JVC XV-THS33 manual

GVT0155-001A [B] D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV -THS33 , SP-WS33, SP-THS33F, SP-THS33C and SP-THS33S Consists of XV -THS11, SP-WS11, SP-THS11F, SP-THS11C and SP-THS11S THS33-11[B]-01cov1.f m Page i Monday, Fe bruary 14, 2005 2:56 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut of f the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the po wer points in yo ur home or the cable is too short to reac h a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approv ed e x tension lead or consult your dealer . BE SURE to replace th e fuse on[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o av oid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface. The minimal cleara nces are shown belo w: SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manufactu red to meet inte rnational safety standa [...]

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 plac e which is le vel, dr y and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e suff icient distance be tween 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 hands! [...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: D VD VIDEO, V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-R W . • This system accommodates the P A L system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system. Note that an NTSC video signal on a disc is con verted to the P AL60 signal and output.[...]

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” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JP EG”, “.jpg”, “.j peg” DivX: “.DIVX”, “.DIV”, “. di vx” , “.div”, and “.A VI”, “.a[...]

5 Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of th e parts are described. Front panel (center unit) Rear panel (center unit) 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 AAC RESUME 0 73 / TUNING / SOURCE ST ANDBY PHONES VOLUME Di[...]

Index of parts and controls 6 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. • [...]

7 Connections 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up su pplied AM (MW) lo op antenna Connecting AM ( MW) loop antenna • T urn the loop antenna un til you ha ve the best reception during AM (MW) broadcast program reception. NOTE • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cords. This could cause poo[...]

Connections 8 7 Assembling the front speakers for TH-S33 Before assembling — Prepare a Phillips screwdri ver (not supplied). • T ake care not to drop any component part while assembling; otherwise, it may ca use damage to the floor or injury . Precautions for daily use • When moving the speak ers, do not pull the speaker cords; otherwise, the[...]

9 7 Connecting speakers for T H-S33 • When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPED ANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit. • DO NO T connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal. • When installing the satellite speakers on the wall; • Be sure to have them [...]

10 7 Connecting speakers for T H-S11 CAUTION When you connect speak ers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPED ANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit. • DO NO T connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal. • When installing the satellite speakers on the wall; • Be sure to have[...]

Connections • Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface. • The front and center speakers are magnetically shielded to avoid 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. – When placing the speakers near a TV set, [...]

Operating the TV 7 To operate a JVC’s TV Y ou can use the remote control to op erate not only this unit b ut also JVC’ s TV . • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV . • T o operate the TV , aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV . D VD CINEMA SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL RM-STHS33R ST ANDBY/ON REPEA T DIMMER A-B RP[...]

13 Basic operations On the remote control: Press STANDBY/ON . On the center unit: Press . When DVD is selected as the source (see page 14), the following messages will appear on the TV screen. NOTE • The STANDBY lamp goes off w hen the power is turned on, and the lamp lights when the power is turned off. • A small amount of the power is co nsum[...]

Basic operations 14 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD/CD 3 , FM/AM or TV SOUND). D VD/CD 3 : T o play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 16.) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. ( See page 34.) Each time you press the butto n, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW). TV SOUND : T o select [...]

Basic operations 15 The system turns off automatica ll y when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP, with SHIFT pressed. Each time you repeat th e procedure, the s hut-off time changes. Example: To check the remaining time Press SLEEP , wit h SHIFT pressed once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repe atedly , with SHIFT presse[...]

16 Playback • The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available for . 1 Press 0 on the center unit. • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. 2 Place a disc. 3 Press DVD/CD 3 (play button). For MP3 The file control display (see page 24) appears on the TV screen. For JPEG Each file (still pictures) is sh own on the TV screen [...]

Playback 17 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Do lby Digital 5.1ch is played DVD VR disc Example: During playback on the Original program* Example: During playback on the Playlist* * Pressing TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL , you can change the play mode. (See page 19.) VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a [...]

Playback 18 When a DivX file is played. • You can change the time inform ation mode (except for MP3/JPEG/ DivX). (See page 22.) • You can also check the playback in formation on the TV screen. (S ee page 21.) Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a sta tic picture is displayed for a long time. T o prevent this, the system automatically dims [...]

Playback 19 7 During playback or while stopped. Press TITLE/GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the display windo w shows “_ _” or “_”, use number bu ttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desir ed title or group number. The syst em starts p layback [...]

20 Advanced operations • The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available for . 7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURR) This function automatically sele cts the appropriate surround mode according to the input signals. Fo r example, a multich annel source is automatically reproduc ed in multichannel audio. 7 Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic II * 1 [...]

Advanced operations 21 7 All Channel Stere o 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 LPCM, SURR: Lights when Linear [...]

Advanced operations 22 7 Contents of the on-scree n bar during playback DVD VIDEO DVD VR disc VCD SVCD CD DivX A Shows disc type. B Show s audio information. C Shows current title number . D Shows current chapter number (for D VD VIDEO and DVD VR) or track number (for other type of discs). E Show s time information. See “Changing th e time inform[...]

Advanced operations 23 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 hav e 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 24 Locating a desired po sition by specifying the time Y ou can locate a desi red position by specif ying the time from the beginning the disc (while stopped) or the current title/track (during playback). For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD: During play[...]

25 7 For MP3: During playback or while stopped For JPEG/DivX: While stopped Press Cursor 3 / 2 / Y / 5 to select the desired group/track/file. • For MP3, playback starts from the selected track. • For JPEG, proceed to perfo rm the follow ing operation. 2 Press DVD/CD 3 or ENTER. • T rack playback/slide-sho w st arts from the selected tra ck/ [...]

26 7 During playback of a disc containing subtitles in several languages When using the SUBTITLE button: 1 Press SUBTITLE. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded. 2 Press Cursor Y / 5 to select the desired subtitle. For DVD VR •P r e s s i n g SUBTITLE activ ates the subtitles (subpictures) regardless [...]

27 Frame-by-frame playback During playback 8 repeatedly. Each time you press th e button, the still picture advances b y one frame. To return to normal playback Press D VD/CD 3 . Playing back in slow-motion 7 During playback 1 Press 8 at the point where you want to start playback in slow-motion from. The system paus es playback. 2 Press SLOW . • [...]

Advanced operations 28 4 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 the middle o f the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored. 7 While stopped 1 Press[...]

29 Repeating the cu rrent selection 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: During playback without PBC function or stopped For CD/MP3/JPEG/DivX: During playback or stopped When using the REPEA T button: Press REPEAT, wit h SHIFT pressed. Each time you press , the Repeat mode changes. NOTE • For DVD VIDEO, REPEAT ALL ma y not be ava[...]

When using the on-screen bar: 1 ON SCREEN twice. 2 Press Cursor / 2 to highlight . Press ENTER. 4 Press Cursor Y / 5 repeatedly to select “A-B”. 5 Press ENTER at t he beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). 6 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B). Press ON SCREEN. To cancel Select “OFF” in step 4, then [...]

31 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou can change the language us ed in the setup menus. See “Menu description”. Basic operation on the setup menus 7 While stopped 1 Press SET UP, with SHIFT pressed. 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen. : Language menu (LANGUAGE) 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs ha ve their o wn menus in multiple la[...]

Setting DVD preferences 32 : 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 (Wide television con versio n) Select this when th e aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV). • 4:3 LB (Letter Box con version) Select this [...]

Setting DVD preferences 33 7 Delay menu (DELA Y) Example: In this case, set the delay ti me of each speaker as follows; • Delay time of front speak ers: 0 ms • Delay time of cente r speaker: 1 ms • Delay time of surround speakers: 2 ms FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FR ONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER Adjust[...]

34 T uner operations 1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the band. Example: When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz. 2 Press TUNING 9 / ( repeatedly until you find the frequency you want. When you hold down the b utton until the system starts searching for stations and then release it, the system stops searching automatic ally when a station of suf f[...]

Tuner operations 35 When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy , you can change the FM reception mode to impro ve the reception. 7 While listening to an FM stat ion Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode appears on the display windo w . Each time you press the button, th e FM reception mode changes. •A U T O : When a program is broadcas[...]

T uner operations 36 Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the adva ntages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 34) by specifying the PTY codes. 7 To search for a pr ogram using the PTY codes NOTE Before you start operation; • Press FM/ AM on the remote control to select a[...]

Tuner operations 37 Switching to broadcas t program of your choice temporarily Another con venient RDS servic e is call ed “Enhanced Other Network”. This allo ws the system to switch temporarily to a broa dcast program of your choice (T A, NEWS, and/or INFO) from a different station except in the following cases: • When you are listening to n[...]

38 References 7 Handling Discs • Remov e the disc from its case by 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 case[...]

References 39 7 Center unit (XV-THS33/XV-THS11) Audio section Front/Center/Surround: 33 W per ch annel, RMS at 6 C at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. Subwoofer: 40 W , RMS at 4 C at 100 Hz, with 10% total harmonic distortion. Video section V ideo System: P AL Horizontal Resolution: 500 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 64 dB (Composite signa[...]

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