JVC XV-D721BK manual

XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B LET0486-001B [J, 1U] INSTRUCTIONS XV -D721BK / XV -D723GD DVD AUDIO/VIDEO PLA YER For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this informa- tion for future reference. Model No. Serial No. Introduction 1 Preliminary knowledge 4 Gettin[...]

XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses 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[...]

Introduction XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B T able of contents Features .................................................................... 1 Supplied accessories ............................................... 1 About this instruction manual ............................... 2 Notes on handling ................................................... 3[...]

Introduction XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Introduction 1 Features This unit is a compatible player for DVD Audio, DVD Video, Audio CD and V ideo CD. Audio features 7 Supports audio formats for DVD Audio including high sampling frequencies up to 192 kHz, the linear PCM multichannel format, up to 24-bit resolution and MLP , as well as the audio fo[...]

Introduction XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Introduction 2 About this instruction manual This instruction manual basically explains operations as follows: T o repeat a desired part [A-B REPEA T] (for DVD Video) Point B (for Audio CD) Point A (for Video CD) Point B Point A Point B Point A 2, 3 1 • T o quit A-B repeat playback Press 7 . The unit s[...]

Introduction XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Introduction 3 Important cautions Installation of the unit • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5˚C and 35˚C, 41˚F and 95˚F). • Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV . • Do not use the player in a place subject to vibrations. Power cord [...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 4 Preliminary knowledge Names of parts and controls Refer to the corresponding pages indicated in () for details. Front panel Pr eliminar y knowledge 1 POWER button (19) T urns the unit on or off (standby). 2 ST ANDBY indicator (16) Lights when the power cord is connected and the unit is on stan[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 5 Preliminary knowledge Remote control unit @ TV -DVD switch (18, 22) = SHUTTLE knob (20, 28) # POWER button (19) $ TV/VIDEO - CANCEL button (18, 30) % RESUME button (21) ^ RETURN button (23) & P AGE button (38) ) 3D PHONIC button (36) _ MENU button (23) + ZOOM +/– buttons (28) ¡ DIGEST b[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 6 Preliminary knowledge 1 OPEN/CLOSE button (19) Opens and closes the disc tray . 2 Numeric buttons (11, 25) Mainly used to select a title/track number or a TV channel. Also used to enter a time for the T ime search and a chapter number for the Chapter search. 3 ANGLE button (32) Changes camera [...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 7 Preliminary knowledge Display window Rear panel 1 AUDIO OUT - ANALOG jacks (13, 14, 15, 16) Outputs the multichannel signals of a DVD Audio disc recorded by the linear PCM multichannel format or a DVD Video disc recorded by the Dolby Digital surround or DTS format. FRONT jacks also output ster[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 8 Preliminary knowledge Operational Principles On-screen displays The unit provides several on-screen displays as shown below for choosing preferences for initial settings and functions which are not frequently used. T o bring up on-screen displays Press ON SCREEN. (Note that the operation for b[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 9 Preliminary knowledge DVD VIDEO CONTROL display Y ou can select and set various functions for DVD V ideo playback from this display . This display appears only during DVD Video playback. T o bring up the DVD VIDEO CONTROL display During DVD Video playback, press ON SCREEN. Current title number[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 10 Preliminary knowledge CD CONTROL display Y ou can select and set various functions for Audio CD playback fr om this display . T o bring up the CD CONTROL display Whenever an Audio CD is inserted, press ON SCREEN. VCD CONTROL display There are two types of VCD CONTROL display . The display sho[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 11 Preliminary knowledge On-screen guide icons During DVD playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. : Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles. (See page 32.) : Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multipl[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 12 Preliminary knowledge About discs Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs Disc structure A DVD Video disc is comprised of “titles” and each title may be divided into some “chapters.” For example, if a DVD Video disc contains some movies,[...]

Getting started XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 13 Getting started Connections *In the following description, “TV” may be substituted with “monitor” or “projector .” *Before using the unit, you have to connect the unit to a TV and/or amplifier . Before making any connections • Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connectio[...]

Getting started XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 14 Getting started T o connect to a TV with the component video input jacks Y ou can enjoy high picture quality by connecting the unit’ s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of your TV with the video cables. Set the SCAN MODE selector correctly according to your TV system. If y[...]

Getting started XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 15 Getting started • Be sure to connect correctly between corresponding terminals. The order of the 5.1-channel terminals depend on units. NOTE • When using the 5.1-channel outputs of the unit, set the “DOWN MIX” in the “PREFERENCE 2” on-screen display to “OFF” and select “5.1 CHANNE[...]

Getting started XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 16 Getting started T o connect to an audio equipment with a digital input Y ou can enhance the sound quality by connecting the unit’ s DIGIT AL output (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) to the digital input of an amplifier , DA T or MD by using an optional digital cable. The digital audio signal from a disc is di[...]

Getting started XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 17 Getting started Using the remote control unit Using the remote control, you can operate not only all the functions of the unit but also basic functions of your TV . T o install batteries in the remote control unit The battery compartment is located on the back of the remote control unit. 1 Press do[...]

Getting started XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 18 Getting started T o use the remote control unit for TV operation Y ou can operate your TV from the remote control unit. Setting the remote control signal for operating your TV . 1 Holding down TV/VIDEO, enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed below by using the numeric buttons (0 to 9). Do no[...]

Basic operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 19 Basic operations Basic operations In the following description, the buttons on the remote control unit are mainly used, however , you may use the corresponding buttons on the front panel of the unit if available. T urning on/off the unit Press POWER on the front panel or POWER on the remote contro[...]

Basic operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 20 Basic operations Basic playback Now you can play a disc. First, let’ s enjoy simple playback according to following procedure. T o play a disc from the beginning Press 3 . The unit starts playback from the beginning. • With Video CD discs with PBC control or some DVD discs, the menu display ma[...]

Basic operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 21 Basic operations T o locate the beginning of the scene or song 7 During playback Press ¢ or 4 . Press 4 to locate the beginning of the current chapter , title, or track, and press ¢ to locate the beginning of the next chapter , title, or track. Resuming playback The unit stores the position on a[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 22 Advanced operations Advanced Operations This section describes advanced operations of the unit. The following table shows the contents of this section together with effective disc types for each operation. Function DVD Video DVD Audio Audio CD Video CD Page Playing from a specific position on a[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 23 Advanced operations • When appears on the TV screen by pressing TOP MENU in step 1: The disc does not have a menu listing the titles or groups. • When appears on the TV screen by pressing MENU in step 1: The disc does not have a menu. NOTES Playing from a specific position on a disc Y ou ca[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 24 Advanced operations When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” appears on the TV screen, the unit generally works as follows: • Pressing ¢ turns to the next page. • Pressing 4 returns to the previous page. * The method of the operation is different depending on the disc. • T o activate the PBC fu[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 25 Advanced operations T o specify a desired chapter/track from the on-screen display [CHAP . SEARCH/TRACK SEARCH] When playing back pictures of a DVD Video or DVD Audio disc, you can specify the chapter/track number to be played from the on-screen display . 7 During playback of pictures 1 Press O[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 26 Advanced operations Selected time (during DVD Video Playback) Message area (Audio CD) Selected time Message area • “10” and “+10” buttons are not used in this function. • Y ou can specify the time in hour/minute/second format for DVD Video/Audio discs, and in minute/second for mat f[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 27 Advanced operations Special picture playback The unit provides special picture playback functions including Frame-by-frame, Strobe, Slow-motion and Zoom. T o advance a still picture frame-by-frame 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the desired scene. The selected scene is surrounded with th[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 28 Advanced operations • While zoomed in, the picture may look coarse. • T o retur n to normal playback Press ENTER. NOTE 7 During playback or while paused 1 Press ZOOM + or –. The unit zooms in by pressing ZOOM + or zooms out by pressing ZOOM –. Each time you press ZOOM +, the magnificati[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 29 Advanced operations Changing the track order Y ou can play tracks on a DVD Audio, Audio CD or Video CD in the desired order or in random order . T o playback in the desired order [PROGRAM] By programming tracks, you can play up to 24 tracks in any order . Y ou may program the same track more th[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 30 Advanced operations 2 1 Repeat playback Y ou can repeat playback of the current title or chapter (for DVD Video), current group or track (for DVD Audio), or current or all tracks. Y ou can also repeat playback of a desired part. T o repeat a current selection or all tracks [REPEA T] (for Audio [...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 31 Advanced operations • for DVD Audio The current track, or all tracks in the current group is/ are played repeatedly . (for DVD Audio) • When the program function is active with a DVD Audio, Audio CD or Video CD disc, the repeat mode changes as follows. • Repeat play function cannot be use[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 32 Advanced operations • T o turn off the on-screen display Press ON SCREEN. • When appears on the TV screen The current scene is not recorded from multiple angles. • T o move to [ANGLE] or select the angle in the on- screen display , you may use the ANGLE button instead of CURSOR 5 / ∞ in[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 33 Advanced operations 7 During playback 1 Press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 second. Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc appear on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the desired angle. 3 Press ENTER or 3 . The unit starts playback by the selected angle on the full-scr[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 34 Advanced operations 1 Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ to move to [SUBTITLE]. T otal number Selected subtitle number Selected subtitle 1/3 ENGLISH 2/3 FRENCH –/3 (off) 3/3 SPANISH • T o move to [SUBTITLE] or select the subtitle in the on-[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 35 Advanced operations 1 Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ to move to [AUDIO]. 3 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 for audio selection Each time you press CURSOR 2 / 3 , the audio changes. Example: language selection of a DVD Video disc TITLE TIME 3 CHAPTER 3 1 :[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 36 Advanced operations • ACTION Suitable for action movies and sports programs in which sounds dynamically move. • DRAMA Natural and warm sound. Y ou can enjoy movies in a relaxed mood. • THEA TER Y ou can enjoy sound effects like in a major theater in Hollywood. 3 Press CURSOR 2 / 3 to adju[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 37 Advanced operations • The 3D PHONIC function works correctly only when playing back a DVD Video disc recorded with the Dolby Digital. With other sources except Audio CD discs, you cannot get any effect if you press the 3D PHONIC button. With Audio CD discs, you may not get the effect correctl[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 38 Advanced operations EACH (Elapsed time of the current track) EACH REMAIN (Remaining time of the current track) TOTAL REMAIN (Total remaining time of the disc) TOTAL (Total elapsed time of the disc) EACH REMAIN (Recorded time of the current track) TOTAL (0:00) EACH (0:00) TOTAL REMAIN (Total tim[...]

Advanced Operations XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 39 Advanced operations T o playback a bonus group of a DVD Audio disc Some DVD Audio discs contain a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not opened to the public. When loading a disc with a bonus group, “BONUS” indicator lights in the display window . The bonus group is a[...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 40 Setting and adjustment Setting and adjustment Preference 1 Preference 2 T o set the language and display preference items PREFERENCE 1 can be set as follows: MENU LANGUAGE Y ou can select the default “display” language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD disc. Each time you press[...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 41 Setting and adjustment SUBTITLE Y ou can select the default subtitle language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD disc. Each time you press CURSOR 3 , the language setting changes in the following order: OFF = ENGLISH = SP ANISH = FRENCH = CHINESE = GERMAN = IT ALIAN = JAP ANESE = la[...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 42 Setting and adjustment PREFERENCE2 PREFERENCE1 SPK. SETTING DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT STREAM/PCM DOWN MIX Lt/Rt COMPRESSION DTS BASS MANAGEMENT OFF OFF AUTO STANDBY OFF SCREEN SAVER SELECT KEY OFF AV COMPULINK MODE OFF PROGRESSIVE MODE Y ou can select the progressive mode from the following optio[...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 43 Setting and adjustment DTS BASS MANAGEMENT This item controls the output signals when playing back DTS- encoded DVD Video discs. • OFF This is the normal setting for DTS-encoded discs. Signals with the full frequency range are output from all speakers when playing back a DTS-encoded disc. [...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 44 Setting and adjustment Speaker setting SPK.SETTING 5.1 CHANNEL LEVEL DELAY TEST TONE F. SP Large C. SP Small R. SP Small S.woofer BASS PREFERENCE2 PREFERENCE1 PRESS KEY • When selecting “5.1 CHANNEL” or “EXPERT”, set “DOWN MIX” to “OFF” (see page 42). • The Dolby Digital [...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 45 Setting and adjustment • For the speaker(s) whose size is set to “None”, the Speaker level and Delay cannot be set (“ — ” appears in the setting field). • However , when playing back a Dolby Digital disc, LFE singal is output from SUBWOOFER output even if S. WOOFER shows “ ?[...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 46 Setting and adjustment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 6 1 Limiting playback by children This function restricts playback of DVD Video discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user . For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock fea[...]

Setting and adjustment XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 47 Setting and adjustment When you set the parental level strictly , some discs may not be played back at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the following Parental Lock on- screen display appears on the TV screen, asking whether you want the parental lock to be temporarily rel[...]

Additional information XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 48 Additional information Additional infor mation Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty , dusty , scratched or warped, the images and sound will no[...]

Additional information XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 49 Additional information A V COMPU LINK remote control system When you buy a separate TV , VCR, DVD player , receiver , or other component and connect them to each other , you have to operate each component individually . JVC’ s A V COMPU LINK remote control system meets the demands of a sys[...]

Additional information XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 50 Additional information Notes for connection ¶ If you connect a DVD player with a receiver via A V COMPU LINK in a system including a Dolby Digital decoder , some functions may not be performed automatically . ¶ The A V COMPU LINK terminal on some televisions indicates “II”. Do not conn[...]

Additional information XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 51 Additional information T roubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go through the following list before requesting service. Symptom Power does not come on. Remote control does not work. The TV/VIDEO-CANCEL, CURSOR or numeric buttons do not work. No pic[...]

Additional information XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B 52 Additional information Specifications General Readable discs: DVD Audio, DVD Video, Audio CD, V ideo CD Video format: NTSC, 525i/525p selectable Other Power requirements: AC 120V , 60Hz Power consumption: 20 W (POWER ON), 1.5 W (ST ANDBY mode) Mass: 3.7 kg (8.2 lbs) Dimensions (W x H x D): 4[...]

XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Appendix A: T able of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. T o select the desired language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to. AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS [...]

XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Appendix B: Country code list for parental lock This list is used for the parental Lock operation. For details, see page 46. 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 AT Aust[...]

XV-D721BK[J, 1U]EN LET0486-001B Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind [...]

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