JVC FS-GD6S manual

SUPER VIDEO COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM SYSTEME DE COMPOSANTS COMPACT FS-GD6S —Consists of CA-FSGD6S and SP-UXGD6S —Composé CA-FSGD6S et SP-UXGD6S GVT0149-001A [C] INSTRUCTIONS MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS English Cover[C].fm Page 1 Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:27 AM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses 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. ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1 Ne pas enlever les vis ni [...]

G-2 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[...]

G-3 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[...]

1 English Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the TV to[...]

2 English Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), CD-ROM, Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, ?[...]

3 English Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy-protected disc. Your viewing may be interfered when connecting VIDEO OUT/COMPONENT to an integrated TV/VCR system. Do not connect the AC power cord un[...]

4 English ~ AM/FM antenna To assemble the AM loop antenna To connect AM/FM antenna For better AM/FM reception • Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM antenna using a 75 Ω wire with coaxial type connector (IEC or DIN45325). Ÿ TV/monitor Connect the COMPONENT, S-VIDEO, or VIDEO jacks which you want to use. • To selec[...]

5 English ! Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 30). If setting is incorrect, loud noise may be generated causing damage to the speakers. ⁄ To connect the powered subwoofer @ Speakers • When connecting the speaker cords, match t[...]

6 English Display Indicators The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while y ou ar e operating the System. Befor e operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display . 1 FM reception indicators • MONO: lights while recei ving an FM stereo station in monaural. • ST (stereo): lights while[...]

7 English Daily Operations —Playback 1 Turn on the power. The STANDBY/ON lamp on the main unit lights in green. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System turns on by pressing one of the source buttons in the next step. 2 Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready. • If you press AUX, start playback source on t[...]

8 English Listening to the Radio To select the band (FM or AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency starts changing on the display. When a station (frequency) with sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the frequency stops changing. • When you repeatedly press the button, the frequency changes step by step. To stop sea[...]

9 English Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters ,” DVD Audio/MP3/JPEG comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks ,” and CD/SVCD/VCD comprise of only “ Tracks .” • For MP3/JPEG playback, see also page 24. To insert a d[...]

10 English To locate an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback , while you can select a chapter after starting playback . To play back using the disc menu 7 For DVD Video/DVD Audio: 1 Show the disc menu. 2 Select an item on the disc menu. •[...]

11 English Daily Operations —Sound & Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume level from level 0 (VOL MIN) to level 40 (VOL MAX). To drop the volume in a moment Adjusting the Sound To reinforce the heavy sound This boosts the low and high frequency sound—Sound Turbo I I. • When Sound Turbo I I is turned on, AHB Pro[...]

12 English To adjust the tone You can adjust the bass and treble level from –3 to +3. To adjust the bass To adjust the treble Creating 3-dimentional Sound Field —3D Phonic While playing a disc... • The selected mode can only be shown on the TV. Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a [...]

13 English Changing the Display Brightness You can dim the display window. * “AUTO DIM” does not work for CD/MP3. Changing the Picture Tone • While showing a playback picture on the TV, you can select the preset picture tone, or adjust it and store your own taste. To select a preset picture tone 1 While playing, display VFP setting screen. 2 [...]

14 English Setting the Clock Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use Daily Timers (see page 27) and Sleep Timer. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL (while holding SHIFT) or CLOCK/TIMER. You can return to the previous step. 1 Activate the clock setting mode. • If you have already adjusted the clock before, press [...]

15 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Audio Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR and Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a trac[...]

16 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the disc. • You can also select the subtitle language using the on[...]

17 English 2 Enter the key number. 3 Follow the interactive instructions shown on the screen. To cancel the key number entry, press 7 . Making Dialogues Clear—Clear Voice When you play back a disc, you can use this function—Clear Voice. You can make the singer’s voices or dialogues of the movie clear. • This function only works for center-c[...]

18 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order— Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the chapters or tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. • Program play cannot be used for DVD-VR/JPEG discs. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. • For D[...]

19 English 3 Start playback. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... • You can also use 4 or ¢ to check the programmed contents. To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play all chapters or tracks at random. • Random Pla[...]

20 English Playing Repeatedly • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see pages 22 and 23). • For JPEG/DVD-VR discs, see page 26. Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3: While playing or before playback... • For CD/SVCD/[...]

21 English On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the disc information (except for MP3/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 2 OFF 1/3 1/3 1/3 TIME 4 TITLE 14 TOT AL 1:25:58 CHAP 23 D VD-VIDEO TITLE 2 TIME OFF CHAP . 1 / 31 / 3 1 / 1 TIME 0:00:58 CHAP 3 Dolby D 3/2.1ch 1 3 ENTER 10 keys MENU/PL REPE[...]

22 English Operations Using the On-screen Bar Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the entire on-screen bar. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired option in the pop-up window. 5 Finish the setting. To erase the on-screen bar To change[...]

23 English 4 Select the repeat mode you want. * While playing a DVD-VR disc, “PG” appears, and while playing a Program list, “PL” appears. ** During Program Play and Random Play, “STEP” appears. 5 Finish the setting. A-B Repeat • See also page 20. 1 While playing, display the entire on-screen bar. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up windo[...]

24 English 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired number shown in the pop-up window. 5 Finish the setting. Browsable Still Pictures For DVD Audio only: While playing back a track linked to browsable still pictures (B.S.P.), you can select the still picture (turn the page) to be shown[...]

25 English Control screen for DVD-RW/RAM in DVD-VR format The control screen is superimposed on the TV screen when you call up Program List (PG) or Play List (PL). To select playback type To move the highlight bar between group list and track list (for MP3/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPE[...]

26 English To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before playback... • For Repeat Play of the other disc types, see page 20. To repeat playback for DVD-VR While playing an original program... While playing a Program List... To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) • You cannot zoom in the still picture during slide-show. 1 While playing [...]

27 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite music. You can store three Daily Timer settings; however, you can activate only one of the timers at a time. • To exit from the timer setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To correct a misentry during process, press CANCEL. You can go back to[...]

28 English 2 Set the hour then the minute for off-time. 3 Select the playback source—“TUNER FM,” “TUNER AM,” “DISC,” or “AUX.” 4 For “TUNER FM” and “TUNER AM”: Select a preset channel. For “DISC”: Select the title/group number, then the chapter/track number. 5 Select the volume level. • You can adjust the volume leve[...]

29 English Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press ( or )to select the menu. 3 Press ( or ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press ( or ) to select the options, then press ENTER. • For settings of the LANGUAGE menu, see also “Language Code List” on p[...]

30 English Language Code List AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby D[...]

31 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Connections (see pages 3 to 5) • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. Also, keep the antennas away from metallic parts of the System, connecting cords, and the AC power cord. This could cause poor reception. • Use onl[...]

32 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations (see pages 15 to 17) Selecting the Audio Track: • On some DVD Videos, you cannot change audio languages while playing back. Special Effect Playback: • During slow-motion playback, no sound will be reproduced. • While zoomed in, the picture may look coarse. Advanced Disc Operations (see pages 18 to 20) Prog[...]

33 English Maintenance To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. ?[...]

34 English Troubleshooting General: Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. ] There is a time limit. Repeat procedure again. Operations are disabled. ] The built-in microprocessor may malfunction due to external electrical interference. Unplug the A C po wer cord and then plug it back in. Unable to operate the System from t[...]

35 English OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals * 1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. * 2 While playing some DVD Audio discs, digital signals may not be emitted through the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT term[...]

36 English Specifications Amplifier section—CA-FSGD6S Output Power: 65 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio Input AUX: 400 mV/50 k Ω (at “AUX LVL1”) 200 mV/50 k Ω (at “AUX LVL2”) Digital output: DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (660 nm ±30 nm) Video [...]

37 English Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page AUDIO f 7 TV g 35 7 7 7 7 r 9, 10, 17, 19, 26 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 y 8, 9 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 n 8, 9, 10, 19, 26 8 8 8 8 t 9, 17, 19, 25 / ENTER p 10, 17, 22, 27, 29 (Clear Voice) 7 17 (One-Touch Replay) c 17 10 keys 1 8, 10, 17, 18, 23, 24 3D PHONIC 6 12 AHB PRO m 11 ANGLE o 16 AUDIO i[...]

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