JVC MX-DVA9 manual

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. GVT0057-001A [J,C] MX-DV A9 — Consists of CA-MXD V A9, SP-MXG79, and SP-DS99TN (SP-DSC99TN and SP-DSS99TN) — Composé du CA-MXD V A9, SP-MXG79 et SP-D[...]

– G-1 – W arnings, Cautions and Other s Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION T o 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. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enle[...]

– G-2 – 1) Read Instructions — Read carefully this instructions for your safe use before this product is installed, wire-connected, and operated. 2) Retain Instructions — For your future reference, retain this instruction. 3) Heed Warnings — Heed warnings on the product and in the operating instructions. 4) Follow Instructions — Follow [...]

– 1 – Introduction About This Manual This manual is org anized as follows: • The manual mainly explains operations using the b uttons and controls on the unit. Y ou can also use the b uttons on the remote control if they ha ve the same or similar names (or marks) as those on the unit. If operation using the remote contr ol is different fr om [...]

– 2 – Contents Location of the Buttons and Contr ols ....................... 3 Front Panel ................................................................. 3 Remote Control .......................................................... 5 Getting Started ............................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories ...........[...]

– 3 – Location of the Buttons and Controls Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit. Front Panel Front Panel 1 4 5 7 8 9 q w e r t y 3 h s ; u i o a / z c x k l j g f d 2 6 p EN01-13.MX-DVA9[J,C]_f 01.7.3, 3:09 PM 3[...]

– 4 – See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 Disc trays 2 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (10, 39, 40) 3 Remote sensor 4 PRESET + / – control (13) 4 / ¢ (re verse search/forward search) control (10, 12, 17, 18, 21, 23, 31, 38 – 40) 5 Display window 6 T APE 2 3 button and lamp (10, 27, 29, 30) Pr essing this button als[...]

– 5 – When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel. Remote Control Remote Control 1 FM/AM button (10, 13) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. FM MODE button* (13) 2 A UX button (10 ) Pr essing this button also turns on the unit. 3 SUBTITLE button (15) 4 DISPLA Y b utton (15, 17, 19) 5 Number buttons [...]

– 6 – Getting Started Supplied Accessories Make sure that you ha ve all the follo wing items. The number in the parentheses indicates the quantity of the pieces supplied. • AM loop antenna (1) • FM antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) • Composite video cord (1) If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately . Putt[...]

– 7 – 1 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated. • If the AM loop antenna wire is covered with vinyl, remo ve the vinyl by twisting it as shown in the dia gram. 2 T urn the AM loop antenna until y ou ha ve the best r ece ption. T o connect an outdoor AM antenna When reception is poor , connect a single vinyl-co ver[...]

– 8 – Connecting Other Equipment Y ou can connect both analog and digital equipment. • DO NOT connect any equipment while the unit is on. • DO NOT plug in any equipment until all connections are complete. T o connect an analog component Be sure that the plugs of the audio cords are colored: White plugs and jacks are for left audio signals, [...]

– 9 – About sounds output through the rear terminals • Through the A UX OUT (RIGHT/LEFT) jacks: Analog stereo signals are output. When playing a source encoded with Dolby Digital* ( ), multichannel signals are mixed to the right and left front channel signals, then output. Y ou also need to set “DO WN MIX” setting correctly . (See page 33[...]

– 10 – Common Operations T urning On or Off the Power T o turn on the unit, press ST ANDBY/ON so that the ST ANDBY lamp goes off. T o turn off the unit (on standby), press ST ANDBY/ON again so that the ST ANDBY lamp lights up. • A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby . T o switch off the power supply completely , [...]

– 11 – Adjusting the V olume Y ou can adjust the v olume lev el only while the unit is turned on. The v olume lev el can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOL MIN, V OL 01—V OL 30, and V OL MAX). T urn V OLUME + / – clockwise (+) to increase the v olume or counter clockwise (–) to decr ease it. When using the remote control, press V OL + to increa[...]

– 12 – Creating Y our Own Sound Modes —Manual Mode Y ou can create SEA patterns to suit your preference. These changed settings can be stored in the MANU AL 1, MANU AL 2, and MANU AL 3 modes. • There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Sel[...]

– 13 – Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts T uning into a Station 1 Pr ess FM/AM. The unit automatically turns on and tunes into the previously recei ved station (either FM or AM). • Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. 2 Start searching f or stations. On the unit: Pr ess and hold TUNING + or – f or more than[...]

– 14 – Playing Back Discs—Introduction Disc Mark Video Region Code T ype (Logo) Format Number * COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DVD Video NTSC 1 ALL Video CD Audio CD Discs you can play This unit has been designed to playback discs having the marks listed belo w . CD-R ** CD-RW ** • On some discs, their actual operations may be dif ferent from what i[...]

– 15 – 3 3 3 Ex.: When the disc has 3 multi-angle views. 1 / 3 1 / 3 3 / 3 2 / 3 Ex.: When the disc has 3 selections—English, French, and Spanish. 1 / 3 ENGLISH ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH Ex.: When the disc has 3 selections—English, French, Spanish and no subtitle (OFF). ON 1 / 3 ENGLISH 1 / 3 ENGLISH 3 / 3 SPANISH 2 / 3 FRENCH – / 3 (OFF) DV[...]

– 16 – Basic Disc Playback Disc number Disc indicator Disc marker This unit cannot accept any disc oper a tions while reading disc contents. Loading Discs On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press 0 for the disc tray (D VD1, D VD2, or D VD3) you want to load a disc onto. The unit automatically turns on and the disc tray comes out. 2 Place a disc correctl y o[...]

– 17 – DVD CONTROL REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP. SEARCH REPEAT CHAPTER GO TO CHAPTER = Current disc setting (see page 15.) Disc playing information Off (No indication) While playing back a disc encoded with Dolby Digital, the DOLBY DIGIT AL lamp on the front panel lights up. Y ou can also conf irm the current channel setting by pressing D[...]

– 18 – 1 : Current disc number 2 : Current title number 3 : Current chapter number 4 : Elapsed playing time of the current title 5 : T ransmission rate VCD/CD Playback • T o play back a DVD see pag e 16. • W hile playing a VCD with the PBC function loaded on the disc trays, the playback will stop when a disc menu appears. If a menu appears [...]

– 19 – Reverse Search T o fast-rev erse the chapter or track, press 1 while playing a disc. Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows: T o go back to normal play , press D VD 3¥8 (or D VD 3 on the remote control). No sound comes out during Forw ard/Rev erse Search. Prohibiting Disc Ejection—T ray Lock Y ou can prohi[...]

– 20 – Menu-Driven Playback — DVD/VCD with PBC Function PBC operation concept Menu Operations Menu-dri ven playback is possible while playing back a D VD with menu-dri ven features or a VCD with the Playback Control (PBC) function. 7 When playing a DVD D VD discs g enerally hav e their own menus or title lists. A menu usually contains v ariou[...]

– 21 – Selecting Playback Modes This unit cannot accept any disc oper ations while reading disc contents. Programming the Playing Order of the T itles and T racks—Program Play Y ou can arrange the order in which the titles (for D VD) and tracks (for VCD and CD) play before you start playing. Yo u can pr ogram up to 18 steps. • When you use [...]

– 22 – On the r emote control: 1 Load discs. • If the current playing source is not the DVD/VCD/CD player press D VD 3 , then 7 before going to the next step. 2 Pr ess PLA Y MODE. The play mode screen appears on the TV . 3 Pr ess CONTROL + or − to mov e to “PR OGRAM, ” then press ENTER. The program screen appears. • If a program has b[...]

– 23 – Playing at Random—Random Play The titles and tracks of all loaded discs are played at random. • When you use Random play for a VCD with the PBC function acti vated, the PBC function is turned of f. • Random Play cannot be used on some D VD discs. On the unit: 1 Load discs. • If the current playing source is not the DVD/VCD/CD pla[...]

– 24 – A-B Repeat While playing, you can also select a portion you want to repeat. • During Program play , Random play or Repeat play A-B Repeat play cannot be selected. • A-B Repeat is not performed between different c hapters or dif ferent titles on a D VD. On the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Press PLA Y MODE during play . The play mode scre[...]

– 25 – Still Picture/Frame-by-Frame Playback Y ou can still a picture and adv ance the still picture frame by frame. Still picture On the r emote control ONL Y : Press 8 once during pla y . A still picture appears on the TV screen. Frame-by-frame playback On the r emote control ONL Y : Press 8 r e peatedly during play to advance the pictur e fr[...]

– 26 – Selecting the Picture Brightness —Theater Position Y ou can select picture brightness from among three options according to the source program, lighting condition of the room and/or personal preference. On the unit: Press THEA TER POSITION during play . On the r emote control: Press THEA TER POSITION while holding down SHIFT during pla[...]

– 27 – Y ou can play back type I, type II, and type IV tapes without changing any settings. Playing Back a T ape 1 Press EJECT ( 0 ) f or the deck y ou want to use. 2 Put a cassette in with the exposed part of the tape down. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . If you put cassettes in both decks A and B, the last deck you hav e closed is select[...]

– 28 – Using DSP Surround Mode S THEATER L THEATER LIVECLUB PAVILION CHURCH OFF (DSP off) In order to reproduce a more acoustic sound f ield in your listening room while playing any sour ce , you can use follo wing DSP Surround modes. • DSP Surround mode can be also used for a disc encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch. Y ou can select one of the [...]

– 29 – Recording Recording a T ape on Deck B On the unit ONL Y : 1 Press EJECT 0 f or the deck B. 2 Put a recorda ble cassette into deck B. 3 Close the cassette holder gently . 4 Start playing the sour ce — FM, AM, D VD/VCD/CD pla yer , deck A, or auxiliary equipment connected to A UX jacks. • W hen the source is VCD or CD, you can also use[...]

– 30 – VCD/CD Direct Recording Y ou can easily record sound of a VCD without the PBC function or CD onto a tape. • Y ou can also record the tracks in order you ha ve made the program. • This function cannot be used for recording D VDs. On the unit ONL Y : 1 Put a recorda ble cassette into deck B. 2 Load discs with its label side up. 3 Press[...]

– 31 – Auto Edit Recording By using Auto Edit Recording, you can record disc tracks to fit the tape . Auto Edit Recording makes a program by selecting disc tracks in numerical order . Howe ver , to prev ent the end of the last track on the front side from being cut of f, the last track is selected so as to fit on the remaining ta pe length. •[...]

– 32 – Operating the On-Screen Menu Using the on-screen menus, you can store the initial selection for subtitle languages and audio languages (sound) for D VD playback as well as other settings. • The on-screen menu disappears if no operation is done for fi ve minutes. Buttons you use to operate on-screen menus (on the remote control) On-scre[...]

– 33 – Changing the Initial Language Settings On LANGU A GE menu, you can select the following initial languages. • MENU LANGU A GE : Select the DVD menu language. Selectable languages—ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, J AP ANESE, AA – ZU. (Language code: see page 46.) • A UDIO LANGU A GE : Select the initial languag[...]

– 34 – More about “SPEAKER SETTING” The following e xample shows the ideal speak er locations for surround reproduction in your listening room. If you can locate the speakers as the abov e example, you can select “ 5.1CHANNEL ” for your speaker setting. If you can NO T do as above, select “EXPER T , ” then press ENTER. EXPER T SPEAK[...]

– 35 – 7 Adjusting the subwoofer output levels Y ou can adjust the output le vel according to your preference. 1 Display EXPER T SPEAKER SETTING menu. • See page 32. 2 Pr ess Cursor ( ∞ / 5 / 3 / 2 ) to move to “SUB WOOFER, ” then press ENTER. • Y ou can adjust the output le vel from “–6 dB” to “+6 dB. ” 3 Pr ess Cursor 3 or[...]

– 36 – 7 Monitor types • 4:3 LB (Letter Box) : Select this when vie wing on TV whose aspect ratio is 4:3. While vie wing a wide screen picture, the black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen. • 16:9 WIDE : Select this when viewing on TV whose aspect ratio is 16:9. • 4:3 PS (Pan Scan) : Select this when vie wing on TV whose [...]

– 37 – Setting the Parental Lock Level Using this function, you can restrict playback of D VD containing violent scenes (and those not suitable for your family members). • This function is only possible for the D VDs containing such rating le vel information (Le vel 1 to Lev el 8). On the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Pr ess ENTER while holding d[...]

– 38 – Using the T imers There are three timers a vailable — Daily Timer , Recording T imer , and Sleep T imer . Before using the timers, you need to set the clock built in the unit. (See page 10.) Using Daily Timer W ith Daily T imer, you can wak e to your fav orite music or radio program. Y ou can set the timer whether the unit is on or of [...]

– 39 – 5 Tu r n 4 / ¢ to select the sour ce to play , then press SET . • The source changes as follows: TUNER FM : tunes into a specif ied pr eset FM station. = Go to step 6. TUNER AM : tunes into a specif ied pr eset AM station. = Go to step 6. DISC– – – : plays a disc from a specified title or track of a specified disc. = Go to step [...]

– 40 – 4 Set the on-time y ou want the unit to turn on at. 1) Tu r n 4 / ¢ to set the hour , then press SET . 2) Tu r n 4 / ¢ to set the minute, then press SET . “OFF TIME” appears for 2 seconds on the display , then the unit enters of f-time setting mode. 5 Set the off-time y ou want the unit to turn off (on standby) at. 1) Tu r n 4 / ¢[...]

– 41 – T imer Priority Since each timer can be set separately , you may wonder what happens if the setting for these timers ov erlaps. Here are examples. Recording Timer has priority over Daily Timer and Sleep Timer . • If Daily T imer is set to come on while Recording T imer is operating, Daily T imer will not come on at all. • If Recordin[...]

– 42 – Using A V COMPU LINK Control System The A V COMPU LINK control system allows you to use JVC’ s TV with simple operations. T o use A V COMPU LINK control system, you need to connect this unit and a TV thr ough the A V COMPU LINK terminals. • Y ou can connect a TV that hav e A V COMPU LINK II or A V COMPU LINK EX terminals. A V COMPU L[...]

– 43 – T o get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling cassette tapes • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotating. • If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette. • Be careful not to touch the [...]

– 44 – If you are ha ving a pr oblem with your unit, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. If you cannot solve the problem from the hints gi ven here, or the unit has been physically damaged, call a qualif ied person, such as your dealer , for service. Symptom Unable to cancel the display demonstration. No sound is[...]

– 45 – They dif fer according to the “DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT” setting (see page 33). Output Signals STREAM/PCM DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM PCM ONL Y 48 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, Linear PCM Dolby Digital bitstream Dolby Digital bitstream 48 kHz, Linear PCM DTS bitstream 48 kHz,[...]

– 46 – Appendix E —Language Code for On-Screen Menu Code Language AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese A Y A ymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali, Bangla BO T ibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY W elsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Espera[...]

– 47 – Appendix F —Countr y Code for Parental Lock Code Language 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 A T Austria AU Australia A W Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Ban[...]

– 48 – Code Language LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho L T Lithuania LU Luxembourg L V Latvia L Y 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 Maurit[...]

– 49 – Appendix G —Glossar y 4:3 Letter Box screen This is one method for displaying a wide screen picture on a con ventional sized (4:3) TV . While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen. 4:3 Pan-Scan screen This is one method for displaying a wide screen picture on a con ventional sized [...]

– 50 – Specifications Design and specifications are subject to chang e without notice. MX-DV A9 Amplifier section — CA-MXDV A9 Output Power FRONT SUBW OOFERS: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 63 Hz with no more than 10% total har monic distortion. MAIN SPEAKERS: 55 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no m[...]

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