JVC UX-J99DVD User Manual

MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM

CA-UXJ99DVD

SP-UXJ99DVD

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UX-J99DVD

—Consists of CA-UXJ99DVD and SP-UXJ99DVD

English

INSTRUCTIONS

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Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION— button!

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

• When the unit is on standby, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights red.

• When the unit is turned on, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights green.

The power can be remote controlled.

CAUTION

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

1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet.

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

CAUTION

• Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

• Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.

• When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.

• Do not expose this apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

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Caution: Proper Ventilation

1 cm

10 cm

UX-J99DVD

15 cm

1 cm

To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2 Sides/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions

3 Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilation by

Front view Side view

below.

placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm or more.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel.

3. CAUTION: Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

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

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Introduction

English

We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products.

Before operating this unit, read this manual carefully and thoroughly to

obtain the best possible performance from your unit, and retain this manual

for future reference.

About This Manual

This manual is organized as follows:

• This manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the remote control. You can use the buttons both on the remote control and on the unit for the same operations if they have the same or similar names (or marks), unless mentioned otherwise.

• Basic and common information that is the same for many functions is grouped in one place, and is not repeated for each procedure. For instance, we do not repeat the information about turning on/off the unit, setting the volume, changing the sound effects, and others, which are explained in the section “Basic and Common Operations” on pages 10 to 12.

• The following symbols are used in this manual:

Gives you warning and caution to prevent damage or risk of fire/electric shock. In addition, we put information here about conditions which will prevent getting the best possible performance from the unit.

Gives you information and hints you need to know.

Power sources

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

DO NOT handle the AC power cord with wet hands.

Moisture condensation

Moisture may condense on the lenses inside the unit in the following cases:

• After starting to heat the room.

• In a damp room.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm place.

Should this occur, the unit may malfunction. In this case, leave the unit turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates, unplug the AC power cord, then plug it in again.

Others

• Should any metallic object or liquid fall into the unit, unplug the AC power cord and consult your dealer before operating any further.

• If you are not going to operate the unit for an extended period of time, unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet.

Precautions

Installation

• Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5˚C and 35˚C.

• Install the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup.

• Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV.

• Keep the speakers away from the TV to avoid interference with TV.

DO NOT install the unit in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or vibration.

DO NOT disassemble the unit since there are no user serviceable parts inside.

If anything goes wrong, unplug the AC power cord and consult your dealer.

Location of the Buttons and Controls ....................... 3

Remote Control ............................................................................. 3

Front Panel .................................................................................... 4

Getting Started............................................................ 6

Unpacking ..................................................................................... 6

Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control .............................. 6

Connecting Antennas .................................................................... 6

Connecting Speakers .................................................................... 7

Connecting a TV ........................................................................... 8

Connecting Other Equipment ....................................................... 9

Basic and Common Operations ............................... 10

Setting the Clock ........................................................................ 10

Turning On the Power and Starting Playback............................. 10

Adjusting the Volume Level ....................................................... 11

Reinforcing the Bass Sound ....................................................... 11

Adjusting the Tone ...................................................................... 12

Changing the Display Brightness ............................................... 12

Changing the Scanning Mode ..................................................... 12

Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts ...................... 13

Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing ...................................... 13

Tuning in to a Station.................................................................. 13

Presetting Stations ...................................................................... 14

Tuning in to a Preset Station ....................................................... 14

Playing Back Discs on the 5-DVD Changer ........... 15

Disc Information ......................................................................... 15

Loading Discs ............................................................................. 17

Playing Back All the Discs—Continuous Play........................... 17

Start Continuous Play while a source other than “DISC” is selected ...

Basic Disc Operations ................................................................. 18

Playing Back by Using the Disc Menu ....................................... 20

Programing the Track Playing Order—Program Play ................ 21

Playing at Random—Random Play ............................................ 22

Repeating Playback—Repeat Play ............................................. 23

Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock ....................................... 23

Advanced Disc Operations....................................... 24

About the On-screen Bar ............................................................ 24

Operation through the On-screen Bar ......................................... 25

Selecting the Audio Language .................................................... 29

Selecting the Subtitle Language ................................................. 29

Selecting a View Angle ............................................................... 30

Selecting Browsable Still Pictures recorded on DVD AUDIO ... 30

Creating a Realistic Sound Field ................................................ 31

Selecting the Audio Channel ...................................................... 31

Special Picture Playback ............................................................. 32

Changing the VFP Setting .......................................................... 33

Playing Back a Bonus Group ...................................................... 34

MP3/JPEG Disc Playback .......................................................... 35

Operations through the MP3/JPEG CONTROL Screens ........... 36

Playing Back an MD ................................................. 37

Playing Back the Entire MD—Normal Play .............................. 37

Basic MD Operations ................................................................. 37

Programing the Track Playing Order—Program Play ................ 39

Playing at Random—Random Play ............................................ 40

Playing Tracks in a Group—Group Play .................................... 40

Repeating Tracks—Repeat Play ................................................. 41

Searching for Tracks to Play—MD Title Search ........................ 41

Playing Back a Tape ................................................. 43

Playing Back a Tape ................................................................... 43

Listening to External Equipment ............................ 44

Listening to External Equipment ................................................ 44

Recording on an MD ................................................ 45

Before You Start Recording on an MD ....................................... 45

Setting MD Recording Modes .................................................... 46

Recording discs onto an MD

—Disc-MD Synchronized Recording ..................................... 47

Recording Other Sources onto an MD ........................................ 48

Recording on a Tape ................................................. 50

Before You Start Recording on a Tape ........................................ 50

Recording onto a Tape ................................................................ 51

Recording Disc onto a Tape

—Disc-Tape Synchronized Recording .................................... 52

Recording Discs onto an MD and a Tape

—Disc Synchronized Recording............................................. 53

Editing an MD........................................................... 54

Guidance—MD Group Functions............................................... 54

Introducing Group Editing Functions ......................................... 55

Forming a Group—FORM GR ................................................... 56

Adding a Track to a Group—ENTRY GR .................................. 57

Dividing a Group—DIVIDE GR ................................................ 58

Joining Two Groups—JOIN GR ................................................. 59

Moving a Group—MOVE GR.................................................... 60

Ungrouping Tracks—UNGROUP .............................................. 61

Dissolving All Groups—UNGR ALL ........................................ 61

Erasing Tracks in a Group—ERASE GR ................................... 62

Introducing Track Editing Functions .......................................... 63

Dividing a Track—DIVIDE ....................................................... 64

Joining Two Tracks—JOIN ........................................................ 65

Moving a Track—MOVE ........................................................... 66

Erasing Tracks—ERASE ............................................................ 67

Erasing All Tracks—ALL ERASE ............................................. 67

Assigning Titles to an MD .......................................................... 68

Using the Timers ....................................................... 71

Using Recording Timer .............................................................. 71

Using Daily Timer ...................................................................... 73

Using Sleep Timer ...................................................................... 75

Timer Priority ............................................................................. 75

Initial Setting Using Choice Menu .......................... 76

Introducing the Choice Menus .................................................... 76

Operating Procedure ................................................................... 77

Restricting the Access Level—Parental Lock ............................. 80

Operating Other Manufacturers’ TV ..................... 83

Changing the Preset Signal Codes .............................................. 83

Using AV COMPU LINK Control System.............. 84

Glossary ..................................................................... 85

Maintenance .............................................................. 86

Additional Information ............................................ 87

MD Disc Types ........................................................................... 87

ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)/ATRAC3 ( ) ...

UTOC (User Table Of Contents) ................................................ 87

Sound Skip Guard Memory ........................................................ 87

SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) ................................ 88

Language Code List .................................................................... 88

Output Signals through the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Terminal ...

Disc/MD Messages .................................................... 89

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 91

Specifications............................................................. 92

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Location of the Buttons and Controls

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Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit.

Remote Control

See pages in parentheses for details.

1 FADE MUTING button (11) 2 VIRTUAL SURROUND button (31) 3 AHB PRO (Active Hyper Bass Pro) button (11) 4 DVD 8 (pause) button (17, 32, 35, 52) 5 Source selection buttons

• DVD 3 (play) button

(10, 17, 18, 20 – 22, 32, 35, 36, 47, 51 – 53)

• MD

• TAPE 2 3 (play/direction) button (10, 43)

• FM/AM/AUX button (10, 13, 14, 44, 48)

Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit.

6 TV CHANNEL + / – button (83) 7 Multi operation buttons

• UP ¢, DOWN 4

• 7 (stop)

• GROUP/TITLE >>I, GROUP/TITLE I

• SLOW 9, SLOW (

• ¡, 1

8 TOP MENU button (20) 9 CHOICE button (76, 77, 80, 81) p Timer operation buttons

• CLOCK/TIMER button (10, 71 – 74)

• SLEEP button (75)

q DISP/CHARA (display/character) button

(10, 19, 38, 41, 44, 48, 49, 52, 53, 69)

w RETURN button (20) e SET button r CANCEL button t Play mode buttons

• PLAY/FM MODE button (13, 21, 22, 23, 39 – 41)

• REPEAT button (23, 36, 40, 41)

y Recording mode setting buttons

• REC SPEED button (47)

• REC TIME button (46)

• CD REC MODE button (47, 52)

• GROUP REC ON/OFF button (46, 54)

• MD REC button (47 – 49)

• TAPE REC button (51, 52)

• MD&TAPE REC button (53)

u A. (auto) STANDBY button (11)

(one touch replay) button (32)

i o Power buttons

AUDIO button (10, 72, 74)

•

• TV button (83)

; Disc tray selection buttons (17, 18, 23, 35, 47, 51 – 53)

• DISC UP, DISC DOWN

a TV/VIDEO button (83) s AUDIO-TV switch (6, 83) d Volume + / – buttons

• TV VOL (volume) + / – button (83)

• AUDIO VOL (volume) + / – button (11, 12)

To open the cover of the remote control, push here, then slide downward.

(play/pause) button (10, 37, 39 – 41, 51, 52)

4 5

7 8

DISC10DISC20DISC30DISC40DISC5

DISC

SELECT

AUX

FM/AM

MD REC

DVD

TAPE

VOLUME

–

4 DOWN

DISC LOADING MECHANISM

MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM UX-J99DVD

DVD/SUPER VCD/VCD/CD

STANDBY/ON

AUTO REVERSE

VIRTUAL SURROUND

AHB PRO

PHONES

5-DVD

CHANGER, PLAY&EXCHANGE

DIGITAL

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f MENU button (20) g Multi control buttons

• Cursor (2/3/5/∞) (10, 22, 26 – 33, 36)

• ENTER button

h ON SCREEN button (24 – 28, 30) j DIMMER button (12) k BASS/TREBLE button (12) l Number buttons

• 1 – 10, 0 and +10 buttons

• 100+ button (83)

• MARK button (42, 69)

• Character entry buttons (A – Z, 0 – 9) (42, 69)

• TV RETURN button (83)

Front Panel

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/ REV.MODE (reverse mode) button (43, 48, 51) z MD editing buttons

• TITLE SEARCH button (41)

• TITLE EDIT button (64 – 68)

• GROUP TITLE EDIT button (56 – 62, 68)

• TR. (track) MARK SELECT button (49)

• LP: button (46)

x DVD operation buttons

• AUDIO button (29)

• SUB TITLE button (29)

• ANGLE button (30)

• ZOOM button (32)

• DVD LEVEL button (19)

c • PROGRESSIVE button (12)

• VFP button (33)

Front panel

See pages in parentheses for details.

(standby/on) button and STANDBY/ON lamp (10)

1 2 Remote sensor (5) 3 Cassette loading slot (43) 4 Multi operation buttons

¢ UP (fast-forward)/4 DOWN(reverse), 7 (stop)

5 • #¥8 (play/pause) DVD button

• 0 (MD eject) button

• #¥8 (play/pause) MD button

• 0 (TAPE eject) button

• @ # (play/direction) TAPE button

• AUX button

• FM/AM button Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit if the disc or the cassette is unlocked.

• DISC SELECT button (17, 18, 35)

6 PHONES jack (11) 7 VIRTUAL SURROUND button (31) 8 AHB PRO (Active Hyper Bass Pro) button (11) 9 Display window (5) p MD loading slot (37) q MD REC (recording) button (47 – 49) w VOLUME + / – control (11, 12, 44) e Disc eject buttons (10, 17, 18, 23)

DISC10, DISC20, DISC30, DISC40, and DISC50

Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit and opens the corresponding disc tray if the disc trays are unlocked.

r Disc trays compartment—5-DVD changer

234

5678

V C D V D

SP LP

x1 5

GROUP

PROGRESSIVE

TAPE

REC

PBC

ALL A - B

TITLE

AHBPRO

GROUP

PRGM1 DISC

RANDOM

SURROUND

STEREO

REC

DAILY

SLEEP

STANDBYAUTO MONO

1 2 3 4 5

Location of the Buttons and Controls (Continued)

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Display window on the front panel

Display window

See pages in parentheses for details.

1 PROGRESSIVE indicator (12) 2 Disc operation indicators (17)

• Disc type indicator

VCD, CD, DVD

• Disc tray indicators

3 MD operation indicators

(37, 40, 46 – 49, 53, 56 – 62, 64 – 67, 69, 70, 72)

• MD indicator

• REC (MD recording) indicator

• GROUP indicator

• Recording length mode indicators SP, LP2, and LP4

• Recording speed indicators x1 and x5

4 Tape operation indicators (43, 51 – 53)

• 2 3 (tape direction) indicator

• TAPE indicator

• REC (tape recording) indicator

(reverse mode) indicator

•

STANDBY/ON

AUTO REVERSE

5 Play mode indicators (21 – 23, 27, 36, 39 – 41)

• Repeat mode indicators 1, DISC, ALL, GROUP, TITLE, A - B

• GROUP indicator

• TITLE indicator

• PRGM (program) indicator

• RANDOM indicator

6 SURROUND indicator (31) 7 AHBPRO (Active Hyper Bass Pro) indicator (11) 8 PBC indicator 9 Timer indicators (71 – 75)

(timer), REC (recording timer), SLEEP, DAILY

0 Main display

• Shows the source name and other information.

- TITLE SEARCH indicator (41, 42) = AUTO STANDBY indicator (11) ~ FM mode indicators (13)

• STEREO

• MONO

VIRTUAL SURROUND

AHB PRO

MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM UX-J99DVD

DVD/SUPER VCD/VCD/CD

DISC LOADING MECHANISM

When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel.

Getting Started

AM LOOP

EXT

FM (75 )

COAXIAL

ANTENNA

Unpacking

After unpacking, be sure that you have all the following items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied.

• FM antenna (1)

• AM loop antenna (1)

• Speaker cords (2)

• Composite video cord (1)

• Remote control (1)

• Batteries (2)

If any item is missing, consult your dealer immediately.

Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control

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About the AUDIO-TV switch

With the remote control supplied with this unit, you can also operate a JVC or other manufacturer’s TV.

Insert the batteries—R6UW/2STS—into the remote control by matching the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and – marking on the battery compartment. When the remote control can no longer operate the unit, replace both batteries at the same time.

R6UW/2STS

To operate this unit, set the AUDIO-TV switch to “AUDIO.”

To operate a TV, set the AUDIO-TV switch to “TV.”

To operate another manufacturer’s TV, you need to set the appropriate manufacturer’s code on the remote control (see page 83 for details).

Connecting Antennas

FM antenna

FM antenna (supplied)

• DO NOT use an old battery together with a new one.

• DO NOT use different types of batteries together.

• DO NOT expose batteries to heat or flame.

• DO NOT leave the batteries in the battery

compartment when you are not going to use the remote control for an extended period of time. Otherwise, the remote control will be damaged from battery leakage.

Attach the FM antenna to the FM (75 Ω) COAXIAL terminal.

Extend the FM antenna.

Fasten it up in a position which gives you the best reception, then attach it to the wall.

About the supplied FM antenna

The FM antenna supplied with this unit can be used as a temporary measure. If reception is poor, you can connect an outdoor FM antenna.

ANTENNA

AM LOOP

EXT

FM (75 ) COAXIAL

ANTENNA

RIGHT

LEFT

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4

Ω ~ 16

Ω

SPEAKERS

INPUT INPUT

3,4

Getting Started (Continued)

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To connect an outdoor FM antenna

Before connecting it, disconnect the supplied FM antenna.

Outdoor FM antenna (not supplied)

If the cords are covered with insulation, remove a short section of insulation at the end of each cord by twisting and pulling it off.

Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated.

Turn the AM loop antenna until you have the best reception.

Coaxial cable (not supplied)

A 75 Ω antenna with coaxial type connector (IEC or DIN45325) should be used.

AM antenna

To connect an outdoor AM antenna

When reception is poor, connect a single vinyl-covered wire to the AM EXT terminal and extend it horizontally. The AM loop antenna must remain connected.

For better reception of both FM and AM

• Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals or connected cords.

• Keep the antennas away from metallic parts of the unit, connected cords, and the AC power cord.

Connecting Speakers

To connect speakers

You can connect the speakers using the speaker cords (supplied).

Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied)

AM loop antenna (supplied)

Speaker cord (supplied)

Black

Right speaker Left speaker

Red

Speaker cord (supplied)

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO VIDEO

COMPONENT

PRP

If the cords are covered with insulation, remove a short section of insulation at the end of each cord by twisting and pulling it off.

Hold the clamp of the speaker terminal.

Insert the end of the speaker cord into the terminal.

Match the polarity of the speaker terminals: Red cord to red terminal ª and black cord to black terminal ·.

Release your finger from the clamp.

IMPORTANT:

• Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit.

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

To remove the speaker grilles

The speaker grilles are removable as the illustration below.

Connecting a TV

Connect your TV and this unit using the composite video cord (supplied), an S-video cord (not supplied) or component video cord (not supplied).

• You can also connect a JVC’s TV through the AV COMPU LINK control system. (See page 84.)

Component video cord (not supplied)

S-video cord (not supplied)

Composite video cord (supplied)

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Speaker grille

ProjectionsHoles

To remove the speaker grille, insert your fingers around the projection at the top of the speaker grille, then pull gently towards you while holding the side. Do the same for the rest of projections one at a time.

To attach the speaker grille, put the projections of the speaker grille into the holes of the speaker.

To S-video input

To component video input

On video connection

• By using S-video or component video cord, you can get a better picture quality—in the order: composite < S-video < component.

• To enjoy the progressive video picture, connect the TV compatible with the progressive video input using component video cord, then change the scanning mode correctly (see “Changing the Scanning Mode” on page

12). You can enjoy the progressive scanning mode only when the color system of your TV is NTSC (see also “To select the color system” on page

9).

To composite video input

RIGHT

PCM/ STREAM

PCM

LEFT

AUDIO

DVD OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

RIGHT

PCM/ STREAM

PCM

LEFT

AUDIO

DVD OPTICAL

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

VIDEO OUT

SELECT

NTSC

PAL

Getting Started (Continued)

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To select the color system

You need to select the color system setting of this unit to match to your TV. Set the NTSC/PAL switch on the rear correctly while in standby mode by referring to the table below.

COMPONENT

AUDIO

PRPBY

OPTICAL

PCM

DIGITAL

DVD OPTICAL

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

PCM/ STREAM

RIGHT

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4

Ω ~ 16

Ω

RIGHT

SPEAKERS

VIDEO

DIGITAL

OUT

LEFT

COMPU LINK

NTSC

PAL

LEFT

VIDEO OUT

SELECT

Color system of TV Color system setting

Multi-color system PAL or NTSC*

PA L PA L

NTSC NTSC

* Set the color system of the unit and TV to match the system of

the playback disc.

• Before playing back a disc, it is also required to select the correct “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu according to the

aspect ratio of your TV. (See page 78.)

If you play back an NTSC disc with this setting set to “PAL”

You can watch the playback pictures (the disc will be reproduced using “PA L 60” format), but the TV screen may roll upward and downward rapidly.

ANTENNA

Before connecting an optical digital cord, unplug the protective plug.

To optical digital input

Audio equipment with an optical digital input

Optical digital cord (not supplied)

Audio equipment with an

To optical

optical digital output

digital output

To connect analog audio equipment

By using an RCA pin plug cord (not supplied), you can connect equipment with analog audio output jacks such as an MD player, a TV, etc.

• Be sure that the plugs of the audio cords and the jacks on the rear of the unit are color-coded: White plugs and jacks are for left audio signals, and red ones for right audio signals.

If you play back a PAL disc with this setting set to “NTSC”

You can watch the playback, but the following symptoms may occur:

• The items on the disc menu will be blurred, and be shown slightly shifted when highlighted.

• The aspect ratio of the picture may differ from the original aspect ratio.

• The picture movement is not smooth.

Connecting Other Equipment

You can connect other equipment such as a digital decoder to reproduce multi-channel sounds or audio equipment which can be used as a playback device. When you connect and use such equipment, refer also to its manual.

• DO NOT connect other equipment while the power is on.

• DO NOT plug in any equipment until all connections are complete.

To connect audio equipment with an optical digital input/ output terminal—such as portable MD recorder

By using an optical digital cord (not supplied), you can connect audio equipment with an optical digital input/output terminal.

• Before playing back a disc, select “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu according to audio equipment connected to the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal. (See page 79.)

MD player, TV, etc.

To analog audio output

LeftRight

Left

RCA pin plug cord

Right

To listen to or to record the sound from analog audio equipment connected to the AUX jacks, select “AUX” as the source to play. (See page 44.)

NOW you are ready to plug in the unit and any other connected equipment.

IMPORTANT:

Be sure to check that all connections have been made before plugging in the power cord.

Basic and Common Operations

DISC

SELECT

AUX

FM/AM

DVD

TAPE

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STANDBY/ON

Setting the Clock

Before operating the unit any further, first set the built-in clock. When you plug in the power cord, “0:00” starts flashing on the display. You can set the clock when the unit is either turned on or on standby (off). You cannot set the clock if the unit is on Power Save mode (see the right column).

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CLOCK/TIMER.

The hour digit starts flashing on the display.

Press cursor 3 or 2 repeatedly to adjust the hour, then press SET.

The minute digits start flashing on the display.

To turn off the clock indication (Power Save)

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA while the unit is on standby (off).

“DISPLAY OFF” appears on the display for a while, then the clock indication goes off.

To turn on the clock indication, press DISP/CHARA again while the unit is on standby (off). “DISPLAY ON” appears on the display for a while.

Turning On the Power and Starting Playback

To turn on the unit, press AUDIO or on the unit. The STANDBY/ON lamp on the unit lights green.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

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• Each time you press 3 or 2, the hour digit(s)

change(s) continuously.

• If you want to correct the hour again, press CANCEL. The hour digit(s) start(s) flashing again.

Press cursor 3 or 2 to adjust

the minute, then press SET.

The built-in clock starts.

• Each time you press cursor 3 or 2, the minute digits change continuously.

• When you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs

The clock is reset to “0:00” right away. If this happens, set the clock again.

• The clock may gain or lose 1 to 2 minutes per month

If this happens, reset the clock.

To change the clock again

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until the clock setting screen appears on the display.

The hour digit starts flashing. Then, perform steps 2 and

in “Setting the Clock” again.

When you press one of the source selection buttons, the unit automatically turns on (and starts playback if the source is ready).

(On the remote control)

(On the unit)

• Pressing one of the disc eject buttons on the unit—DISC10 to DISC50, 0 (MD eject) and 0 (TAPE eject)—also turns on the unit if the disc trays, MD, and cassette are unlocked.

• Press FM/AM/AUX repeatedly (or AUX on the unit) to select “AUX” or “AUX-DIGITAL” to operate the external equipment,

see page 44 and the manuals supplied with it.

To turn off the unit (on standby), press AUDIO or on the unit again. The STANDBY/ON lamp on the unit lights red.

• The clock time appears on the display if you have set the built-in clock. “0:00” will flash on the display if you have not set the built-in clock. To set the built-in clock, see “Setting the Clock” on the left column.

• A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby (off).

To switch off the power supply completely, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet.

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

The clock is reset to “0:00” right away, while the tuner preset stations will be erased in a few days.

STANDBYAUTO

AHBPRO

AHB PRO

VOLUME

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Basic and Common Operations (Continued)

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To turn off the unit automatically (Auto Standby)

Using Auto Standby, the unit automatically turns itself off (on standby) if no operation is done for about 3 minutes except when playing back and when FM or AM is selected as the source. If an operation is done within this 3-minute period, Auto Standby is canceled temporarily even though no sound comes in.

• You can also turn off the unit automatically by using the Sleep Timer. (See page 75.)

On the remote control ONLY:

To activate Auto Standby, press A.STANDBY.

“A.STANDBY ON” and the AUTO STANDBY indicator appear on the display.

• When no sound comes in, the AUTO STANDBY indicator starts flashing on the display. About 5 seconds before the unit turns itself off (on standby), “AUTO STANDBY” starts flashing on the display.

• If “CANNOT LISTEN” appears on the display

During high-speed recording, you cannot listen to any source, and therefore, cannot adjust the volume level.

• For private listening

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. No sound comes out of the speakers. Be sure to turn down the volume level before connecting or putting on the headphones.

DO NOT turn off (on standby) the unit with the volume set to an extremely high level; otherwise, the sudden blast of sound can damage your hearing, speakers and/or headphones when you turn on the unit or start playing any source. REMEMBER you cannot adjust the volume level while the unit is on standby (off).

AUTO STANDBY indicator

To deactivate Auto Standby, press A.STANDBY again.

“A.STANDBY OFF” appears on the display for a while and the

AUTO STANDBY indicator goes off.

Adjusting the Volume Level

You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on. The volume level can be adjusted between “VOLUME MIN,”

“VOLUME 1”– “VOLUME 40,” and “VOLUME MAX.”

• The volume level has no effect on recording.

On the remote control:

To increase the volume level, press AUDIO VOL +. To decrease the volume level, press AUDIO VOL –.

• When you press and hold either button, you can change the volume level continuously.

To turn down the volume level temporarily

On the remote control ONLY:

Press FADE MUTING.

The volume level gradually decreases to “VOLUME MIN.”

To restore the sound, press FADE MUTING again.

• Pressing AUDIO VOL + or turning VOLUME + / – control clockwise (to +) on the front panel also restores the sound.

Reinforcing the Bass Sound

The richness and fullness of the bass sound is clearly maintained regardless of how low you set the volume level

—Active Hyper Bass Pro (AHB PRO).

• This function only affects the playback sound, and does not affect

your recording.

• This function also affects the sound from headphones.

To get the effect, press AHB PRO.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

On the unit:

To increase the volume level, turn the

VOLUME + / – control clockwise. To decrease the volume level, turn the VOLUME + / – control counterclockwise.

The AHBPRO indicator also lights up on the display.

AHBPRO indicator

• Each time you press the button, the Active Hyper Bass Pro effect turns on and off.

To cancel the effect, press AHB PRO repeatedly until “AHB PRO OFF” appears on the display. The AHBPRO indicator goes off.

Adjusting the Tone

DIMMER 1

DIMMER 2

DIMMER OFF

BASS

TREBLE

OFF

(Canceled)

D V D

PROGRESSIVE

AHBPRO

VOLUME

–

You can adjust the bass level (low frequency range) and the treble level (high frequency range) within a range of “–5” to “+5” only while the unit is turned on.

• This function only affects the playback sound, and does not affect your recording.

• This function also affects the sound from headphones.

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is

canceled before you finish, start from step

Press BASS/TREBLE on the remote control to adjust the bass or treble level.

• Each time you press the button, the adjustable item changes as follows:

again.

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When you turn off (on standby) the unit

The display brightness sets back to “DIMMER OFF.”

Changing the Scanning Mode

This unit supports the NTSC progressive scanning system (525p*) as well as the conventional interlaced scanning system (480i*). If your TV has component video jacks and supports progressive scanning system, you can enjoy a high quality picture from the builtin DVD player.

• Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV.

• You can change the scanning mode only when “NTSC ” is

selected for the color system of this unit. (See page 9.)

• You cannot select the progressive scanning mode for the PAL system TVs.

Current setting

Ex.: When you select “BASS.”

On the remote control:

Press AUDIO VOL + to increase the level or press AUDIO VOL – to decrease the level.

On the unit:

Turn VOLUME + / – control clockwise to increase the level or counterclockwise to decrease the level.

Changing the Display Brightness

You can change the display brightness only while the unit is turned on.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DIMMER while the unit is turned on.

• Each time you press the button, the display brightness changes as follows:

Do not change the progressive scanning mode in the following cases: – When your TV does not support the progressive

video input.

– When you have not connected your TV to the

unit using a component video cord.

You can change the scanning mode only when “DISC” is selected as the source to play.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press and hold PROGRESSIVE more than 2 seconds.

The PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up on the display.

PROGRESSIVE indicator

• Each time you press the button, the scanning mode changes

between progressive and interlace (the PROGRESSIVE indicator goes off) alternately.

• Some progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs are not fully compatible with this system. When an incompatible picture is played back, turn off the progressive scanning mode. To check the compatibility of your TV, contact your dealer. All JVC progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs are fully compatible with this system.

* 525p and 480i indicate the number of scanning lines and

scanning format of an image signal.

– 525p indicates 525 scanning lines with progressive format. – 480i indicates 480 scanning lines with interlaced format.

DIMMER 1: The display illumination and the blue

illumination dim.

DIMMER 2: The display illumination dims and the blue

illumination on the display disappears.

DIMMER OFF: The display and blue illumination resume.

Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts

FM AM

AUX

AUX–DIGITAL

AUX

FM/AM

4 DOWN

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Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing

Some countries AM channel intervals are set to 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz apart. When shipped, the built-in AM tuner is set to 9 kHz spacing. You can change the channel interval to 9 kHz or 10 kHz spacing.

• The last selected source must be “AM” in order to perform the following operation.

Be sure that the unit is turned off (on standby), but is plugged into a wall outlet.

On the unit ONLY:

Select the AM channel intervals.

• To set the AM tuner to the 10 kHz spacing, press

(standby/on) while holding ¢ UP.

• To set the AM tuner to the 9 kHz spacing, press

(standby/on) while holding 4 DOWN.

Press and hold UP ¢ or DOWN 4 for more than 1 second.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• UP ¢: Increases the frequencies.

• DOWN 4: Decreases the frequencies.

The unit starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in.

• If an FM program is broadcast in stereo, the STEREO indicator

lights up on the display (only when the reception is good).

To stop during searching, press UP ¢ or DOWN 4.

The frequency changes step by step.

When you press UP ¢ or DOWN 4 repeatedly

Press .

The unit tunes in to 530 kHz (or 531 kHz).

When you change the AM channel interval spacing

The preset stations you have set (both FM and AM) will be erased. In this case, preset stations again. See “Presetting Stations” on page 14.

Tuning in to a Station

Press FM/AM/AUX (or FM/AM on the unit) to select either “FM” or “AM.”

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously received station—either FM or AM.

• Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows:

To change the FM reception mode

When an FM stereo broadcast is noisy or hard to receive, you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY/FM MODE.

The MONO indicator lights up on the display.

To restore the stereo effect, press PLAY/FM MODE again so that the MONO indicator goes off. In stereo mode, you can hear stereo sound when a stereo program is broadcast.

• The STEREO indicator lights up only when the reception is

sufficient.

On the remote control:

* For operating the external equipment, see page 44 and the manuals

supplied with it.

On the unit:

Presetting Stations

FM AM

AUX

AUX–DIGITAL

You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations manually.

In some cases, test frequencies have been already stored for the tuner since the factory examined the tuner preset function before shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method.

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is

canceled before you finish, start from step

On the remote control ONLY:

Tune in to the station you want to preset.

• See “Tuning in to a Station” on page 13.

Press SET.

“SET” starts flashing on the display.

Ex.: When you select an FM station in step 1.

Press the number buttons to select a preset number.

The selected preset number is flashing on the display.

Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5.

For preset number 15, press +10, then 5. For preset number 20, press +10, then 10. For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.

again.

Tuning in to a Preset Station

On the remote control ONLY:

Press FM/AM/AUX to select either “FM” or “AM.”

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously received station—either FM or AM.

• Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows:

* For operating the external equipment, see page 44 and the manuals

supplied with it.

Press the number buttons to select the preset number you want.

Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5.

For preset number 15, press +10, then 5. For preset number 20, press +10, then 10. For preset number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.

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Ex.: When you select preset number 14.

Press SET again.

“STORED” appears on the display for a while.

The tuned station in step selected in step 3.

• Storing a new station on an already assigned number erases the previously stored one.

The FM and AM preset stations will be erased in a few days. If this happens, preset the stations again.

is stored in the preset number

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

Playing Back Discs on the 5-DVD Changer

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

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indicates types of disc available for the operation. (Unavailable disc types are shown in halftone color.)

• For MP3 and JPEG disc playback, see pages 35 and 36. (For how to make a program using MP3 discs is explained in this section.)

Disc Information

Playable disc types

This unit has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO*, DVD AUDIO*, Video CD (VCD)*, Super Video CD (SVCD)*, Audio CD*, CD-R, and CD-RW. * This instruction refers to the following: DVD VIDEO and DVD

AUDIO as “DVD,” Video CD as “VCD,” Super Video CD as “SVCD,” and audio CD as “CD.”

Disc

Type

DVD VIDEO

Video CD

(VCD)

Super Video CD

(SVCD)

DVD AUDIO

Audio CD

(CD)

CD-R

CD-RW

Mark

(Logo)

In addition to the above discs, this unit can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphic), CD Extra and MixMode CD.

• The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, SACD, VR format DVD-RW, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers.

• This unit can also play back MP3 and JPEG (still picture) files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW. For details about MP3 and JPEG disc operations, see “MP3/JPEG Disc Playback” on pages 35 and

36.

• On some DVD VIDEO, DVD AUDIO, SVCD or VCD, their actual operations may be different from what is explained in this manual. This is due to the disc programming and disc structure, but not a malfunction of this unit.

• You can play back DVD-R or DVD-RW recorded with the DVD VIDEO format, but some may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording conditions.

Color

System

NTSC

PA L

On CD-R and CD-RW

• User-edited CD-R (Recordable) and CD-RW (ReWritable) can be played

back only if they are already “finalized.”

• The unit can play back CD-R or CD-RW recorded on a personal computer if they have been recorded in the CD format or in ISO 9660 format.

• Before playing back CD-R or CD-RW, read their instructions or cautions carefully.

• CD-RW may require a longer readout time. It is caused by the fact that the reflectance of CD-RW is lower than for regular CD.

• The unit can also play back CD-R or CD-RW if MP3 files or JPEG files are recorded on them. However, they may not be played back because of their disc characteristics, recording conditions, or damage or stain on them. Especially, the configuration and characteristics of an MP3 disc or a JPEG disc is determined by the writing (encoding) software and hardware used for recording. Therefore, due to the software and hardware used, the following symptoms may occur:

– Some discs may not be played back. – Some tracks on an MP3 or JPEG disc are skipped and may not be

played back normally.

– Some files on a JPEG disc may be played back distortedly.

About copy protection

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

• The Macrovision’s copy protection system is applied to this unit. If you make a copy on your VCR from a disc that is recorded this copy protection signal, the copy cannot be played back normally.

IMPORTANT: Before playing a disc, make sure of the

following....

• Check the connection with the TV.

• Turn on the TV and select the correct input mode on the

TV to view the pictures or on-screen indications on the TV screen.

• For disc playback, you can change the initial setting to your preference. (See pages 76 to 81.)

” appears on the TV screen when you press a button,

If “ the disc cannot accept the operation you have tried to do, or data required for that operation is not recorded on the disc.

About Region Code

DVD players and DVD VIDEO have their own Region Code numbers. This unit can play back only DVD VIDEO recorded with the color system of NTSC/PAL whose Region Code is “3.”

Region 3

If a DVD VIDEO with the wrong Region Code number is loaded, “REGION CODE ERROR” appears on the display and playback cannot start.

NOTICE: In some cases, without showing “

,” operations will

not be accepted.

To change the color system of this unit, see page 9.

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Disc structure

DVD VIDEO consists of “titles,” and each title may be divided into some “chapters.” For example, if a DVD VIDEO contains some movies, each movie may have its own title number and it may be further divided into some chapters. In a DVD VIDEO Karaoke, each song may have its own title number, but it may not be further divided into

chapters.

DVD AUDIO consists of “groups,” and each group may be divided

into some “tracks.” Some DVD AUDIOs also contain a “bonus group” that can be played back by entering the “key number” (a kind of password). Usually the contents of “bonus group” are not open to the public. Note that most DVD AUDIOs include much information in addition to audio, such as still pictures, movies, and text.

On a JPEG disc, each still picture is recorded as a file. Files are usually grouped into a folder. Folders can also include other folders, creating hierarchical folder layers. This unit simplifies the hierarchical construction of a disc and manages folders by “groups.”

Group 1

File 1

Playback Control function (PBC)—SVCD and VCD only

The Playback Control function enables menu-driven operation.

Menu-driven playback

A selection menu is displayed when you start playing a SVCD and VCD 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. You can interact with the screen using a menu display to select and play an entry. See the example illustration below about basic feature of menudriven playback (for details about the operation through the disc menu, see also page 20).

File 2

Group 3

Group 2

Group 4 Group 5

SVCD, VCD, and CD consist of “tracks.” In general, each track has its own track number. (On some discs, each track may also be divided by indexes. This unit is not compatible with Index function.)

On an MP3 disc, each song is recorded as a file. Files are usually grouped into a folder. Folders can also include other folders, creating hierarchical folder layers. This unit simplifies the hierarchical construction of a disc and manages files and folders by “tracks” and “groups.”

While operating a SVCD or VCD using the menu

Some of the functions such as Repeat Play may not work.

C D

1 2 3 4 5

DISC1

DISC2

DISC3

DISC4

DISC5

DISC1

DISC2

DISC3

DISC4

DISC5

DISC

SELECT

DVD

‹/8

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Loading Discs

On the unit ONLY:

Press one of the disc eject buttons (DISC10 – DISC50) for the disc tray you want to load a disc onto.

The unit automatically turns on and the selected disc tray comes out if it is unlocked. For details, see “Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock” on page 23.

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit) repeatedly to select the disc you want.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

Playback starts from the first track of the selected disc.

Ex.: When CD is a playing source.

• Disc tray is counted from bottom to top. The bottom tray is disc tray 1 and the top tray is disc tray 5.

Place a disc correctly on the circle of the disc tray, with its label side up.

Good

Not good

• When using a CD single (8 cm), place it on the inner circle of the disc tray.

• When using a two-sided disc, usually place it with side-A facing up.

Press the same disc eject button (DISC10 – DISC50) you have pressed in step

The disc tray closes.

When loading more than one disc at a time

Press the disc eject button (DISC10 – DISC50) for the next tray you want to place a disc onto. The first disc tray automatically closes and the next disc tray comes out.

Playing Back All the Discs—Continuous Play

Current disc type

Disc tray number

Current track number

Elapsed playing time

Disc indicator and disc tray indicators

• You can also select a disc and start continuous play while a source other than “DISC” is selected (see page 18).

• You can also select and start playback a desired track of the selected disc (see “To go to another title or group,” “To g o t o another chapter” on page 18 and “To go to a particular title, group, chapter or track directly using the number buttons” on page 19).

• Without selecting the disc number, pressing DVD 3 ( or #¥8 DVD on the unit) starts playing back the currently selected disc.

To pause playback, press DVD 8 ( or #¥8 DVD on the unit). While pausing, the elapsed playing time flashes on the display.

• To start playback again, press DVD 3 ( or #¥8 DVD on the

unit).

To stop playing, press 7.

• This unit can store the stop point, and when you start playback

again by pressing DVD 3 ( or #¥8 DVD on the unit), playback starts from the position where you have stopped—Resume Play. (“RESUME ” appears on the display.) To use Resume Play, you need to turn on the Resume function. (See page 79.) – The Resume function does not work for CDs, MP3 and JPEG

discs.

– When using the Resume function on SVCD or VCD with PBC,

the playback might start on a position slightly different from where you have stopped.

• To stop completely when you use the Resume function, press 7

twice.

You can play discs continuously.

Load discs into the 5-DVD changer.

• See “Loading Discs.”

The stored position where you have stopped will be erased.

When you select another disc tray

To resume play, press DVD 3 ( or #¥8 DVD on the unit) again.

DISC 1 PLAY?

DISC 5 PLAY?

DISC 4 PLAY?

DISC 2 PLAY?

DISC 3 PLAY?

DISC

SELECT

DVD

‹/8

DISC

SELECT

DVD

‹/8

DISC1

DISC2

DISC3

DISC4

DISC5

DISC

SELECT

DVD

‹/8

4 DOWN

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Basic Disc Operations

To stop during play, press 7.

To remove discs, press the corresponding disc eject buttons

(DISC10 – DISC50) on the unit.

• Disc playback sequence in the 5-DVD changer

When 5 discs are loaded on the disc trays*, they are played in the following sequence (when Repeat Play is not activated): Ex.: When playback starts from the DISC2 tray:

DISC2 ] DISC3 ] DISC4 ] DISC5 ] DISC1 (then stops)

* If no disc is on the disc tray, the tray is skipped.

• Continuous playback does not work for SVCD/VCD with the PBC function and some DVDs

When you play these discs, press ENTER or DVD 3.

• When a disc menu appears on the TV screen

See “Playing Back by Using the Disc Menu” on page 20.

Start Continuous Play while a source other than “DISC” is selected

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit) repeatedly to select a disc while listening to a source other than “DISC.”

To change a disc during playback of another disc

On the unit ONLY:

Press one of the disc eject buttons (DISC10 – DISC50) to eject one of the disc trays which is not playing currently.

If discs are changed during play, playback will stop after playing all the newly inserted discs.

To start playing a disc during playback of another disc

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit) repeatedly to select the disc you want.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

Each time you press the button, the next (or previous) disc is selected. The selected disc starts playing.

To go to another title or group

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

The following indication appears on the display.

Disc tray number

• Each time you press the button, the disc tray number changes as follows*:

* When you press DISC SELECT repeatedly on the unit, the disc

tray number changes only clockwise in the above sequence.

Press DVD 3 (or #¥8 DVD on the unit) while the indication in step

still remains on the display.

Now the source is changed to “DISC” and Continuous Play starts from the selected disc.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP/TITLE >>I or GROUP/TITLE I<< during playback.

• GROUP/TITLE >>I:

Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding titles (for DVD VIDEO) or groups (for DVD AUDIO).

• GROUP/TITLE I<<:

Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous titles (for DVD VIDEO) or groups (for DVD AUDIO).

For DVD AUDIO

When you select the bonus group, the key number entry indication appears (see page 34).

To go to another chapter

Press ¢ or 4 during playback.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding chapters.

• 4: Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous

chapters.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

If you cannot skip chapters

Some DVDs or some scenes on DVD will not accept this operation.

4 DOWN

x2 x5 x10 x20 x60

Playing Back Discs on the 5-DVD Changer (Continued)

DVD LEVEL

MIDDLE

DVD LEVEL

HIGH

DVD LEVEL

NORMAL

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To go to a particular title, group, chapter or track directly using the number buttons

On the remote control ONLY:

For DVD VIDEO

• Pressing the number buttons before playback allows you to start playing with

the title number you want.

• Pressing the number buttons during playback allows you to start playing with

the chapter number of the currently playing title you want. Ex.: For chapter number 5, press 5.

For chapter number 15, press +10, then 5. For chapter number 20, press +10, then 10. For chapter number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.

For DVD AUDIO/SVCD/VCD/CD

Pressing the number button(s) (see above) allows you to start playing the track number on the current disc.

If a menu is shown on the TV while playing a DVD, SVCD or VCD

Number buttons may be used for selecting an item in the menu.

To locate a particular point in a chapter or track during play

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

Each time you press the button, the information on the display alternates between the source indication and the clock indication.

To increase the sound level for DVD VIDEO playback automatically

The DVD VIDEO’s audio sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level than for other discs such as VCDs or CDs.

If you have adjusted the volume level for a DVD VIDEO, the output sound may be unexpectedly loud when you start playing back a disc other than DVD VIDEO. To avoid this inconvenience, this unit is preset to increase the sound level for DVD VIDEO playback automatically—the initial setting is

“DVD LEVEL NORMAL” (off).

• This function only works for software containing more than

3-channel surround.

• This function does not affect any discs other than DVD VIDEO.

• This function does not affect the audio output level through the

OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press ¡ or 1.

• ¡: Fast-forwards the chapters or tracks.

• 1: Fast-reverses the chapters or tracks.

• Each time you press the button (¡ or 1), the setting and its

indicator change and appear on the display as follows:

To return to normal playback, press DVD 3.

During playback with this function

No sound will be reproduced.

To go to another track

Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks.

• You can also skip to tracks on the next disc.

• 4: Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous

tracks.

• You cannot skip back to tracks on the previous disc.

On the remote control ONLY:

To turn on and off the function, press DVD LEVEL

during play.

• Each time you press the button, the setting and its indicator change and appear on the display as follows:

• DVD LEVEL MIDDLE:

Increases the sound output level a little.

• DVD LEVEL HIGH:

Increases the sound output level even more than “DVD LEVEL MIDDLE.”

• DVD LEVEL NORMAL:

Original sound output level recorded on DVD VIDEO.

Turning off (on standby) the unit or changing the source to play also turns off the function.

Playing Back by Using the Disc Menu

Some DVDs are recorded with their own menus which show their contents. SVCDs or VCDs with the Playback Control (PBC) function also have their own menus, such as lists of songs. You can play back the discs by using these menus.

7 When playing a DVD

DVD discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as titles of movies, names of songs, or artist information, and display them on the TV.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TOP MENU or MENU.

The menu appears on the TV.

Ex.:

DVD normally has a “top” menu when it contains more than one title/group. In this case, press TOP MENU to show the title menu. Some DVDs may also have a different menu which is shown by pressing the MENU button. See the instructions of each DVD for its particular menu.

Use cursor 2/3/5/∞ to select a desired item, then press ENTER.

Playback of the selected item starts.

• With some discs, you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using the number buttons.

• You can press DVD 3 instead of ENTER.

7 When playing a SVCD or VCD

The Playback Control function (PBC) allows you to operate the SVCD or VCD by using menus. When a SVCD or VCD with the PBC is detected, “VCD - - PBC” appears on the display. When you start playback, a menu automatically appears on the TV screen.

• A menu may be a list of items, divided screens, or some moving pictures. (See “Playback Control function (PBC)—SVCD and VCD only” on page 16.)

• See also the instructions of each disc for its particular menu.

Ex.:

On the remote control ONLY:

To select the number of the desired item,

press the number buttons.

Ex.: For track number 5, press 5.

For track number 15, press +10, then 5. For track number 20, press +10, then 10. For track number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.

Playback of the selected item starts.

To return to the previous menu, press RETURN.

When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” is shown on the menu:

You can go to other pages of the menu.

• To go to the next page, press UP ¢.

• To return to the previous page, press DOWN 4.

To cancel the PBC function

Press 7 during playback. Playback stops. (“RESUME” appears on the display when the resume function is activated.)

Press the number buttons to select the track number you want to play. Playback starts from the selected track without the PBC function.

To activate the PBC function again, press 7 twice to show “VCD - - PBC” on the display, then press DVD 3.

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PRGM

1 2 3 4 5

PRGM

1 2 3 4 5

Playing Back Discs on the 5-DVD Changer (Continued)

PROGRAM

(Program Play)

RANDOM

(Random Play)

OFF

(Continuous Play)

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Programing the Track Playing Order —Program Play

You can arrange the order in which the chapters or tracks play before you start playing. You can program up to 99 steps.

• Program Play may not be able to use with JPEG discs and some DVDs.

• To use Repeat Play (see page 23) with Program Play, press REPEAT after starting Program Play.

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is

canceled before you finish, start from step

Load discs into the 5-DVD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “DISC,” press DVD 3 (or #¥8 DVD on the unit), then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY/FM MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears on the display.

The PRGM indicator also lights up on the display.

PRGM (program) indicator

• Each time you press the button, the play mode changes as follows:

again.

For DVD VIDEO/AUDIO and MP3 disc:

(1) Press the number buttons

to select a title (for DVD VIDEO) or a group (for DVD AUDIO and MP3) from the selected disc in step

• After entering a title or group number, track/chapter number area will flash.

• For how to use the number buttons, see “To go to a particular title, group, chapter or track directly using the number buttons” on page 19.

(2) Repeat step (1) to select a chapter (for DVD

VIDEO) or track (for DVD AUDIO and MP3).

For SVCD, VCD, or CD:

Press the number buttons to select a track from the selected disc in step

• When you program a track from an SVCD, VCD, or CD which is not currently selected, you can skip the group/title number by pressing ENTER.

• For how to use the number buttons, see “To go to a particular title, group, chapter or track directly using the number buttons” on page 19.

Program other tracks you want.

• To program tracks from the same disc, repeat step 3.

• To program tracks from a different disc, repeat steps 3 and 4.

If a program has been stored in memory, the program is called up.

Press the number buttons to select a disc tray.

Track/Chapter number

Program step number

Disc tray number

Group/Title number

Press DVD 3.

The tracks are played in the order you have programed. Program Play ends when all the programmed tracks are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

To stop playing, press 7. Playback stops, but Program Play is still activated.

• To exit from Program Play, see “To exit from Program Play” on the next page.

To go to the next step, press ¢.

When the PRGM indicator lights in the display

You cannot change the disc tray currently selected.

To check the programed contents

USE NUMERIC KEYS TO PROGRAM TRACKS. USE CANCEL TO DELETE THE PROGRAM.

PROGRAM

No Disc Group/Title Track/Chapter

1 3

5 2 1

5 5 8 2

1 6

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

RANDOM

PROGRAM

(Program Play)

RANDOM

(Random Play)

OFF

(Continuous Play)

On the TV screen:

& Before or after playback

Press PLAY/FM MODE.

& During playback

Press 7.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

The programed contents appear on the TV.

To erase the play mode screen, press PLAY/FM MODE again.

On the display:

Press cursor 5/∞ while Program Play is stopped.

• ∞: Shows the programed tracks in the

programed order.

• 5: Shows them in the reverse order.

To modify the program

You can modify the program before or after playing.

To erase the last step, press CANCEL.

• Each time you press CANCEL, the last programed step is erased.

To add steps in the program before play, simply select the numbers you want to add by pressing the number buttons.

To erase the entire program, press 7 before or after playback.

• Turning off the unit will also erase the program.

To exit from Program Play

Before or after play, press PLAY/FM MODE once or twice so that the unit enters another play mode (Random Play or Continuous Play). The PRGM indicator goes off.

• Turning off the unit also cancels Program Play and changes play mode to Continuous Play. The program you have made will be erased (see the left column).

Playing at Random—Random Play

The tracks of all loaded discs will be played at random.

• Random Play cannot be used on some DVDs.

• If a JPEG disc is loaded, it is not played back during Random

Play.

• To use Repeat Play (see page 23) with Random Play, press REPEAT after starting Random Play.

Load discs into the 5-DVD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “DISC,” press DVD 3 (or #¥8 DVD on the unit), then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY/FM MODE repeatedly until “RANDOM” appears on the display.

The RANDOM indicator also lights up on the display.

RANDOM indicator

• Each time you press the button, the play mode changes as follows:

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• During Program Play

You cannot select disc by using DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit).

• If you try to program the 100th step

“MEMORY FULL” will appear on the display.

• If your entry is ignored

You are trying to program a track from an empty tray, or a chapter/title/ track/group number that does not exist on the disc (for example, selecting track 14 on a disc that only has 12 tracks). Such entries are ignored, and are erased from the program.

• If the total playing time is 100 minutes or more

The total playing time on the display will not be shown. “– – : – –” will appear.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

Press DVD 3.

The tracks are played at random. Random Play ends when all the tracks are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

To stop during play, press 7. Playback stops, but Random Play is still activated.

To skip the current playing track, press ¢.

• You cannot go back to the previous tracks.

DISC1

Playing Back Discs on the 5-DVD Changer (Continued)

English

To exit from Random Play

On the remote control ONLY:

Before or after play, press PLAY/FM MODE once or twice so that the unit enters another play mode (Continuous Play or Program Play). The RANDOM indicator goes off.

• Turning off the unit also cancels Random Play and changes play mode to Continuous Play.

During Random Play

You cannot select disc by using DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit).

Repeating Playback—Repeat Play

You can repeat playback of the current title, chapter (for DVD VIDEO), group (for DVD AUDIO), or track.

• You can also select Repeat Play using on-screen bar. (See page 26.)

& For DVD VIDEO/SVCD/VCD:

During playback

For DVD AUDIO/CD: During playback or while

stopped

On the remote control ONLY:

Press REPEAT.

Repeat mode indicator

CHAP (chapter) Repeats the current chapter (the 1

indicator lights up on the display).

GROUP Repeats the current group (the GROUP

indicator lights up on the display).

TRACK (STEP*) Repeats the current track (the 1 indicator

lights up on the display). * “STEP” appears on the TV screen during

Program Play or Random Play.

TITLE Repeats the current title (the TITLE

indicator lights up on the display).

DISC Repeats all tracks on the current disc (the

DISC indicator lights up on the display).

ALL Repeats all the discs loaded on the disc

trays or of the program (the ALL indicator lights up on the display).

OFF Selects to cancel Repeat Play mode.

To stop playing, press 7.

To cancel Repeat Play, press REPEAT repeatedly until Repeat

mode indicators are turned off on the display.

• Turning off the unit will also cancel the Repeat Play.

Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock

You can prohibit disc ejection from the unit and can lock discs— Disc Lock. You can lock or unlock discs when the unit is turned on or off (on standby).

• Each time you press the button, Repeat Play mode changes as follows:

For DVD VIDEO:

CHAP (chapter) ] TITLE ] ALL ] OFF ] (back to the beginning)

For DVD AUDIO:

TRACK ] GROUP ] ALL ] OFF ] (back to the beginning)

For SVCD/VCD (with PBC function on):

ALL ] OFF ] (back to the beginning)

For SVCD/VCD (with PBC function off)/CD:

TRACK ] DISC ] ALL ] OFF ] (back to the beginning)

On the unit ONLY:

Press DISC10 while holding 7 to lock the disc.

“LOCKED” appears on the display for a while, and the disc trays are locked.

• The loaded MD or cassette is also locked. (See pages 42 and 43.)

If you try to eject a disc, “LOCKED” appears to inform you that the Disc Lock is in use.

To cancel the prohibition and unlock the disc, repeat the above procedure. “UNLOCKED” appears on the display for a while, the disc trays, MD, and cassette are unlocked.

DISC 3

TITLE

CHAP

GROUP

TRACK

TOTAL

1:25:58

TIME

CHAP.

TRACK

1/3

PAGE 1/15

OFF

1/3

1/3 1/3

TIME

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 2

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:01:58

CHAP 3

8.5Mbps

TITLE

TOTAL

1:25:58

CHAP

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 2

TIME OFF CHAP. 1/32/ 3 1/1

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:01:58

CHAP 3

8.5Mbps

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 2

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:01:58

CHAP 3

8.5Mbps

Advanced Disc Operations

This section explains advanced disc operations by using the remote control.

For MP3 and JPEG playback, see pages 35 and 36.

• See also “Basic Disc Operations” on pages 18 and 19.

• operation.

• Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV.

” appears on the TV when you press a button, the disc

If “ cannot accept an operation you have tried to do, or data required for that operation is not recorded on the disc.

indicates types of disc available for the

1 Disc type

2 Playback information

Indication Meanings Available discs

Mbps shows the current transfer

rate (Megabits per second).

shows the the current disc number.

all discs

shows the current title.

shows the current chapter.

shows the current group.

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About the On-screen Bar

You can check the information on discs while the discs are loaded and use some functions through the on-screen bar.

& Whenever discs are loaded

with the DVD player selected as the source

Press ON SCREEN.

• Each time you press the button, the on-screen bar changes as follows:

Ex.: While playing a DVD VIDEO.

• For the contents of the on-screen bar (1 to 4), see the right

column.

The on-screen bar goes off.

(back to the beginning)

shows the current track.

shows the time indications.

all discs

3 Playback conditions

Indication Meanings

Playback

/ Forward/Reverse Search

/ Forward/Reverse slow-motion

Pause

Stop

4 Operation icons (on the pull-down menu)

Indication Meanings Available discs

Select to change the time indication. See page 25.

Select to repeat playback. See page 26 and 27.

Select for time search. See page 27.

all discs

Select for chapter search. See page 28.

Select for track search. See page 28.

Select to change the audio language or channel. See page 29.

Select to change subtitle language. See page 29.

Select to change the view angle. See page 30.

Select to change the page. See page 30.

TOTAL

1:25:58

T.REM

0:45:41

TIME

0:25:58

REM

0:18:14

OFF

1/3

1/3 1/3

TIME

CHAP.

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 14

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:25:58

CHAP 23

8.5Mbps

Advanced Disc Operations (Continued)

English

On-screen guide icons

• During disc playback, the following guide icons may appear

for a while on the TV:

appears at the beginning of a scene containing multiangle views.

appears at the beginning of a scene containing multiaudio languages.

appears at the beginning of a scene containing multisubtitle languages.

” (Play), “ ” (Pause), “ ” (Forward Search), “ ”

•“

(Reverse Search), “ ” (Forward slow-motion), “ ” (Reverse slow-motion): appears when you perform each operation.

• If you do not want the on-screen guide icons, see page 79.

Operation through the On-screen Bar

7 Changing the Time Indication

You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the front panel.

Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar with pull-down menu appears on the TV.

Press ENTER.

• Each time you press ENTER, the time indication in the on-screen bar changes as follows:

Ex.: When playing a DVD VIDEO

& During playback

] ] (back to the beginning)

]

TOTAL Elapsed disc time

T. (total) REM Remaining disc time

TIME Elapsed playing time of the current chapter/

track

REM Remaining time of the current chapter/track

• The indication on the display window also changes.

To turn off the on-screen bar

Press ON SCREEN.

TITLE

1/3

1/3 1/3

TIME

CHAP.

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 14

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:25:58

CHAP 23

8.5Mbps

7 Repeating Playback

OFF

1/3

1/3 1/3

TIME

CHAP.

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 14

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:25:58

CHAP 23

8.5Mbps

1/3

1/3 1/3

TIME

CHAP.

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 14

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:25:58

CHAP 23

8.5Mbps

OFF

1/3

1/3 1/3

TIME

CHAP.

OFF

DVD-VIDEO

TITLE 14

DISC 3

TOTAL 1:25:58

CHAP 23

8.5Mbps

You can repeat playback of the current title or chapter (for DVD VIDEO), group or track (for DVD AUDIO) or track (for SVCD/ VCD/CD).

• You can also repeat playback of a desired portion (A-B Repeat).

To repeat a current title, group, chapter, or all tracks

& For DVD VIDEO: During playback

For SVCD/VCD: While stopped or during playback

without PBC

For DVD AUDIO/CD: While stopped or during playback

Press ON SCREEN twice.

The on-screen bar with pull-down menu appears on the TV.

Ex.: When playing a DVD VIDEO.

Press cursor 3/2 repeatedly to select (highlight)

on the

pull-down menu.

Press ENTER.

The pop-up window appears under the pull-down menu.

ALL Repeats all the discs loaded on the disc trays

or of the program (the

ALL indicator lights

up on the display).

A-B Repeats a desired portion (the A-B indicator

lights up on the display) (see page 27).

TITLE Repeats the current title (the TITLE

indicator lights up on the display).

GROUP Repeats the current group (the GROUP

indicator lights up on the display).

DISC Repeats all tracks on the current disc (the

DISC indicator lights up on the display).

CHAPTER Repeats the current chapter (the 1 indicator

lights up on the display).

TRACK Repeats the current track (the 1 indicator

lights up on the display).

OFF Selects to cancel Repeat Play mode.

Press ENTER.

The setting changes and the pop-up window goes off.

• If you select “ALL” during Random Play, the all tracks of the disc are played repeatedly in random order.

• “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Play or while a disc is not playing.

To turn off the on-screen bar

Press ON SCREEN.

To cancel the repeat playback

Select “OFF” in step

, then press ENTER.

You can directly change Repeat Play mode (except A-B) by pressing REPEAT on the remote control. See pages 23 and 36.

English

Press cursor ∞/5 repeatedly to select Repeat Play mode.

• Each time you press the button, Repeat Play mode changes as follows:

For DVD VIDEO:

ALL “ A-B“ TITLE “ CHAPTER “ OFF “ (back to the beginning)

For DVD AUDIO:

ALL “ A-B “ GROUP “ TRACK “ OFF “ (back to the beginning)

For SVCD/VCD/CD:

ALL “ A-B “ DISC “ TRACK “ OFF “ (back to the beginning)

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