JVC SP-THA25 manual

LVT1111-001B [J] INSTR UCTIONS D VD DIGIT AL THEA TER SYSTEM TH-A25 Consists of XV -THA25 and SP-THA25 SOUND VOLUME SOURCE STANDBY STANDBY/ON DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH-A25 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No . and Serial No . which are located either on the rear , bot- tom or side of the cabinet. Retain this inf or mation for future ref [...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Other s CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence [...]

1 T able of Contents Par ts Identification ...................................... 2 Center Unit ................................................................................. 2 Remote Control .......................................................................... 3 Getting Star ted ........................................... 4 Before Installa[...]

2 Par ts Identification Front Panel See pages in the parentheses for details. Display 1 P .SCAN indicator (10) 2 Digital signal indicators (13, 19, 20) • LINEAR PCM, DOLBY DIGIT AL, and DTS. 3 TITLE indicator (13) • Indicates the current title n umber with main display . 4 PBC (Play Back Control) indicator • Goes on when the PBC function is a[...]

3 Remote Control See pages in the parentheses for details. 1 A UDIO button (12, 14, 15) 2 TV button (11,12) 3 DIMMER button (16) 4 • Number buttons • MEMOR Y b utton (35) • CANCEL button 5 Source selecting buttons • D VD, FM/AM, A UX (10, 12, 15, 16) • Pr essing one of these buttons also turns on the power . 6 TV CH + and – buttons (11)[...]

4 Getting Star ted Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries f irst. • When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the center unit. 1. On the back of the remote contr ol, remo ve the battery cov er . 2. Insert batteries. Make sur e to match the po[...]

5 L R CENTER WOOFER FRONT L R REAR AUDIO IN AUX IMPEDANCE WOOFER:MIN 3 FRONT/CENTER MIN 6 REAR MIN 6 1 2 3 Connecting the FM and AM Antennas FM antenna (supplied) If FM reception is poor, connect outdoor FM antenna (not supplied). AM antenna connection Connect the supplied AM Loop antenna to the AM and H terminals. T urn the loop until you have the[...]

6 Getting Star ted Subwoofer (WOOFER) Left rear position Right front position Right rear position To the speaker on left front (White connector) To subwoofer (WOOFER) (Purple connector) Left front position Center unit Center position VOLUME SOURCE STANDBY STANDBY/ON DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-A25 VOLUME SOURCE STANDBY STANDBY/ON DVD DIGITAL THEAT[...]

7 Connecting the Speakers Connect the satellite speakers and subwoofer to the terminals on the rear panel using speaker cords supplied. The ends of the speaker cords are colored to indicate the terminals to be connected. CA UTION: Use speakers with the SPEAKER IMPED ANCE indicated b y the speaker terminals. Connecting speaker cords to the speakers [...]

8 Getting Star ted Connecting Audio/V ideo Component T urn the power off to all components bef ore connections. TV connection L R REAR AUDIO IN AUX REAR MIN 6 Y P R /C R P B /C B TV A B C A B C S-video cord (not supplied) Video cord (supplied) Component video cord (not supplied) The S-video cord and the component video cord are not supplied with th[...]

9 A B Illustrations of the input/output terminals below ar e typical examples. When you connect other components, r efer also to their manuals since the terminal name actually printed on the rear vary among the components. If you connect a sound-enhancing de vice such as a graphic equalizer between the source component and the center unit, the soun[...]

10 TV Settings Changing the Scanning Mode This system supports the progressiv e scanning system (480p*) as well as the con ventional interlaced scanning system (480i*). If your TV equipped with component video jacks supports the progressiv e video input, you can enjoy a high quality picture by activ ating the progressive scanning mode. • Refer al[...]

11 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM Operating TV Y ou can use the remote con[...]

12 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 12 3 4 56 7 8 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM Basic Disc Operations This manual main[...]

13 T o turn off the sounds temporarily Fr om the remote control ONL Y : Pr ess MUTING. T o restor e the sound, press MUTING again. • Adjusting the volume also restores the sound. 4 Star t Playback Press 3 / 8 . The disc tray closes. “LO ADING” appears on the display for a while. • Y ou can also start playback by closing the disc tray using [...]

14 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP A UDIO SOURCE • This system can memorize the end point e ven when you press 7 once when playing back a D VD ( “[...]

15 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM 1 T urn On the Power Press A UDIO (or ST[...]

16 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME DO WN - TUNING - UP A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP 2 Start playback on the external compone[...]

17 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL CENTER TREBLE L-F .BLANCE-R SUBWOOFER REAR BASS 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER[...]

18 • Y ou can also adjust the sound setting referring to the display on the center unit. Refer to the display indication when you want to adjust the sound using sources other than discs. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other items. Cr eating Realistic Sound Fields SOUND ■ Basic sound adjustment procedur e Ex. : T o adjust the fr ont speake[...]

19 ■ Dolby Pro Logic II modes Dolby Pro Logic II * Dolby Pro Logic II is the m ultichannel playback format to decode any 2 channel (stereo) sour ces—either dig ital or analog—into 5.1 channel. Matrix-based encoding/decoding method for Dolby Pro Logic II makes no limitation for the cutof f frequency of the rear treble and enables stereo rear s[...]

20 Surround Pro Logic II canceled PLII MUSIC PLII MO VIE PLII MA TRIX PR O LOGIC (STEREO) Analog × ‡‡‡‡‡ Linear PCM × ‡‡ ‡‡‡ Dolby Digital ‡ ××××× Multichannel Dolby Digital × ‡ * ‡ * ‡ * ‡ * ‡ * 2 ch Dolby × ‡ * ‡ * ‡ * ‡ * ‡ * Surround DTS Digital ‡ ××××× Multichannel DTS 2 ch ××××× ?[...]

21 Disc Intr oduction — DVD/VCD/SVCD/CD • On some D VD or VCD/SVCD discs, their actual operations may be different fr om what is explained in this manual. This is due to the disc programming and disc structur e, but not a malfunction of this system. • D VD-R/R W discs recorded with the D VD VIDEO f or mat can be played back. Ho wever , some d[...]

22 Some discs contain sev eral audio languages, subtitles, and multi- angle views. When you find the follo wing marks on the disc or its package, you can select these elements recorded on the disc. Subtitles are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded subtitles. Sev eral audio languages are record[...]

23 7 Basic operation through the On-Scr een Bar See the corresponding pages for details of each function. Ex.: T o select “ TITL (Repeat Title) ” for the repeat mode during D VD play . • DVD SVCD VCD CD : Disc T ype icon • : Title icon Shows current title and total n umber of the titles on the disc . • : Chapter icon Shows current cha pte[...]

24 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM Selecting the Audio Languages While play[...]

25 Checking the Remaining T ime While playing back a disc, you can check the remaining time. From the r emote control ONL Y : Press CHOICE/TIME during play . The on-screen bar and the current playing time indication appear on the TV screen. • Each time you press the button, the follo wing indication appears on the TV screen: For DVD TITLE ELAPSED[...]

26 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 12 3 4 56 7 8 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM 3 / 2 / 5 / ∞ ENTER RETURN MENU TOP [...]

27 Moving to a Particular Por tion Directly Y ou can move to another title, chapter , track, or particular portion in the chapter/title (D VD) or the disc (CD/VCD/SVCD) directly . From the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar will appear on the TV screen. 2 Press 3 / 2 to select one of the icons below . For DVD : Select this[...]

28 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 12 3 4 56 7 8 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM Repeating Playback During the VCD play[...]

29 Special Picture Playback 7 Still Picture/Frame-by-Frame Playback Y ou can advance the motion picture frame by frame. From the r emote control ONL Y : 1 Press STEP once during pla ybac k. Playback is paused and “ STEP ” appears on the TV screen . 2 Press STEP r epeatedly to advance the picture frame b y frame. • Each time you press the butt[...]

30 MP3/JPEG Intr oduction This system is incorporated with an MP3 decoder and JPEG decoder . Y ou can play bac k MP3 tracks (files) and JPEG f iles recorded on CD-Rs and CD-R Ws. • Notice that “ files ” and “ tr acks ” are used interchangeably in the MP3 explanation. Notes: This system can play bac k a disc containing both MP3 and JPEG fi[...]

31 MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN ENTER / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM Star ting Playback It is recommended to turn on your TV when playing back MP3 or JPEG files. Insert a disc. After detecting the disc, playback starts automatically . • The conten[...]

32 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME A UDIO SLO W RETURN PL SUBTITLE ANGLE ZOOM ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND / REPEA T FM MODE STEP DO WN - TUNING - UP PROGRESSIVE RM-STHA25J DVD THEA TER SYSTEM MP3/JPEG Playback 3 / 2 / 5 / ∞ ENTER [...]

33 Selecting a Particular File/Folder Dir ectly Y ou can move to a particular f ile/folder in the current folder directly . From the r emote control ONL Y : Press the number b uttons to select a file/f older number (item number) you w ant, then press ENTER. The system starts playback from the selected file. • T o select number 5, press 5, then EN[...]

34 T uning in Stations Fr om the r emote control: 1 Press FM/AM r epeatedly to select the band. The last receiv ed station of the selected band is tuned in. • Each time you press the button, the band alterna tes between FM and AM. 2 Press and hold TUNING UP or DO WN. • TUNING UP: Increases the frequenc y . • TUNING DO WN: Decreases the freque[...]

35 Using Preset T uning Once a station is assigned to a channel number , the station can be quickly tuned. Y ou can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations. T o store the pr eset stations From the r emote control ONL Y : 1 T une in the station you want to pr eset (see “T uning in Stations”). There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps. If[...]

36 Setting Up the DVD Pr efer ences Setting the System Prefer ences Y ou can set the system preferences to match it to your usage and operating circumstances. On the general setting menu, you can set the following: TV DISPLA Y : Select the TV screen size for playing back a D VD recorded with 16:9 wide screen video signal. • WIDE : Select “ WIDE[...]

37 GENERAL SETUP PREFERENCES EXIT SETUP SETUP MENU - - MAIN P A GE - - GENERAL P A GE -- TV DISPLA Y OSD LANG BLACK LEVEL WIDE 4:3 LB 4:3 PS DRC MAIN P A GE CHOICE/TIME ENTER ENTER ENTER - - GENERAL P A GE - - TV DISPLA Y OSD LANG BLACK LEVEL ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN IT ALIAN SP ANISH DRC MAIN P A GE Select to return to the main page. Sub menu for the[...]

38 A UDIO TV SLEEP DIMMER DVD FM/AM TV CH AU X TV/VIDEO MUTING CONTROL TEST TONE TOP MENU MENU CHOICE/TIME ON SCREEN TV V OL A UDIO VOL 1 234 5 678 9 TV 0 MEMORY CANCEL ENTER SOUND 3 / 2 / 5 / ∞ ENTER CHOICE/TIME Number buttons Setting the Pr eferences Y ou can select your fav orite language to listen to or read on the TV screen. Y ou can also re[...]

39 12 3 4 56 7 8 90 OLD P ASSWORD: NEW P ASSWORD: CONFIRM PWD: P ASSWORD CHANGE P AGE INPUT P ASSWORD: P ASSWORD VERIFY P AGE ENTER 5 Press 5 / ∞ to select the desired setting. Select the audio language in this case. 6 Press ENTER. The selected language is highlighted. • When you select “ O THERS, ” the “ INPUT LANGU AGE CODE ” pa g e a[...]

40 ■ Language Code List Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali; Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 6765 Catalan 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Danish 6869 German 6890 Bhutani 6976 Greek [...]

41 T o get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs and mechanism clean. General Notes In general, you will hav e the best performance by keeping your discs, and the mechanism clean. • Store discs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves. • K ee p the disc tray closed when not in use. Handling Discs • Remov e the disc [...]

42 T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is an y problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service center . PR OBLEM Power does not come on. The remote control does not work. No sound. Sound is emitted from only one speaker . No video. A disc cannot be played. “WR ONG DISC” appears on the displ[...]

43 Specifications Center unit (XV -THA25) Amplifier section Front/Center/Rear: 30 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion Subwoofer: 55 W , min. RMS, driven into 3 Ω at 100 Hz, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion A udio section Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (a t 1 kHz) A[...]

THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY IS V ALID ONL Y IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED ST A TES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEAL TH OF PUER TO RICO. WHA T WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner . Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during norm[...]

BT -51005-5 (0301) QUALITY SER VICE HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SER VICE CENTER Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase,please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.In the event that repairs are necessary , please call 1 (800)537-5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www [...]

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