JVC XV-THV70R manuel d'utilisation

For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. LVT0865-004A [B] INSTR UCTIONS D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-V70R Consists of XV -THV70R, SP-PWV70, SP-XSV70, and SP-XCV70 DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-V[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Other s IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted 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 extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with a[...]

G-2 15 cm 1 cm 1 cm 1 cm 1 cm Caution: Proper V entilation T o av oid risk of electr ic shock and fire and to protect from damage , locate the apparatus as follo ws: T op: No obstructions and open spacing. Sides/F ront/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown b y the dimensions below . Bottom: Place on the lev el surface. Maintain [...]

G-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to u[...]

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1 T able of Contents Introduction ........................................... 2 Notes on handling ............................................................. 2 Checking the supplied accessories ................................. 2 Names of parts and controls .................. 3 About discs ............................................ 6 Play able [...]

2 Notes on handling Important cautions Installation of the system • 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 system and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibrations. P ower cord • Do not handle the power cord wit[...]

3 Names of par ts and contr ols Center unit See pages in the parentheses for details. COMPACT SUPER VIDEO SOURCE VOL SOURCE VOL DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-V 70R 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 e 9 p q w r 1 e 3 4 5 6 7 8 w q p 9 2 DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM Front panel VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT ANTENNA DISP .SET AUX TO SP-PWV70 IN AV COMPU LINK AM COAXIAL 75 AM R L[...]

4 Displa y window Display windo w 1 Signal indicators (38) 2 DSP indicator (38) 3 CH indicator (32) 4 Main display 5 • PRO LOGIC II indicator (37) • Digital signal for mat indicators (37) DOLBY DIGIT AL and DTS 6 SURROUND indicator (40) 7 RESUME indicator (29) 8 TUNED indicator (31) 9 STEREO indicator (31, 32) p AUTO MUTING indicator (32) q RDS[...]

5 Names of par ts and contr ols Remote contr ol RM – STHV70R DVD CINEMA SYSTEM CHANNEL VOLUME TV VOL TUNING STOP DIMMER P AUSE FF/ /REW TV/VIDEO 1 MUTING ¡ REC PLA Y DOWN UP MEMORY STROBE DVD VCR 1 AUDIO AUX ANGLE FM/AM SUBTITLE DECODE RETURN DIGEST ZOOM VFP TOP MENU MENU ZOOM CONTROL – SUBWOOFER + EFFECT – CENTER + – REAR-R + TEST SLEEP T[...]

6 • The following discs cannot be played back: – DVD Audio, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW , CD-ROM, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. – 8 cm disc An 8 cm disc cannot be played back in this system. (Do not attempt to insert an 8 cm disc using an adaptor . Doing so will dam[...]

7 About discs Example 1: D VD Example 2 : Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD Disc structure A DVD Video disc consists of “titles,” and each title may be divided into some “chapters.” (See Example 1.) For example, if a DVD disc contains some movies, each movie may have its own title number , and it may be further divided into some chapters. On the other[...]

8 Setting the DISP .SET selector Y ou can place the center unit either vertically (on the supplied stand) or horizontally (without the stand) as illustrated belo w. Before installing the center unit, set the DISP .SET selector according to your selection. • The position of the remote control sensor also changes accor ding to this setting. See pag[...]

9 Getting started When placing the center unit vertically When placing the center unit vertically , attach the supplied stand. 1 Connect the cords by passing them through the holes of the stand as illustrated below . For connections, see pages 10 to 15. NO TE: T o a void the interf erence from other cords, you had better separate three b undles of [...]

10 VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT ANTENNA DISP .SET AUX TO SP-PWV70 IN AC IN AV COMPU LINK AM COAXIAL 75 AM R L HV FM EXT LOOP DIGITAL IN OPTICAL RGB Y / C AV OUT AV RGB Y / C Connections • Do not connect the A C power cor d until all other connections have been made. • Since different components often have dif ferent terminal names, carefully read th[...]

11 Getting Started Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords, and power cor ds. This could cause poor reception. 7 AM (MW) loop antenna VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT ANTENNA DISP .SET AUX TO SP-PWV70 IN AC IN AV COMPU LINK AM COAXIAL 75 AM R L HV FM EXT LOOP DIGITAL IN O[...]

12 Connecting the po wered subwoof er Connect the supplied powered subwoofer (SP-PWV70) using the supplied system cor d. • Connect the system cord by matching the 5 marks on the plugs to the ones on the system and power ed subwoofer . Connecting the satellite speaker s LEFT RIGHT LEFT MAX REVERSE NORMAL MIN RIGHT SPEAKER IMPEDANCE VOLUME PHASE SU[...]

13 Getting Started 7 Connecting the satellite (front, center , rear) speakers Connect the satellite speakers to the powered subwoofer using the supplied speaker cor ds. • Connect the white cord to the red (+) terminal and the black cord to the black (–) terminal. CA UTION: • When you do not connect the supplied speak ers but connect other (la[...]

14 Connecting to a digital component Y ou can enjoy the sound of a digital component such as a DBS tuner or MD recor der through this system. Connect a digital component using the digital optical cord (not supplied). NO TES: When pla ying a video component such as a DBS tuner : • T o listen to the sound, operate this system. (Select “A UX DIGIT[...]

15 Getting started Connecting the power cor d Make sure that all connections have been made, befor e plugging the power cords of the center unit and power ed subwoofer . CA UTIONS: • Disconnect the power cord bef ore cleaning or moving the system. • Do not touch the power cord with w et hands. • Do not pull on the pow er cord to unplug the co[...]

16 When attac hing the rear speakers to a wall Using the supplied speaker wall brackets, you can fix the rear speakers to the wall. CA UTION: Attaching the brackets to the wall When attaching the brack ets to the wall, hav e them attached to the wall by a qualified person. DO NO T attach the brack ets to the wall by yourself to a void an une xpecte[...]

17 When attac hing the center unit to a wall Y ou can attach the center unit to a wall. CA UTIONS: location of attachment to a wall • T ake care when selecting a location for attaching the center unit to the wall. Injury to personnel, or damage to the center unit, may r esult if the center unit is attached in a location which inter feres with dai[...]

18 3 Hook the center unit onto the mounted screws, and slide it to left, then down. Make sure that the center unit is attached secur ely . • Adjust the screws if the center unit is not attached securely . NO TES: • Do not place anything on top of the center unit. Doing so may cause the center unit to f all down, and cause injur y to the pers on[...]

19 Getting Started Using the remote contr ol The remote contr ol makes it easy to use many of the functions of the system at a distance of up to 7 m away . • Y ou can also operate other components from the remote contr ol supplied with this system. – T o operate your TV , see page 20. – T o operate your VCR, see page 71. Putting batteries in [...]

20 Using the remote contr ol for TV operations Y ou can operate your TV using the remote contr ol supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV . 7 Setting the remote contr ol signal for operating y our TV . • Y ou can operate your TV without setting the r emote control signal if your TV is a JVC TV . [...]

21 Basic operations This section mainly explains operations commonly used when you enjoy this system. • This manual mainly explains operations when the center unit is placed vertically (the DISP .SET selector is set to “V”) as an e xample. • T urn also on your TV and select the corr ect input mode on the TV . IMPORT ANT : When using the rem[...]

22 T o turn power off From the r emote control: Press AUDIO again. On the center unit: Press again. The illumination lamps and the button name indications (except the indicator) go off. • When placing the center unit vertically , the moving panel closes. 7 When the resume pla yback is set to “ ON ” (see page 66): If you turn off the power whi[...]

23 T urning off the sound temporarily F rom the remote control ONL Y : Press MUTING. “MUTING” appears on the display window and the volume turns off. T o restore the sound Press MUTING again. • Pressing VOLUME +/– (or VOL +/– on the center unit) also restor es the sound. L R SLEEP button RM – STHV70R D VD CINEMA SYSTEM CHANNEL VOLUME TV[...]

24 Adjusting the brightness Y ou can dim the indications on the moving panel and the illumination lamps on the center unit. F rom the remote control ONL Y : Press DIMMER. Each time you press the button, the brightness level of the indications and the illumination lamps changes as follows. ] Dimmer ] The illumination lamps go off ] Nomal le vel ] (b[...]

25 Basic operations Changing the decode mode When you play a disc (or softwar e) encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround, the following symptoms may occur: • Sound does not come out at the beginning of playback. • Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters or tracks. In these cases, change the decode mode to “DOLBY D?[...]

26 Setting the subw oofer 7 V olume contr ol Adjust the volume of the subwoofer when you feel it is too high or low compar ed with that of the front speakers. T urn VOLUME knob. • The mark indicates the nor mal volume position. 7 Phase setting Play sound through the subwoofer and adjust the PHASE button to the position ( _ REVERSE or — NORMAL) [...]

27 Inser ting and remo ving a disc IMPORT ANT : DO NO T inser t a disc with your finger put in the hole of a disc. 1 When the center unit is placed horizontally , pr ess 0 . The moving panel opens and the disc slot appears. Basic playback CHANNEL VOLUME TV VOL TUNING STOP DIMMER P AUSE FF/ /REW TV/VIDEO 1 MUTING ¡ REC PLA Y DOWN UP MEMORY STROBE E[...]

28 2 Insert a disc into the disc slot with the label side facing the front or up as shown below . Insert a disc halfway , then it is pulled into the center unit automatically . L R L LFE LS RS CR SURROUND DIGIT AL Current chapter number Playing bac k a D VD: (EX. When a DVD encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played) Time information Signal indicat[...]

29 Basic playback CHANNEL VOLUME TV VOL TUNING STOP DIMMER P AUSE FF/ /REW TV/VIDEO 1 MUTING ¡ REC PLA Y DOWN UP MEMORY STROBE CONTROL – SUBWOOFER + EFFECT – CENTER + – REAR-R + TEST SLEEP TV VCR SETTING TV RETURN ENTER ON SCREEN CHOICE SURROUND MODE FM MODE 12 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 0 +10 100+ – REAR-L + PTY SEARCH DVD RDS T A/NEWS/INFO PTY ( PT[...]

30 Sear ching f or a par ticular point Y ou can search for a particular point while playing a disc. 7 Method 1 (from the remote control ONL Y): T o fast-for ward playback, press ¡ during playback. Each time you press the button, the sear ch speed changes as follows. ] x2 ] x5 ] x10 ] x20 ] x60 * T o fast-reverse playback, press 1 during playback. [...]

31 T uner operations IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: Set it to “DVD” to use other than RDS. T uning in to stations manuall y F rom the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the band. Each time you press the button, the band alternate[...]

32 2 Press MEMOR Y ( • REC). The channel number position starts flashing on the display window for about 5 seconds. 3 Press Number button(s) (1-10, +10) to select a channel number while the channel number position is flashing. The channel number and the CH indicator start flashing. Examples: • For channel number 3, press 3. • For channel numb[...]

33 Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular pr ogram signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they br oadcast, such as sports or music, etc. When tuned to an FM station which provides the[...]

34 Sear ching f or a program b y PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the pr eset channels (see page 31) by specifying the PTY codes. T o sear ch for a pr ogram using the PTY codes Before y ou start, remember ... • The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations . • T o[...]

35 Description of the PTY codes: News: News. Affairs: T opical pr ogram expanding or enlarging upon the news—debate, or analysis. Info: Pr ograms the purpose of which is to impar t advice in the widest sense. Sport: Programs concerned with any aspect of sports. Educate: Educational programs. Drama: All radio plays and serials. Culture: Programs c[...]

36 T o stop listening to the program selected b y Enhanced Other Network. Press T A/NEWS/INFO repeatedly again so that the program type (T A/NEWS/INFO) indicator goes off fr om the display window . The system exits from Enhanced Other Network standby mode and goes back to the previously selected station. When an emergency br oadcast (Alarm signal) [...]

37 Creating the realistic sound fields 7 Dolby Surr ound • Dolb y Pro Logic II • Dolb y Digital 7 DTS Digital Surround 7 D AP modes 7 All Channel Stereo 7 Dolb y Surround Dolb y Pro Logic II* Dolby Pr o Logic II has newly developed multichannel playback format to decode all 2 channel sources—ster eo source and Dolby Surr ound encoded source?[...]

38 7 The signal indicators on the displa y window Light up to indicate the incoming signals. L: Lights up when the left channel signal comes in. C: Lights up when the center channel signal comes in. R: Lights up when the right channel signal comes in. LFE: Lights up when the LFE channel signal comes in. LS: Lights up when the left surround channel [...]

39 Creating the realistic sound fields Selecting the surr ound mode The system is so set up in its initial state that it automatically selects the optimal surround mode for each input signal (AUTO SURROUND MODE). Only when you want to change a surround mode selected automatically , perfor m the following procedur e. • After having changed the sur[...]

40 5 Adjust the speaker output levels (–10 dB to +10 dB). Adjust the center speaker and rear speaker levels comparing to the sound from the fr ont speakers. • T o adjust the center speaker level, press CENTER +/–. • T o adjust the left rear speaker level, press REAR-L +/–. • T o adjust the right rear speaker level, press REAR-R +/–. 6[...]

41 8.5Mbps TITLE 14 TIME 1:25:58 CHAP 23 OFF 1/3 1/3 1/3 TIME CHAP . D VD-VIDEO w q p 23 4 5 6 78 9 1 t r OFF TIME PROG. RND . TIME 4:58 TRACK 14 e SVCD 1/4 w q ST1 56 4 1 78 9 t r OFF TIME PROG. RND . TIME 4:58 TRACK 14 VCD q ST 56 4 1 78 9 t r OFF TIME PROG. RND . TIME 4:58 TRACK 14 CD 56 4 1 78 9 Advanced operations Using the on-screen bar Y ou [...]

42 Basic operation thr ough the on- screen bar EX.: When selecting the repeat mode: 7 During playbac k or while stopped. 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV . 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move to the icon you want to use, then press ENTER. The pop-up window appears under the on-scr een bar . • The current setting appears in th[...]

43 Advanced operations Locating a desired scene fr om the disc menu Using the disc menu, you can start playing a title, chapter , or track you specify . Locating a desired scene fr om the D VD menu DVD discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as titles of movies, names of songs, or ar[...]

44 Selecting a vie w angle of D VD While playing back a DVD containing multi-view angles, you can enjoy the same scene at differ ent angles. Selecting a vie w angle Using the direct button: 7 During playbac k 1 Press ANGLE. The following pop-up window appears on the TV . Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recor ded. 2 Pr[...]

45 Advanced operations Sho wing all view angles on the TV 7 During playbac k 1 Press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 second. Up to 9 pictures of the dif ferent camera angles recor ded on a disc appear on the TV screen. Example: when 3 view angles are r ecorded. The selected picture 2 Press Cursor 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ repeatedly to move to the desired vie[...]

46 Using the on-screen bar: 7 During playbac k 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV scr een. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move to in the on-screen bar , then press ENTER. The following pop-up window appears under the on- screen bar . Example (DVD): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recor ded. 3 Press Cursor ?[...]

47 Advanced operations Using the on-screen bar: 7 During playbac k 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV . 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move to in the on-screen bar , then press ENTER. The following pop-up window appears under the on screen bar . Example: “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages recor ded. 3 Press Cursor[...]

48 Using the on-screen bar: 7 During playbac k 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV . 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move to in the on-screen bar , then press ENTER. The following pop-up window appears under the on- screen bar . Example: “ST” (stereo) is selected out of 3 audio channels recor ded. 3 Press Cursor ∞ / 5 to sele[...]

49 Advanced operations Locating a desired position b y specifying the time Y ou can start playing at your desired position by specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the cur rent title (for DVD Video), or fr om the beginning of the disc (for Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD). 7 F or D VD: Dur ing pla yback F or Video CD/SVCD: While stopped [...]

50 2 Press Cursor 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ to move to the desired scene. • If there are mor e than 9 scenes, the digest screen will have more than one page. T o show other pages of the digest screen Press ¢ , to display the next page. Press 4 , to display the pr evious page. OR T o display the pr evious page, press Cursor 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ to select the le[...]

51 Advanced operations Pla ying back in slo w-motion 7 During playbac k 1 Press P AUSE at the point where you want to start playback in slow-motion. The system pauses playback. 2 Press ¡ or 1 . • T o play back in forward slow-motion, pr ess ¡ . • T o play back in reverse slow-motion, press 1 . Each time you press the button, the playback spee[...]

52 Changing the VFP setting The VFP (Video Fine Pr ocessor) function enables you to adjust the picture character accor ding to the type of programming, pictur e tone or personal preferences. Before y ou start, remember ... There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps. If the setting is canceled before y ou finish, star t from step 1 again. 7[...]

53 Advanced operations Changing the trac k order Y ou can play tracks on a Video CD, SVCD or Audio CD in the desired or der or in random order . Pla ying back in the desired or der Y ou can play up to 99 tracks in desired or der . • Y ou may program the same tracks more than once. 7 While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears[...]

54 Repeat pla ybac k Y ou can repeat playback of the curr ent title or chapter (for DVD Video) or track (for V ideo CD/SVCD/Audio CD). Y ou can also repeat playback of a desir ed par t. Repeating a current title, chapter , or all trac ks 7 F or D VD/Audio CD: Dur ing pla yback or while stopped F or Video CD/SVCD: During pla yback or while stopped w[...]

55 MP3 disc playback IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: Set it to “DVD” to use other than RDS. 7 What is MP3? MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Pictur e Exper ts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression. By usin[...]

56 NO TES: • Y ou can also check the pla yback inf or mation on the display window . Ex.: • Some group and tr ack names may not be displa yed correctly because of the recording condition. • The order of groups and trac ks on a MP3 disc may be displa yed differently from the order displa y ed on your personal computer . 7 Operations • T o se[...]

57 JPEG disc playback IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: Set it to “ DV D ” to use other than RDS. 7 What is JPEG? A still-picture data compr ession system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in s[...]

58 Operations thr ough the JPEG contr ol display Y ou can search and show the desir ed groups and files through the JPEG contr ol display . 7 JPEG control displa y JPEG CONTROL Group : 01 / 03 File : 01 / 14 (T otal 41) Anemone fish Bonito Butterfly fish Dolphin Garden eel Manta ra y Seal Swordfish T una T ur tle Whale Whale shark Sea Mountain Sky [...]

59 Y ou can adjust the initial setting of DVD player according to your pr eference or needs thr ough the choice menus shown on the TV screen. Before performing the operations in this section, press DVD on the r emote control to change the source to DVD. • Y ou can also adjust the initial setting th r ough the choice menus when selecting AUX or AU[...]

60 Basic pr ocedure through the c hoice menus 1 Press CHOICE. The LANGUAGE menu appears on the TV . 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 repeatedly to display one of the choice menus—LANGUAGE, PICTURE, AUDIO, SPK. SETTING, or OTHERS. Each time you press the button, the choice menus change. Example: When the PICTURE menu is selected. 3 Press Cursor ∞ / 5 repeat[...]

61 Setting DVD preferences LANGU A GE menu NO TE: Y ou can select “ MENU LANGU AGE, ” “ A UDIO LANGUA GE, ” and “ SUBTITLE ” only while pla yback is stopped. Items MENU LANGU A GE Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages. • Select the initial language shown in the menus. A UDIO LANGU A GE Some DVDs have multiple audio lang[...]

62 Items MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recor ded in the picture’ s height/width ratio of 16:9. SCREEN SA VER Y ou can activate or deactivate the screen saver function. (See page 27.) MP3/JPEG If both MP3 files and JPEG files are r ecorded on a disc, you can select which files to play . Contents[...]

63 Setting DVD preferences Items L/R B ALANCE Adjust the balance between the left front speaker and right fr ont speaker . B ASS Adjust the enhancement level for bass sound from the fr ont speakers. TREBLE Adjust the enhancement level for treble sound fr om the front speakers. LFE A TT . The Low Frequency Ef fect attenuater diminishes the distortio[...]

64 Items SIZE LEVEL DIST ANCE CROSS O VER* Small speakers cannot repr oduce the bass sounds efficiently . If you use a small speaker in any position, this unit automatically reallocates the bass sound elements assigned to the small speaker to the large speakers. T o use this function pr operly , set this crossover fr equency level according to the [...]

65 Setting DVD preferences DIST ANCE menu NO TE: When “ NONE ” is selected fo r the center speaker and rear speakers in the SIZE menu, y ou cannot adjust the speak er distance of those speakers. (See page 64.) Items FRONT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER REAR SPEAKER Select the distance from the listening position. TEST T ONE** RETURN Contents and guidel[...]

66 Items RESUME Y ou can activate or deactivate the resume playback function. ON SCREEN GUIDE Y ou can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons. (See page 27.) A UT O ST ANDBY* When playback ends and does not restart for more than the time you specify , this system turns off by itself. A V COMPULINK MODE P ARENT AL LOCK Y ou can restrict pl[...]

67 Restricting pla yback b y P arental Loc k Using this function, you can restrict playback of a DVD containing violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members. Nobody can play such a disc unless this function is canceled. • This setting takes effect only for the DVDs containing the parental lock level information–Level 1 (most re[...]

68 Releasing P arental Lock temporaril y When you set a strict parental level, some discs may not be played back at all. When you load such a disc and try to play it, the following display appears on the TV screen. Y ou can release Par ental Lock temporarily . F rom the remote control ONL Y : 1 Press Cursor 5 / ∞ repeatedly move to “TEMPORARY R[...]

69 Setting DVD preferences Country/Area codes list for P arental Lock AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antar ctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa A T Austria AU Australia A W Aruba AZ Azerbaijan B A Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Ba[...]

70 IMPORT ANT : When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: Set it to “ DV D ” to use other than RDS. Before y ou start, remember ... • There is a time limit in doing the f ollowing steps. If the setting is cancelled bef ore you finish, star t from step 1 again. • When sele[...]

71 Operating other manufacturers’ VCR By changing the r emote control signals from pr eset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can use the remote contr ol supplied for this system to operate other manufacturers’ VCRs. • Y ou can also operate other manufacturers’ TVs using the remote contr ol supplied with this system. (See page 20.) •[...]

72 T o get the best performance of the system, keep your discs and mechanism clean. General Notes In general, you will have the best perfor mance by keeping your discs, and the mechanism clean. • Store discs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves. Handling Discs • Remove the disc fr om its case by holding it at the edge while p[...]

73 SOLUTION Insert the plug into the socket. Press on the center unit or AUDIO on the remote contr ol to tur n off the system, insert the plug fir mly into an AC outlet, and press on the center unit or AUDIO on the remote control again. Connect the system cable. Come closer to the center unit. (Operate the remote contr ol within 7 m from the center[...]

74 SOLUTION Connect the cord corr ectly . (See page 13.) Adjust the balance properly . (See pages 63 and 70.) Set the speaker setting properly . (See pages 64 and 70.) Switch the power off, and r emove and re-insert the power plug in the socket. Switch the power off and leave the unit a few hours before switching the power on again. Connect the cor[...]

75 PR OBLEM A disc cannot be play ed. Not MP3 files but JPEG files are play ed. The MP3 control displa y appears on the TV screen, but an y operation cannot be perf ormed. A disc cannot be play ed. Not JPEG files but MP3 files are play ed. Hard to listen to br oadcast because of noise. Continuous static during FM broadcasts. Suddenly , the system t[...]

76 Glossary Aspect ratio The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. Chapter Refers to individual chapters included in a title. Composite video signal Refers to video signal comprised of thr ee kinds of signals combined: an image sig[...]

77 Dimensions for installation Placed vertically Placed horizontally Specifications 7 Center unit (XV -THV70R) A udio section T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for refer ence. Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: AUX IN : 290 mV/47 k Ω Digital input*: DIGIT AL IN (OPTICAL[...]

78 7 Subw oofer (SP-PWV70) Amplifier section Front/Center/Rear: 30 W per channel, RMS at 4 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distor tion. Subwoofer: 140 W , RMS at 4 Ω at 100 Hz, with 10 % total harmonic distor tion. Speaker: 20 cm Bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded Power Requirements: AC 230 V Ó , 50 Hz Power Consumption: 120 W (at operati[...]

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