JVC TH-S77 manual

TH-S77 GVT0154-001A [US/UN/UG/UX] D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV -THS77, SP-PWS77, SP-THS77F , SP-THS77C and SP-THS77S TH-S77[U].book Page 1 Wedne sday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION T o reduce the risk of elec trical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remov e scre ws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expo se this applia nce to rain or moisture. CAUTION — button! (XV-THS 77) Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power of f completely (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The button in any position d[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o av oid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the appara tus on a le vel surface. The minimal cleara nces are shown belo w: PHONES MIN MIC LEVEL MAX MIC 2 MIC 1 8 cm Wall or obstructions XV-THS77 3 cm 3 cm 15 cm XV-THS77 10 cm Front No obstructions Wall or [...]

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 v el, dr y and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e suff icient distance be tween the system a nd the TV . • Do not use the system in a place su bject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the po wer cord with wet hands![...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: • D VD Logo is a trademark of D VD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. • The Non-D VD side of a “DualDis c” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” st andard. Therefore, the use of Non-D VD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommende[...]

About discs 4 For all playable files • The system can only recognize and play f iles with one of the following e xtensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lo wer case; MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3” WMA: “.WMA” , “.wma” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JP EG”, “.jpg”, “.j peg” MPEG-4: “.ASF”, “.asf” • The system recogn[...]

5 Description of parts and controls Front panel (center unit) Rear panel (center unit) PHONES MIC 2 MIC 1 MIN MIC LEVEL MAX WMA P L PCM SURR CH FM AM PROGRESSIVE B.S.P . CHAP . TRK P G P L BONUS ST RDS T A NEWS INFO PRG RND MHz kHz MONO MP3 RESUME Display window pg. 23 pg. 38 pg. 19 pg. 23 pg. 16 pg. 19 pg. 21 pg. 29 pg. 37 pg. 38 pg. 31 pg. 18 pg.[...]

Description of parts and controls 6 Powered subwoofer NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer. Setting the VOL T AGE SELECTOR Before plugging, set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of the powered subwoofer . 4 Ω 16 Ω FROM XV-THC3 XV[...]

Description of parts and controls 7 Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control If the range or effecti ven ess of the remote control decre ases, replace both batteries. CAUTION • Do not expose batteries to heat or flame. Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remote contro l directly to the front panel of the center unit[...]

8 Connections 7 AM loop antenna Setting up sup plied AM loop antenna Connecting AM l oop antenna • T urn the loop antenna un til you ha ve the best reception during AM broadcast program reception. NOTE • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cords. This could cause poor reception. If recep[...]

Connections 9 CAUTION • When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPED ANCE) indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the po wered subwoofer . • DO NO T connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal. Precautions for daily use • When moving the speakers, do n[...]

Connections 10 • Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface. • The front and center speakers are magnetically shielded to avo id color distortions on TVs. However, if not installed properly, they may cause color distortions. So, pay at tention to the following when installing the speakers. – W hen placing the speakers near a TV [...]

Connections 11 Y ou can enjoy the sound of an analog component. NOTE • The signals input to the VIDEO j ack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from the VIDE O jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks, not from the S-VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks. • If you connect a sound-enhancing de vice such as a graphic equalizer between the source components an[...]

12 Operating external components with the remote control NOTE • Manufacturers’ codes are subj ect to change without notice. • Set the codes again after replacing th e batteries of the remote control. 7 To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the manuf acturer’ s code. 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode sele[...]

Operating external components with the remote control 13 7 To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC VCR with out setting the manufacture r’ s code. 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selector to VCR/DBS. 2 Press VCR. 3 Press and hold VCR/DBS. K eep the button pressed until step 5 is finished. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press number buttons (1[...]

14 Basic operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . On the remote control: Press AUDIO. On the center unit: Press . When D VD is selected as the so urce ( A pg. 15), the follo wing messages will appear on the TV screen. NOTE • The STANDBY lamp turns on whe[...]

Basic operations 15 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS). DV D : T o play back a disc (D VD VIDEO, VCD etc.). ( A pg. 18) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM station. ( A pg. 37) Each time you press the b utton, the band alternates between FM and AM. VCR : T o select the source from a component conn[...]

Basic operations 16 The system turns of f automatically when the specif ied period of time has passed. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the shut-of f time changes. Example: To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP r epeatedly . To cancel Press SLEEP r epeatedly unt il “S LEEP – –” ap[...]

Basic operations 17 NOTE • When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener, or replace the supplied speakers with other ones, perform Smart Surround Setup again. 7 While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your position where you listen to the sound. 2 Press and hold SMART S. SETUP. “SETTING” appears on the display wi[...]

18 Playback • The icon such as sho ws the disc formats or file types the operation is av ailable for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. • 0 on the center unit can a[...]

Playback 19 NOTE • (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even th ough you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen. • If you do not want th e on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 36. 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Do lby Digital 5.1ch is pla[...]

Playback 20 DVD VR disc Example: During playback on the Original program* Example: During playback on the Playlist* * Pressing T OP MENU/PG or MENU /PL , you can change the play mode. ( A pg. 21) NOTE • You can change the time inform ation mode (except for MP3/WMA/ JPEG/MPEG-4). ( A pg. 24) • You can also check the playback information on the T[...]

Playback 21 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press TITLE/GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is sho wn in the title /group display area in the display windo w . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the display window shows “_ _” or “_”, use number bu ttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desir ed title or group number. The system starts pl aybac[...]

22 Advanced operations • The icon such as sho ws the disc formats or file types the operation is av ailable for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . • There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a case, follo w each instruction. 7 Auto Su[...]

Advanced operations 23 7 All Channel Stereo (DSP) All Channel S tereo (ALL ST) mode can reprodu ce a lar ger stereo sound fi eld using all the connect ed (and acti v ated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. 7 Indicators on the display window Digital signal format indicators PPCM, SURR: Lights when D [...]

Advanced operations 24 7 Contents of the on-scree n bar during playback DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD MPEG-4 * * 7 – N are not available. DVD VR disc A Shows disc type. B Show s audio information. C Shows current title (for D VD VIDEO), group (for D VD A UDIO) number or play mode (for DVD VR). D Shows current chapter number (for D VD VIDEO and [...]

Advanced operations 25 Y ou can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify . Y ou can also play a disc from specif ied time. Locating a desired sc ene from the DVD menu D VD VIDEOs generally ha ve their o wn menus which show disc contents and you can di splay them on the TV screen. Y ou can locate a desired sc ene by using these menus. 7 W[...]

Advanced operations 26 Locating a desired po sition by specifying the time 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD: During playback or while stopped 7 When specifying the elap sed playing time from the beginning of the di sc Perform the follo wing procedure while s[...]

Advanced operations 27 When Resume Playback is set to “ON” ( A pg. 36) and you stop playback by the follo wing operatio ns, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. (“RESUME” appears on the display window .) • Turning of f the power ( A pg. 14) • Pressing 7 once • Changing the source ( A pg. 15) To start playback from t[...]

Advanced operations 28 7 During playback of a di sc containing audio in several languages When using the AUDIO button: 1 Press AUDIO. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded. 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly or press Cursor Y / 5 to select the desired audio. When using the on-screen bar: 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The[...]

Advanced operations 29 Selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most D VD A UDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S.P .), which usua lly appear b y turns automat ically during playback according to the playback sequence. Y ou can change the picture (turn the page) manually when the current group/track has selectab le pictures (pa[...]

Advanced operations 30 4 Press ENTER. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y / 5 to change the setting. 6 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appe ar again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP. NOTE • Although the setting display di sappears in th e middle of the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored. 7 While stopped 1[...]

Advanced operations 31 Y ou can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order . 7 While stopped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until appears on the TV screen. 2 Press 3 (play button). To quit Random mode While stopped, press PLA Y MODE repeatedly until both program window and d isappear from the TV screen. Y ou can also clear the Random m ode by tu[...]

Advanced operations 32 Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] Y ou can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the be ginning (point A) and ending (point B). 7 During playback When using the A-B RPT button: 1 Press A-B RPT at t he beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). The repeat mode indica tor “ ” appears on the display wi[...]

Advanced operations 33 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . NOTE Before you start operation; • There is a time limit when doing th e following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 Press SETTING. Example: 2 Press Curso[...]

34 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou can change the language us ed in the setup menus. See “Menu description” below . Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 7 While stopped 1 Press SET UP. 2 Follow the instruc[...]

Setting DVD preferences 35 : P icture 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. • 16:9/16:9 MUL TI (Wide television con version) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is f ixed on 16:9 (wide TV). When you play D VDs recorded[...]

Setting DVD preferences 36 : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 7 Level menu (LEVEL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FR ONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While monitoring the test tone, adjust the center and surround speakers volume as mu ch as that of the front speakers. TEST T ONE * Outputs the test tone. * The t[...]

37 T uner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM /AM . NOTE • W h e n F M o r A M i s s e l e c t e d a s t h e source, you can select All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mode. Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and some c[...]

T uner operations 38 Once a station i s assigned to a ch annel number , the station can be quickly tuned in. Y ou can pres et 30 FM and 15 AM stations. 7 To preset the stations 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. • If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM recep[...]

39 KARAOKE operations • The icon such as sho ws the disc formats or file types the operation is av ailable for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . 1 Connect a microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 on the center unit. 2 Press the MIC ON/OFF button so that lights on th[...]

KARAOKE operations 40 To hide or show th e reservation list Press RESER VE . Each time you press RESER VE , the reservation list disappears/appears from/on the TV screen. The reserv ation list cannot be displayed during playback. NOTE • When “ ” appears in step 2, 12 songs have already been reserved and you cannot make more reservations. • [...]

41 References 7 Handling Discs • Remov e the disc from its case b y holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface o f the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prev ent warping. • Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its cas[...]

References 42 7 Center unit (XV-THS77) Audio section T otal Harmonic Di stortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference. Audio input level A UDIO IN (VCR): 270 mV/47 k C Digital input* 1 : DIGIT AL IN: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E 30 nm) * 1 Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digita[...]

EN 0405TMMMD WJEM © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited TH-S77 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (A C) line voltage corresponds with the position of the vo ltage selector switch pro vided on the outside of this equipment and, if different, reset th e voltage selector switch, to p[...]