unplug their AC power cords first.

2. Connect your VCR, TV, and center unit as follows,

using the cables with the monaural mini-plugs.

• See “CONNECTIONS 1” on the previous page.

3. Connect the audio input/output jacks on VCR, TV,

and center unit using the cables with RCA pin plug

• See pages 8 and 9.

4. Connect the video input/output jacks on VCR, TV,

and center unit, using the cables with RCA pin plug or with S-video plug.

• See “CONNECTIONS 2” on the previous page.

5. Plug the AC power cords of the components into

the AC outlets.

6. When turning on the TV for the first time after the

AV COMPU LINK connection, turn the TV volume to the minimum using the TV volume control on the TV.

The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to use the four basic functions listed below.

Remote control of the TV and VCR using this remote control———————————————————

See page 55 for details.

For the VCR and the TV:

• Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on each component.

One-Touch Video Play—————————————

Simply by inserting a video cassette without its safety tab into the VCR, you can enjoy the video playback without setting other switches manually. The center unit automatically turns on and changes the source to “VCR.” The TV automatically turns on and changes the input mode to the position so that you can view the playback picture. When you insert a video cassette with its safety tab, press the play (3) button on the VCR or on the remote control. So, you can get the same result.

Automatic Selection of TV’s Input Mode —————

• When you select “TV SOUND” as the source to play on the center unit, the TV automatically changes the input mode to the TV tuner so that you can watch TV.

• When you select “VCR” or “DBS” (or “DBS DIGITAL”) as the source to play on the center unit, the TV automatically changes the input mode to the appropriate position (either Video Input 1 or Video Input 2) so that you can view the playback picture.

Note:

• When you select “TV SOUND” as the source on the center unit, you cannot see the menu on the TV screen since the AV COMPU LINK remote control system automatically changes the TV’s input mode to the TV tuner. If you do not mind stopping listening to the TV sounds, you can then show the on-screen displays after changing the TV’s input mode to the appropriate position (either Video Input 1 or Video Input 2) the center unit is connected to.

Automatic Power On/Off ————————————

The TV and VCR turn on and off along with the center unit. When you turn on the center unit;

• If the previously selected source is “DVD” the TV will turn on automatically.

• If the previously selected source is “VCR” the TV and VCR will turn on automatically.

• If the previously selected source is “TV SOUND” or “DBS” (or “DBS DIGITAL”), only the TV will turn on automatically.

When you turn off the center unit, the TV and VCR will turn off.

Notes:

• When system power is ON:

If the television monitor power is OFF, starting DVD playback will not turn on the television monitor. Additionally, if the playback source is other than DVD, playing a DVD will not automatically switch the television monitor to video input. Please perform the necessary operations directly with the television monitor .

• If you turn off the center unit while recording on the VCR, the VCR will not turn off, but continue recording.

• When “TV SOUND” is selected, in order for the AV COMPU LINK to change television input to “TV,” the onscreen display will not be viewable on the television monitor. To view the onscreen display, set the television monitor to the correct video input.

• When connected to a television with a DBS tuner, the television’s automatic DBS switch will not operate.

COMPU LINK Remote Control System

The COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC audio components through the remote sensor on the center unit.

To use this remote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks (see below) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 8 and 9).

• Make sure that the AC power cords of these components are unplugged before connection. Plug the AC power cords only after all connections are complete.

Cassette deck

MD recorder

Remote Control through the Remote Sensor on the center unit —————————————————

You can control the connected audio components through the remote sensor on the center unit using this remote control. Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the center unit. For details, see page 10.

Automatic Source Selection ——————————

When you press the play (3) button on a connected component or on its own remote control, the center unit automatically turns on and changes the source to the component. On the other hand, if you select a new source on the center unit or on the remote control, the selected component begins playing immediately. In both cases, the previously selected source continues playing without sound for a few seconds.

Automatic Power On/Off (Standby): only possible with the COMPU LINK-3 connection —————————

Cassette deck (or MD recorder) turns on and off (standby) along with the center unit. When you turn on the center unit, the cassette deck (or MD recorder) will turn on automatically, depending on which component has been previously selected. When you turn off the center unit, the cassette deck (or MD recorder) will turn off (standby).

Notes:

• If your audio component has two COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks, you can use either one.

• To operate the cassette deck or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system, set the source name correctly.(see page 17).

• Refer also to the manuals supplied with your audio components. This remote control system allows you to use three functions listed right.

• Synchro recording for the casette deck or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system is not compatible with the center unit.

Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components

You can operate JVC’s audio and video components with this system’s remote control, since control signals for JVCcomponents are preset in the remote control.

IMPORTANT:

To operate JVC’s audio components using this remote control:

• You need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHRO) jacks (see page 54) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 8 and 9).

• Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the center unit.

• If you use the buttons on the front panel or the menu function to choose a source, the remote control will not operate that source. T o operate a source with the remote control, the source must be selected using source selecting buttons on the remote control.

• To operate the cassette deck or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system, set the source name correctly (see page 17).

• Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components.

To operate JVC’s video components using this remote control:

• You need to connect JVC video components through the AV COMPU LINK terminals (see page 52) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 8 and 9).

• Some JVC VCRs can accept two types of the control signals — remote code “A” and “B.” Before using this remote control, make sure that the remote control code of the VCR is set to code “A.”

• When using the remote control: – Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on each component, not on the center unit.

Primary remote control Primary remote control

Check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position.

To operate the audio system, TVs, and VCRs, set it to

“AUDIO/TV/VCR.”

Operating JVC’s Audio/Video Components

Cassette deck ————————————————

After pressing TAPE/MD or TAPE/MD CONTROL (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on a cassette deck:

PLAY : Starts playing.

1 : Fast winds the tape from right to left. ¡ : Fast winds the tape from left to right.

STOP : Stops operations. PAUSE : Pauses playing. To release it, press PLAY.

¶ REC : Press this button with the PLAY button to start

recording. Press this button with the PAUSE button to enter recording pause.

MD recorder ————————————————

After pressing TAPE/MD or TAPE/MD CONTROL (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on the MD recorder:

PLAY : Starts playing. 4 : Returns to the beginning of the current (or previous)

track.

¢ : Skips to the beginning of the next track. STOP : Stops playing. PAUSE : Pauses playing. To release it, press PLAY.

¶ REC : Press this button with the PAUSE to enter recording

pause. Then press PLAY to start recording.

After pressing TAPE/MD:

1 ~ 9, 0 : Selects the track.

TV ————————————————————

You can always perform the following operations (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”):

TV/CATV/DBS POWER : Turns on or off the TV. TV VOL +/– : Adjusts the volume. TV/VIDEO : Sets the input mode (either TV or VIDEO).

After pressing TV/DBS (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on a TV:

CHANNEL +/– : Changes the channels. 1 – 9, 0, 100+ : Selects the channels. TV RETURN : Alternates between the previously selected

channel and the current channel.

Note:

• You can use either TAPE/MD button or the TAPE/MD CONTROL button to activate the buttons listed above. If you press TAPE/MD, the playing source also changes. On the other hand, if you press TAPE/MD CONTROL, the playing source does not change.

VCR ————————————————————

You can always perform the following operations (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”): VCR POWER: Turns on or off the VCR. After pressing VCR or VCR CONTROL (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on the VCR:

PLAY : Starts playing.

1 : Rewinds a tape. ¡ : Fast winds a tape.

STOP : Stops operations. PAUSE : Pauses playing. To release it, press PLAY.

¶ REC : Press this button with the PLAY button to start

recording. Press this button with the PAUSE button to enter recording pause.

After pressing VCR:

1 ~ 9, 0 : Selects the TV channels on VCR. CHANNEL +/– : Changes the TV channels on the VCR.

Note:

• You can use either VCR button or the VCR CONTROL button to activate the buttons listed above. If you press VCR, the playing source also changes. On the other hand, if you press VCR CONTROL, the playing source does not change.

Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment

This remote control supplied with the receiver can transmit control signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CATV converters and DBS tuners. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manufacturer’s components using this remote control.

When operating the other manufacturers’ components, refer also to the manuals supplied with them. To operate these components with the remote control, first you need to set the manufacturer’s code each for VCR, TV, CATV converters, and DBS tuner.

Primary remote control

To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer’s TV ———————————

1. Set the remote control mode to “AUDIO/TV/VCR.”

2. Press and hold TV/CATV/DBS POWER.

3. Press TV/DBS.

4. Enter manufacturer’s code (three digits) using

buttons 1 – 9, and 0.

See the list on pages 59 and 60 to find the code. Examples: For a JVC product, press 0, 5, then 3.

For a Hitachi product, press 0, 5, then 6.

5. Release TV/CATV/DBS POWER.

The following buttons can be used for operating the TV (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”):

TV/CATV/DBS POWER : Turns on and off the TV. TV VOL +/– : Adjusts the volume. TV/VIDEO : Sets the input mode (either TV or VIDEO).

Check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position.

To operate the audio system, TVs, and VCRs, set it to

“AUDIO/TV/VCR.”

To operate the CATV converter and DBS tuner, set it to

“CATV/DBS.”

After pressing TV/DBS (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on a TV:

CHANNEL +/– : Changes the channels. 1 – 10, 0, 100+ (+10) : Selects the channels.

100+ (+10) button will function as the ENTER button if your TV requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number.

Note:

• Refer to the manual supplied with your TV.

6. Try to operate your TV by pressing TV/CATV/DBS

POWER.

When your TV turns on or off, you have entered the correct code. If there are more than one code listed for your brand of TV, try each one until the correct one is entered.

Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code

JVC 01 SAMSUNG 12 HITACHI 10 SANYO 13 MAGNAVOX 02 SHARP 06 MITSUBISHI 03 SONY 07 PANASONIC 04, 11 TOSHIBA 08 RCA 05 ZENITH 09

Manufactures’ codes are subject to change without notice. If they are changed, this remote control cannot operate the equipment.

Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment

To change the transmittable signals for operating a CATV converter or DBS tuner ——————————

1. Set the remote control mode to “CATV/DBS.”

2. Press and hold TV/CATV/DBS POWER.

3. Press TV/DBS.

4. Enter manufacturer’s code (three digits) using

buttons 1–9, and 0.

See the list on page 60 to find the code. Examples: For a JVC product, press 7, 7, then 5.

For a Pioneer product, press 1, 4, then 4.

5. Release TV/CATV/DBS POWER.

After setting the remote control mode selector to “CATV/ DBS,” you can perform the following operations on the CATV convertor or on the DBS tuner:

TV/CATV/DBS POWER: Turns on and off the CATV converter

or DBS tuner.

CHANNEL +/– : Changes the channels. 1 – 10, 0, 100+ (+10) : Selects the channel.

100+ (+10) button will function as the ENTER button if your equipment requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number.

Note:

• Refer to the manual supplied with your CATV converter or DBS tuner.

6. Try to operate your CATV converter or DBS tuner by

pressing TV/CATV/DBS POWER.

When your CATV converter or DBS tuner turns on or off, you have entered the correct code.

If there are more than one code listed for your brand of CATV converter or DBS tuner, try each one until the correct one is

entered.

Manufacturer Code

ECHOSTAR 21 GI JERROLD 01, 02, 03, 04, 05,

06, 07, 08 HAMLIN/REGAL 15, 16, 17, 18 PIONEER 13, 14 RCA 19 SCIENTIFIC A TLANT A 09, 10 SONY 20 ZENITH 11, 12

Manufactures’ codes are subject to change without notice. If they are changed, this remote control cannot operate the equipment.

To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer’s VCR ——————————

1. Set the remote control mode to “AUDIO/TV/VCR.”

2. Press and hold VCR POWER.

3. Press VCR.

4. Enter manufacturer’s code (three digits) using

buttons 1–9, and 0.

See the list on pages 61 and 62 to find the code. Examples: For a JVC product, press 0, 0, then 8.

For a Funai product, press 0, 0, then 0.

5. Release VCR POWER.

Following button can be used for operating the VCR (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”):

VCR POWER : Turns on and off the VCR.

After pressing VCR or VCR CONTROL (with the remote control mode selector set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on the VCR:

PLAY : Starts playback.

1 : Rewinds a video tape. ¡ : Fast winds a video tape.

STOP : Stops operation. PAUSE : Pauses.

¶ REC : Starts recording or enters recording pause. After pressing VCR:

CHANNEL +/– : Changes the TV channels on the VCR. 1 – 10, 0, 100+ (+10) : Selects the TV channels.

100+ (+10) button will function as the ENTER button if your VCR requires pressing ENTER after selecting a channel number.

Notes:

• Refer to the manual supplied with your VCR.

• You can use either VCR button or the VCR CONTROL button to activa te the buttons listed above. If you press VCR, the playing source also changes. On the other hand, if you press VCR CONTROL, the playing source does not change.

6. Try to operate your VCR by pressing VCR POWER.

When your VCR turns on or off, you have entered the correct code.

If there are more than one code listed for your brand of VCR,

try each one until the correct one is entered.

Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code

JVC 01, 02, 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

Manufactures’ codes are subject to change without notice. If they are changed, this remote control cannot operate the equipment.

Troubleshooting

Use this chart to help you solvi daily operational problems. If there is anyproblem you cannot solve, conect your JVC service center.

PROBLEM

Power does not come on. Power is not supplied to the powered

sub-woofer

The remote control does not work.

No sound.

Sound is emitted from only one speaker.

No video.

Cannot play a disc.

Video and audio are distorted.

The edge is missing on the video image.

Continuous static during FM broadcasts.

Unit does not work correctly.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

The power cord. The power cord has been pulled out of the

AC outlet. The system cable is not connected.

It is too far from the center unit, or is not facing the center unit. There is something obstructing the remote sensor.

The battery is flat. The battery has been inserted the wrong way

round (+/–). Sunlight is falling directly on the detector . The entered manufacturers code number is

incorrect. The system cable is not connected. The speaker cord is not connected.

There is a short in the speaker cord.

The powered sub-woofer power supply is off.

The audio cord is not connected properly. An incorrect source has been selected. Muteing is on. The speaker cord is not connected correctly. Left-right balance is incorrect. The video cord is not connected properly. TV input select is incorrect. A non-NTSC disk has been inserted.

The unit and disk region numbers (local numbers) are incompatible.

The disc is dirty. A video deck is connected between the

center unit and the TV. Initial setup (monitor type) was incorrect. The TV has been set up incorrectly. The received signal is too weak.

The station is too far away. The antenna is not connected correctly. Lightning and electronic noise interferes

with operation of the microcomputer. Immediately after beginning to heat the

room, the unit was moved to a cold location causing condensation to form inside.

SOLUTION

Insert the plug into the socket. Press the power button on the center unit to

switch power OFF, and then press it again to switch power ON.

Avoid any obstacles within approximately 5 m of the detector on the remote control.

Replace the battery. Insert the battery correctly.

Shade the remote control from direct sunlight. Enter the correct code number.

Check the connection. Check the connection.

Reconnect the speaker cord and press POWER on the center unit to restart the system.

Insert the plug firmly into the socket and press POWER on the center unit to switch power off, and then press it again to switch power on.

Connect the cord properly. Select the correct source. Press MUTING to clear mute. Connect the cord properly. Adjust balance. Connect the cord properly. Select the correct input. Replace the disc.

Clean the disc. Connect the center unit and TV directly.

Run through initial setup again correctly. Set up the TV correctly. Connect an external FM antenna, or contact

your dealer. Select another station. Check the connection. Switch power off, and remove and re-insert the

power plug in the socket. Switch power off and leave the unit a few

hours before switching power on again.

Specifications

Center unit (XV-THA10)

Total Harmonic Distortion 0.007 %

Horizontal Resolution 500 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio 60 dB

Dimensions (W × H × D) 403 mm × 85 mm × 273.5 mm (15-15/16 inches × 3-3/8 inches × 10-13/16 inches)

Power Requirements AC 120 V Ó , 60 Hz

Power Comsumption 30 watts (at operation)

Audio section

Dynamic Range 97 dB

Output Level 2.0 V RMS

Video section

Output Level S-video-Y: 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms

S-video-C: 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms Composite: 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms

Tuner section

Tunig Range FM: 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz

AM: 530 kHz to 1,710 kHz

Usable Sensitivity FM: 12.8 dbf (1.2 µV/75 ohms)

AM loop antenna: 400 µV/m

Mass 5.0 kg (11 lbs)

3 watts (in standby mode)

Powered Sub-woofer (SP-PWA10)

Amplifier section

Output Level Front/Surround/Center: 20 watts × 5, 4 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7 % THD

Speaker section

Speaker 10 inches (25 cm), bass-reflex

Frequency Range 25 Hz to 200 Hz

Dimensions (W × H × D) 280 mm × 475 mm × 506 mm (11-1/16 inches × 18-3/4 inches × 19-15/16 inches)

Power Requirements AC 120 V Ó , 60 Hz

Power Comsumption 125 watts

Satellite Speakers (SP-XSA10)

Speakers 7 cm × 4 cm (2-13/16 inches × 1-5/8 inches) bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded

Power Handling Capacity 20 watts

Frequency Range 110 Hz to 20 kHz

Dimensions (W × H × D) 62 mm × 102 mm × 109 mm (2-1/2 inches × 4-1/16 inches × 4-5/16 inches)

Center Speaker (SP-XCA10)

Speakers 7 cm × 4 cm (2-13/16 inches × 1-5/8 inches) bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded

Power Handling Capacity 20 watts

Frequency Range 100 Hz to 20 kHz

Dimensions (W × H × D) 152 mm × 62 mm × 109 mm (6 inches × 2-1/2 inches × 4-5/16 inches)

Woofer: 100 watts, 4 ohms, 100 Hz, 0.7 % THD

Mass 18.8 kg (41.3 lbs)

Mass 440 g (0.98 lbs)

Mass 475 g (1.1 lbs)

Designs & specifications are subject to change without notice.

Appendix A: Table of languages and their abbreviations

When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. To select the desired language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to.

AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnish FJ Fiji FO Faroese FY Frisian GA Irish GD Scots Gaelic GL Galician GN Guarani GU Gujarati HA Hausa HI Hindi HR Croatian HU Hungarian HY Armenian IA Interlingua IE Interlingue

IK Inupiak IN Indonesian IS Icelandic IW Hebrew JI Yiddish JW Javanese KA Georgian KK Kazakh KL Greenlandic KM Cambodian KN Kannada KO Korean (KOR) KS Kashmiri KU Kurdish KY Kirghiz LA Latin LN Lingala LO Laothian LT Lithuanian LV Latvian, Lettish MG Malagasy MI Maori MK Macedonian ML Malayalam MN Mongolian MO Moldavian MR Marathi MS Malay (MAY) MT Maltese MY Burmese NA Nauru NE Nepali NL Dutch NO Norwegian OC Occitan OM (Afan) Oromo OR Oriya PA Panjabi PL Polish PS Pashto, Pushto PT Portuguese QU Quechua RM Rhaeto-Romance

RN Kirundi RO Rumanian RU Russian RW Kinyarwanda SA Sanskrit SD Sindhi SG Sangho SH Serbo-Croatian SI Singhalese SK Slovak SL Slovenian SM Samoan SN Shona SO Somali SQ Albanian SR Serbian SS Siswati ST Sesotho SU Sundanese SV Swedish SW Swahili TA Tamil TE Telugu TG Tajik TH Thai TI Tigrinya TK Turkmen TL Tagalog TN Setswana TO Tonga TR Turkish TS Tsonga TT Tatar TW Twi UK Ukrainian UR Urdu UZ Uzbek VI Vietnamese VO Volapuk WO Wolof XH Xhosa YO Yoruba ZU Zulu

Appendix B:

This list is used for the parental Lock operation. For details, see page 49.

Country code list for parental lock

AD Andorra

AE United Arab Emirates

AF Afghanistan

AG Antigua and Barbuda

AI Anguilla

AL Albania

AM Armenia

AN Netherlands Antilles

AO Angola

AQ Antarctica

AR Argentina

AS American Samoa

AT Austria

AU Australia

AW Aruba

AZ Azerbaijan

BA Bosnia and Herzegovina

BB Barbados

BD Bangladesh

BE Belgium

BF Burkina Faso

BG Bulgaria

BH Bahrain

BI Burundi

BJ Benin

BM Bermuda

BN Brunei Darussalam

BO Bolivia

BR Brazil

BS Bahamas

BT Bhutan

BV Bouvet Island

BW Botswana

BY Belarus

BZ Belize

CA Canada

CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands

CF Central African Republic

CG Congo

CH Switzerland

CI Côte d’Ivoire

CK Cook Islands

CL Chile

CM Cameroon

CN China

CO Colombia

CR Costa Rica

CU Cuba

CV Cape Verde

CX Christmas Island

CY Cyprus

CZ Czech Republic

DE Germany

DJ Djibouti

DK Denmark

DM Dominica

DO Dominican Republic

DZ Algeria

EC Ecuador

EE Estonia

EG Egypt

EH Western Sahara

ER Eritrea

ES Spain

ET Ethiopia

FI Finland

FJ Fiji

FK Falkland Islands

(Malvinas)

FM Micronesia

(Fedelated States of)

FO Faroe Islands

FR France

FX France, Metropolitan

GA Gabon

GB United Kingdom

GD Grenada

GE Georgia

GF French Guiana

GH Ghana

GI Gibraltar

GL Greenland

GM Gambia

GN Guinea

GP Guadeloupe

GQ Equatorial Guinea

GR Greece

GS South Georgia and the

South Sandwich Islands

GT Guatemala

GU Guam

GW Guinea-Bissau

GY Guyana

HK Hong Kong

HM Heard Island and

McDonald Islands

HN Honduras

HR Croatia

HT Haiti

HU Hungary

ID Indonesia

IE Ireland

IL Israel

IN India

IO British Indian Ocean

Territory

IQ Iraq

IR Iran (Islamic Republic of)

IS Iceland

IT Italy

JM Jamaica

JO Jordan

JP Japan

KE Kenya

KG Kyrgyzstan

KH Cambodia

KI Kiribati

KM Comoros

KN Saint Kitts and Nevis

KP Korea, Democratic

People’s Republic of

KR Korea, Republic of

KW Kuwait

KY Cayman Islands

KZ Kazakhstan

LA Lao People’s Democratic

Republic

LB Lebanon

LC Saint Lucia

LI Liechtenstein

LK Sri Lanka

LR Liberia

LS Lesotho

LT Lithuania

LU Luxembourg

LV Latvia

LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

MA Morocco

MC Monaco

MD Moldova, Republic of

MG Madagascar

MH Marshall Islands

ML Mali

MM Myanmar

MN Mongolia

MO Macau

MP Northern Mariana

Islands

MQ Martinique

MR Mauritania

MS Montserrat

MT Malta

MU Mauritius

MV Maldives

MW Malawi

MX Mexico

MY Malaysia

MZ Mozambique

NA Namibia

NC New Caledonia

NE Niger

NF Norfolk Island

NG Nigeria

NI Nicaragua

NL Netherlands

NO Norway

NP Nepal

NR Nauru

NU Niue

NZ New Zealand

OM Oman

PA Panama

PE Peru

PF French Polynesia

PG Papua New Guinea

PH Philippines

PK Pakistan

PL Poland

PM Saint Pierre and

Miquelon

PN Pitcairn

PR Puerto Rico

PT Portugal

PW Palau

PY Paraguay

QA Qatar

RE Réunion

RO Romania

RU Russian Federation

RW Rwanda

SA Saudi Arabia

SB Solomon Islands

SC Seychelles

SD Sudan

SE Sweden

SG Singapore

SH Saint Helena

SI Slovenia

SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen

SK Slovakia

SL Sierra Leone

SM San Marino

SN Senegal

SO Somalia

SR Suriname

ST Sao Tome and Principe

SV El Salvador

SY Syrian Arab Republic

SZ Swaziland

TC Turks and Caicos Islands

TD Chad

TF French Southern

Territories

TG Togo

TH Thailand

TJ Tajikistan

TK Tokelau

TM Turkmenistan

TN Tunisia

TO Tonga

TP East Timor

TR Turkey

TT Trinidad and Tobago

TV Tuvalu

TW Taiwan, Province of

China

TZ Tanzania, United

Republic of

UA Ukraine

UG Uganda

UM United States Minor

Outlying Islands

US United States

UY Uruguay

UZ Uzbekistan

VA Vatican City State

(Holy See)

VC Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines

VE Venezuela

VG Virgin Islands (British)

VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)

VN Viet Nam

VU Vanuatu

WF Wallis and Futuna

Islands

WS Samoa

YE Yemen

YT Mayotte

YU Yugoslavia

ZA South Africa

ZM Zambia

ZR Zaire

ZW Zimbabwe

QUALITY SERVICE

HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER

TOLL FREE : 1-800-537-5722

http://www.jvcservice.com

Dear customer: In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, read the instruction booklet before operating the unit. In the event that repair is necessary, or for the address nearest your location, please refer to the factory service center list below or within the Continental United States, Call 1-800-537-5722 for your authorized servicer. Remember to retain you Bill of Sale for Warranty Service.

—JVC

JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING

COMPANY OF AMERICA

DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP.

FACTORY SERVICE CENTER LOCATIONS

10 New Maple Avenue Pine Brook, NJ 07058-9641 (973)396-1000

5665 Corporate Avenue Cypress, CA 90630-0024 (714) 229-8011

13 Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 (781)376-9100

Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products.

1500 Lakes Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30243-5857 (770) 339-2582

2969 Mapunapuna Place Honolulu, HI 96819-2040 (808) 833-5828

8192 State Road 84 Davie, FL 33324 (954) 472-1960

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

JVC SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF AMERICA

DIVISION OF JVC AMRICAS CORP.

1700 Valley Road Wayne, NJ 07470

If you ship the product • • •

Pack your JVC unit in the original carton or one of equivalent size and strength. Enclose, with the unit, a letter stating the problem or symptom that exists and also a copy of the receipt or bill of sale you received when you purchased your JVC unit. Print your home return address on the outside and the inside of the carton. Send to the appropriate JVC Factory Service Center as listed above.

To prevent electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

705 Enterprise Street Aurora, IL 60504-8149 (630) 851-7855

10700 Hammerly, Suite 110 Houston, TX 77043 (713) 935-9331

890 Dubuque Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080-1804 (650) 871-2666

Don’t service it yourself.

CAUTION

ACCESSORIES

To purchase accessories for your JVC product, you may contact your local JVC Dealer.

Or from the 48 Continental United States call toll free : 800-882-2345

LIMITED W ARRANTY

JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below. (“The Warranty Period.”)

CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90

PARTS LABOR

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY(50) UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO.

WHAT WE WILL DO:

If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers. Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period. All products and parts thereof may be brought to a JVC authorized service center on a carry-in basis except for Television sets having a screen size 25 inches and above which are covered on an in-home basis.

WHAT YOU MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE:

Return your product to a JVC authorized service center with a copy of your bill of sale. For your nearest JVC authorized service center, please call toll free: (800)537-5722. If service is not available locally, box the product carefully, preferably in the original carton, and ship, insured, with a copy of your bill of sale plus and letter of explanation of the problem to the nearest JVC Factory Service Center, the name and location of which will be given to you by the toll-free number. If you have any questions concerning your JVC Product, please contact our Customer Relations Department.

WHAT IS NOT COVERED:

This limited warranty provided by JVC does not cover:

1. Products which have been subject to abuse, accident, alteration, modification, tampering, negligence, misuse, faulty

installation, lack of reasonable care, or if repaired or serviced by anyone other than a service facility authorized by JVC to render such service, or if affixed to any attachment not provided with the products, or if the model number or serial number has been altered, tampered with, defaced or removed;

2. Initial installation and installation and removal for repair;

3. Operational adjustments covered in the Owner’s Manual, normal maintenance, video and audio head cleaning;

4. Damage that occurs in shipment, due to act of God, and cosmetic damage;

1 YR 90 DAYS

5. Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge;

6. Video Pick-up Tubes/CCD Image Sensor, Cartridge, Stylus(Needle) are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase;

7. Accessories;

8. Batteries (except the Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase); There are no express warranties except as listed above.

THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARCHANTABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN.

JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO TAPES, RECORDS OR DISCS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long an implied warranty last, so these limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA 1700 Valley Road

DIVISION OF JVC AMERICAS CORP. Wayne, NJ 07470

REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARRY A SEPARATE WARRANTY, THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY. FOR DETAILS OF REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY, PLEASE REFER TO THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT WARRANTY INFORMATION PACKAGED WITH EACH REFURBISHED PRODUCT.

For customer use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which is located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this

information for future reference.

Model No.: Serial No.: Purchase date: Name of dealer:

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED

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