JVC SP-THM45C manual

TH-M45 L VT1024-003B [B] D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTR UCTIONS Consists of XV -THM45, SP-PWM45, SP-THM45C, SP-THM45F and SP-THM45S TH-M45[B]-01Cov1.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 23, 20 03 5:55 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug f itted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved e xtension lead or consult your dealer . BE SURE to replace the fuse only wit[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others G-2 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS REPRODUCTION OF LABELS A CLASSIFICA TION LABEL, PLACED ON EXTERIOR SURF ACE B W ARNING LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT 1. CLASS 1 LASER PR ODUCT 2. CA UTION : V isible and invisible lase r radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. A void direct exposure to beam. 3. CA UTION : [...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others G-3 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a le vel surface. The minimal cleara n ces are shown belo w: No obstructions Wall or obstructions XV-THM45 1 cm 1 cm 10 cm XV-THM45 10 cm Front No obstructions Wall or obstructions SP-PWM45 20 cm[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others G-4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manufa ctured to meet international safety standards but, like any elec trical equipment, ca re must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Do read the operating ins[...]

1 T able of contents Introduction .............. .............. .......... 2 Notes on handling ....................... ...................... .................... .2 Supplied accessories ....... .......................................... ............2 About discs ..... ........... ............ .......... 3 Playable disc types ....... ..............[...]

2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a pl ace which is le vel, dr y and neither to o hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e sufficient distance be twee n the system and t he TV . • Do not use the system in a place su bject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the po wer cord with wet han ds[...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: D VD V ideo (D VD), V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD, CD-R and CD-R W . • This system can also play back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD-Rs and CD-R Ws. ( A pg. 21) • This system can also play back f inalized D VD-Rs recorded in D VD VIDEO format. [...]

About discs 4 IMPORTANT Before playing a disc, make sure of the follo wing; • Check the connection with the TV. • Turn on your TV and select the corr ect input mode on th e TV to view the pictures or on-screen information on the TV screen. • For DVD playback, you can change the initial setting to your preference. ( A pg. 48 – 55) DVD A D VD[...]

5 Names of parts and controls Front panel (center unit) A Standby lamp (ST ANDBY) A pg. 17 B Standby-on button ( F ST ANDBY/ON) A pg. 17 C Stop button ( 7 ) A pg. 21 D Play button ( 3 ) A pg. 21 E Pause b utton ( 8 ) A pg. 21 F Rev erse skip button ( 4 ) A pg. 24 G Forward skip button ( ¢ ) A pg. 24 H Source button (SOURCE) A pg. 18 I V olume cont[...]

Names of parts and controls 6 Display window (center unit) A Disc indicators A pg. 23 B MP3 indicator A pg. 22 C Channel indicator (CH) A pg. 26 D Main display A pg. 22 E Stereo indicator (ST) A pg. 25 F T uning indicator (TUNED) A pg . 25 G Auto muting indicator (A UTO MUTING) A pg. 26 H • Source signal indicators ( abcdghi ) A pg. 32 • Subwoo[...]

Names of parts and controls 7 Remote control NOTE • To use buttons I – W and g – p , slide down the remote control cover. A Remote contro l mode selector A p g .1 5–5 6 A UDIO, TV , VCR B Muting button (MUTING) A pg. 18 C Disc buttons (DISC 1-5) A pg. 21 D TV vo lu m e bu t to n s ( T V VOL +/– ) A pg. 15 E Operating buttons • Play butt[...]

8 Getting started • Do not connect the A C power cord until all other connections ha ve been made. • Since dif ferent components often ha ve different terminal names, carefully read the instructions supplied with the components y ou are going to connect. Connecting a TV T o view pictures and on-screen displa ys, connect the TV to the center uni[...]

Getting started 9 Connecting the FM an d AM (MW) antennas Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch an y other terminals, connecting cords and power cords. This could cause poor recep tion. 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up su pplied AM (MW) loop antenna Attach the AM (MW) loop to its base by snapping the tabs on the loop into the slot on the b[...]

Getting started 10 Connecting the powered subwoofer Connect the supplied powered subwoofer (SP- PWM45) using the system cord (supplied). • Connect the system cord b y matching the 5 marks on the plugs to the ones on th e center unit and po wered subwoofer . Connecting the satellite speakers 7 Speaker layout When positioning the speak ers, to obta[...]

Getting started 11 7 Connecting the sate llite (front, center, surround) speakers Be sure to identify each speaker (SP-THM45C/SP-THM45F/SP-THM 45S) and connect them to the co rresponding terminals of the powered subwoofer . CAUTION • When you connect (larger) speak ers other than the supplied ones, only use speakers with the same speaker impedanc[...]

Getting started 12 Connecting to an analog component Y ou can enjoy the sound of an analog component such as a VCR, TV , or Cassette recorder with this system. Use RCA pin plug cords (not supplied) for connection. Connecting to a digital component Y ou can enjoy the sound of a digital component such as a DBS (Dir ect Broadcast Satellite) tun er or [...]

Getting started 13 Connecting the power cord Make sure that all connections have been completed, before plugging in the po wer cords of the center unit and powered subwoofer . CAUTION • Disconnect the power cord before cleaning or moving the system. • Do not touch the power cord with wet hands. • Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the co[...]

Getting started 14 The remote control make s it easy to use many of the system functions from a distance of up to 7 m away . • Y ou can also use the remote cont rol supplied for this system to operate other manufacturers’ TVs ( A pg. 15) and VCRs ( A pg. 16). Putting batteries in the remote control Before using the remote control, first put in [...]

Getting started 15 For TV operations Y ou can operate your TV using th e remote control supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instructio n manuals supplied with your TV . 7 To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the remote control signal. 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selector to TV. 2 Press and ho[...]

Getting started 16 For VCR operations Y ou can operate your VCR using th e remote contro l supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instructio n manuals supplied with your VCR. 7 To set the manufact urer’s code 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selector to VCR. 2 Press and hold F VCR. K eep the button pressed until step 4 is fi nished. 3 P[...]

17 Basic operations This section mainly explains operations co mmonly used when you enjoy this sys tem. • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation, • Set the remote co ntrol mode selector to A UDIO . 7 To turn the power on On the remote control: Press F [...]

Basic operations 18 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOU ND). DV D : T o play back a disc (DVD, V ideo CD etc.). ( A pg. 21, 23) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. ( A pg. 25) Each time you press the b utton, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW). AU X : T o select the source f[...]

Basic operations 19 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation, • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . Y ou can dim the indications on the display window and the illumination lamp le vel on the center uni t. On the remote control: Press DIMMER . Each time you press the button, th e brightness lev el changes [...]

Basic operations 20 Y ou can adjust the output le vel within th e range from –10 to 10. On the remote contro l: Press S.WFR +/–. NOTE • You can also make adjustments using the choice menu shown on the TV screen. ( A pg. 52 ) • The adjustm ents on a source take effect for the other sources. Y ou can adjust each enhancement le vel from the fr[...]

21 Playback This section explains basic operations of D VD player . For more details about D VD player operations, see pages 35 to 47. • show s the types of discs the operation is av ailable for . • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the rem[...]

Playback 22 NOTE • You can also start playback by pressing 3 (play button) or DVD . • Regardless of the operation for st arting playback, the system plays back all available discs sequen tially until you stop playback. However, the system stops playback after playback of the disc in the fifth tray. • When Video CDs/SVCDs with PBC function ( A[...]

Playback 23 NOTE • You can change the time inform ation mode. ( A pg. 36) • You can also check the playback information on the TV screen. ( A pg. 35) 7 Disc information on the display window The disc indicators on the display windo w show the current status of the corresponding disc tray . Example: When the discs are loaded to disc tray s 1, 2 [...]

Playback 24 Fast-for ward/fast-reverse search Y ou can search for a particular point while playing a disc. 7 During playback On the remote contro l: Press ¡ / 1 . Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows; For war d: Rev erse: * and are only av ailable for D VD. To return to normal speed playback Press 3 (play button). On[...]

25 T uner operations Y ou can browse through all the stati ons or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM /AM . On the remote control: 1 Press FM/AM repeated ly to select the band. Each [...]

T uner operations 26 2 Press MEMORY. The channel number position st arts flashing on the display window for about 5 seconds. While the channel numbe r position is flashing: 3 Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to select a channel number. The channel number and the CH indicator start flashing. Examples: For channel number 3: Press 3 . For cha nnel n[...]

T uner operations 27 RDS allows FM station s to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as inform ation about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. When tuned in to an FM station which provides the RDS service, the RDS indicator ligh[...]

T uner operations 28 Searching for a program by P TY codes One of the adva ntages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels ( A pg. 25) b y specifying the PTY codes. 7 To search for a pr ogram using the PTY code s NOTE Before you start operation; • The PTY Search is only app l icable to preset[...]

T uner operations 29 Description of the PTY codes NOTE • Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be different from the above list. Switching to broadcas t program of your choice temporarily Another con venient RDS servic e is called “Enhanced Other Network”. This allo ws the system to switch temporarily to a bro adcast progra[...]

T uner operations 30 To stop listen ing to the program selected by Enhanced Other Network Press T A/NEWS/INFO repeatedly again so that the program type indicator (T A/News/Info) goes off from the display windo w . The system exits from Enhanced Othe r Network standb y mode and goes back to the pre vious ly selected station. When an emergency broadc[...]

31 Creating realistic sound fields Y ou can use the follow ing surround modes to reproduce a realistic sound fi eld. • Do lby Surround • Dolby Pro Logic II • Dolby Digital • DTS Di gital Surround •D S P m o d e s • DAP modes • All Channel Stereo 7 Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic II * Dolby Pro Logic I I has a newly de veloped multichan[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 32 Creating sound field All Channel Stereo All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST .) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound fi eld using all the c onnected (and acti vated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. • When All Channel Stereo is sele cted, the DSP indicator lights o[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 33 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote co ntrol mode selector to A UDIO . The system is set up t o automatically select the op timal surround mode for input signal from dig ital multichannel software. When playing back 2 channel s ource, you can select the desired[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 34 On the remote contro l: 1 Press TEST. Check if you can hear the sounds through all the speakers at the equal le vel. “TEST TONE” and the correspondi ng signal indicator starts flashing on the display windo w , a nd the test tone comes out of the speaker s in the following order; ] Front left spea ker ( a ) ] C[...]

35 Advanced operations This section explains adv anced ope rations for disc playback using the remote control. • shows the types of discs an operation is av ailable for . • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . NOTE •I f “ B ” appears on the TV screen w hen pressing a button, the disc cannot accept an operation yo[...]

Advanced operations 36 Basic operation on the on-screen bar Example: When selecting the Repeat mode of DVD 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. • The currently se lected item show s green. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The pop-up window appears under the sele[...]

Advanced operations 37 Locating a desired sc ene using a Video CD/SVCD menu with PBC A V ideo CD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of contained songs. Y ou can locate a specif ic scene by usi ng these menus. ( A pg. 4) 7 When the menu appears on the TV screen during playback with PBC function Press number buttons (1 -10, +1[...]

Advanced operations 38 2 Use number buttons (0- 10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number. The system starts pla yback from the first chapter/trac k/file of the selected title/group. Example: T o select 8: Press 8 . T o select 10: Press 10 . Or press +10 , then 0 . T o select 20: Press +1 0 , then 10 . Or press +10 twice, then 0 . T o sel[...]

Advanced operations 39 To select the other group Press Cursor 2 to return to the group list, then press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired group. To skip groups/tra cks during playback Press Cursor / repeatedly for forward-skip. Press Cursor 5 repeatedly for re verse-skip. To start playback by spe cifying the track number Press number buttons (0- 1[...]

Advanced operations 40 While playing back a D VD containing multi-view an gles, you can enjoy the same scene at dif ferent angles. Selecting a view angle 7 During playback When using the ANGLE button: 1 Press ANGLE. The following pop-up windo w a ppears on the TV screen. Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recorded. 2 Pre[...]

Advanced operations 41 When playing back a D VD (or SVCD) containing subtit les in se veral languages, you can select the subt itle language to be displayed on the TV screen. When a D VD contains audio (sou nd track) in several languages, you can also select the language (sound track) to listen to. • Y ou can also select specif ic audio channel(s[...]

Advanced operations 42 4 Press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired audio language. Each time you press the b utto n, the audio language changes. 5 Press ENTER. The pop-up window disappear s. To turn off th e on-s creen bar Press ON SCREE N . NOTE • Some audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See “The language codes list” ( A pg.[...]

Advanced operations 43 This system pro vides special pict ure playback functions including frame-by-frame, slo w-motion and zoom. Frame-by-frame playback 7 During playback Press 8 repeatedly. Each time you press th e button, the still picture advances b y one frame. To return to normal playback Press 3 (play button). NOTE • You can perform the ab[...]

Advanced operations 44 Changing the VFP setting The VFP (V ideo Fine Processor) function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferen ce. NOTE Before you start operation; • The VFP setting screen disappears if no operations are done for more than about 10 seconds. If the setti[...]

Advanced operations 45 Y ou can play up to 99 titles (for D VD) or tracks (for other types of discs) in any order from among multiple discs. Y ou may program the same title or track more than once. 7 While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The program men[...]

Advanced operations 46 Y ou can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order . 7 While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . Example: For Audio CD 3 Press ENTER. The system starts Random Playback. After playing all titles/trac ks on the disc, the system stops playback an[...]

Advanced operations 47 When using the on-scree n bar (except for JPE G disc): 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The follow ing pop-up window appe ars under the selected item. 4 Press Cursor / / 5 repeatedly to select the Repeat mode. • Y ou can select the Repe [...]

48 Setting DVD preferences Y ou can adjust the i nitial settings for D VD playback according to your preference or needs using 5 choice menus shown on the TV screen. • Adjustments are possible only when selecting D VD as the source. • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . • Y ou can only use the remote cont rol for ch[...]

Setting DVD preferences 49 Basic operation on the choice menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press CHOICE. The language menu (LANGU A GE) appears on the TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 repeatedly to display one of the choice menus. Each [...]

Setting DVD preferences 50 : Language menu (LANGUAGE) NOTE • You can select “MENU LANGUAGE”, “AUD IO LANGUAGE” and “SUBTITLE” only while playback is stopped. 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs hav e their own menus in multiple languages. • Select the initial language*. ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINE SE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, JAP A NESE and [...]

Setting DVD preferences 51 : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when yo u play D VDs recorded in the picture’ s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9 NORMAL (Wide television con version) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fix ed to 16:9 (wide TV). The system automatically ad justs [...]

Setting DVD preferences 52 7 CROS S O VER * Small speakers cannot reprod uce ba ss sounds ef ficiently . If you use a small speak er in any position, this system automatic ally reallocates the bass sound elements assigned to the small speaker to one of the large speakers. T o use this function properly , set crossover frequenc y level according to [...]

Setting DVD preferences 53 : Other setting menu (OTHERS) NOTE • You can select “PARENTAL LOCK” only while playback is stopped. 7 RESUME Y ou can activ ate or deactiv a te Resume Playback function. •O N Select this to activate the function. •O F F Select this to deactiv ate the function. 7 ON SCREEN GUIDE Y ou can activ ate or deacti vate [...]

Setting DVD preferences 54 6 Press ENTER. 7 Press Cursor / / 5 repeatedly to select the level of rest riction, then press ENTER. The H mov es to “P ASSW ORD”. • Select “NONE” to ca ncel this function. 8 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter a four-digit number as your password, then press ENTER. The H moves to “EX IT” . 9 Press ENTER. T[...]

Setting DVD preferences 55 Countr y/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao People’ s Democratic Republic RW R w a n d a AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain SA Saudi Arabia AF Afghanistan ET Et hiopia LB Lebanon SB Solomon Islands A G Antigua and Barbuda FI Finland LC Saint Lucia SC Seychelles AI Anguilla FJ Fiji LI Liechtenst[...]

56 System setting Y ou can adjust the sound and spea ker settings of this system. • The adjustments on a source take ef fect for the other sources . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote co ntrol mode selector to A UDIO . NOTE Before you start operation; • There is a time limit when doing th e[...]

57 References Use this chart to help you solve d aily op erational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service center . General T r ouble shooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Power does not come on. The power cor d is not connected to the center unit or an A C outlet. Connect the power cord correctly . ( A pg. 1[...]

References 58 DVD Playback PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No sound. The system cord and/or speake r cord is not connected. Check the connection. ( A pg. 10 – 11) There is a short in the speaker cord. Reconnect the speaker cord. The audio cord is not conne cted to A UX IN and/or DIGIT AL IN correctly . Connect the cord correctly . ( A pg. 12) An [...]

References 59 MP3 Playback JPEG Playback FM/AM (MW) Others NOTE • Problems may be caused by components connected to the center unit , so also read all manuals fo r the connected components caref ully. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION A disc cannot be played. No MP3 files are recorded to the disc. Replace the disc. MP3 fi les do not ha ve the file [...]

References 60 Aspect rati o The ratio of vertical and horizo nta l sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ra tio of con ventional TVs is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. Chapter Refers to indi vidual chap ters included in a title. Composite video signal Refers to video signal comprise d of three kind s of signals combined: an[...]

References 61 A A-B Repeat Playback ........... ........... ............. ........... ........... ........... 47 All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST. ) . ............. ........... ........... ... 32 – 34 Angle ....... ........... ........... ............. ........... ........... ............ ............. .... 40 Audio CD ...... ........... ...........[...]

References 62 7 Center unit (XV-THM45 ) Audio section T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNE CTOR for reference. Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: A UX IN: 290 mV/47 k C Digital input*: DIGIT AL IN: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E 30 nm) * C orresponding to Linear PCM[...]

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