JVC CA-DXT9 manuale d’uso

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-DXT9 CA-DXT7 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0147-001A [US, UN] English DXT7_T9_Cover[USUN]-f.fm Page 1 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:24 PM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this applianc[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1. Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2. Sides/Top/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventila[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 English Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the TV to[...]

2 English Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, “file”[...]

3 English Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy- protected disc. Your viewing may be interfered when connecting VIDEO OUT to an integrated TV/VCR system. Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections hav[...]

4 English ⁄ From AM/FM antenna See page 5. Ÿ From the digital input of digital audio component such as CD recorder See page 5. ~ From the video input of TV/monitor See page 5. @ From the speakers See page 6. ¤ Voltage selector Before plugging in, confirm the position the voltage selector points at. See page 7. # To a wall outlet Plug the AC pow[...]

5 English ~ TV/monitor • To select progressive scanning mode (see page 17), use COMPONENT jacks. • Connect the VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack, or COMPONENT jacks whichever you want to use. Ÿ Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 40). I[...]

6 English @ Speakers To connect the speaker cords • When connecting the speaker cords, match their polarity with that of the speaker terminals: blue/red/green/white/ gray to (+) and black to (–). For CA-DXT9 For CA-DXT7 • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the System. • The[...]

7 English ¤ To adjust the voltage selector Preparing the remote control • Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to federal, state, and local regulations. To remove the speaker grilles of the front speakers Use a screwdriver to rotate the voltage selector so that the voltage mark is pointing at the same voltage as where you are plu[...]

8 English Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator • Lights when the progressive scanning mode is selected. 2 Karaoke operation indicators (see pages 34[...]

9 English Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, star[...]

10 English Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. 1 Select “AM,” then turn off (stand by) the System. 2 Select the AM tuner interval spacing. To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency sta[...]

11 English 2 Select a preset number. Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters, ” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks, ” JPEG comprises of “ Groups ” which includes “ Files, ” and CD/SVCD/VCD co[...]

12 English To locate a particular portion While playing a disc except MP3/WMA... • No sound comes out while searching on DVD Video/ SVCD/VCD. To return to normal playback, press DVD/CD 3 . T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playbac[...]

13 English Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction To reverse the tape automatically To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... You can start playback of either [...]

14 English Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, and VOLUME MAX). Adjusting the Speaker Output Level You can adjust the speaker output level from –6 (dB) to +6 (dB). • You can also use the setup menu to adjust the speaker output leve[...]

15 English Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually You can select the subwoofer level from level 0 (minimum) to level 4 (maximum). To emphasize rhythmical feeling—RHYTHM AX This function emphasizes bass attack feeling. Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. To cancel the Sound Mode, select ?[...]

16 English Selecting the Surround Modes • For DVD/CD, TAPE-A, TAPE-B, AUX: • For FM/AM: To adjust the DSP effect level When one of the DSP Modes (except for “ALL CH. ST”) is selected... • The initial setting is “EFFECT3.” Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level tha[...]

17 English Changing the Color System and Scanning Mode You can select the video output to match it to the color system of your TV (NTSC or PAL). • If you connect a progressive TV through the COMPONENT jacks, you can enjoy a high quality picture from the built-in DVD player by selecting progressive scanning mode. • You can change the setting onl[...]

18 English Changing the Display Brightness * Except for the RHYTHM AX and KARAOKE SCORING lamps. Setting the Clock Without setting the build-in clock, you cannot use any timers. • To exit from the clock setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL. You can return to the previous step. 1 Activa[...]

19 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR/Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, y[...]

20 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For DVD-VR: While playing, you can turn on or off the subtitle. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded [...]

21 English Playing Back Bonus Group For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the[...]

22 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. 1 Select a disc number. 2 Select a title or group number. 3 Select a chapter[...]

23 English * Resume does not work for Program Play. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all the loaded discs at random. • Random Play cannot be used for some [...]

24 English Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 26). • The indicator(s) lights on the display as follows to indicate the current repeat mode. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: Whi[...]

25 English On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on- screen bar. On-screen bars 123 456 789 10 0 +10 D VD/CD 3 REPEA T ZOOM ENTER ON SCREEN PL PG /// / A UDIO TV Remote control 10 keys DVD Video DVD Audio DVD-VR SVCD VCD CD 3 D VD-[...]

26 English O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired o[...]

27 English To change the time information You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the main unit. 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Make sure is selected (highlighted). 3 Change the time indication. * Not available for DVD-VR. To erase the on-screen bar Repeat Play • See also page 24.[...]

28 English A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • After selecting the starting point (A), you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Select the end point (B). To cancel A-B Repeat, repeat steps 1 to 3 , and selec[...]

29 English Chapter/Track Search You can search for the number of the item to play. For DVD Video/DVD-VR: Chapter For DVD Audio: Track 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired[...]

30 English Control screen for MP3/WMA/JPEG disc The control screen automatically appears on the TV screen when you load an MP3, WMA, or JPEG disc. To move the highlight (green) bar between group list and track list (for MP3/WMA/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG track, the control screen g[...]

31 English To stop playback To repeat title/play list for DVD-VR While playing or before starting playback... * Not available before starting playback. To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... • For Repeat Play of MP3/WMA, see pages 24 and 27. To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) 1 During being paused... As th[...]

32 English Recording Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 13. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse Mode if necessary DISC REC ST AR T T APE-A / T APE-B DISC 1–5[...]

33 English 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). • When recording from deck A, you can also use “Dubbing” (see below). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source [...]

34 English Enjoying Karaoke • For DVD Audio/DVD-VR: The functions described in this section are not available . • When you activate the Mic Mixing Mode or Voice Masking Mode, multi-channel sounds are downmixed into 2 channel. The multi-channel surround mode (“ALL CH. ST,” “MOVIE,” “MUSIC,” or “AUTO” for multi-channel surround si[...]

35 English To apply an echo to your voice While the Mic Mix Mode is activated... • As the number increases, echo level also increases. To adjust the Key (disc playback only) While playing back... To cancel the Key Control • Key Control is also canceled when you deactivate the Mic Mixing Mode, or select another track or disc. Reducing the Lead V[...]

36 English To turn on/off the fanfare 1 Enter the fanfare setting mode . 2 Select the fanfare setting. Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program Play. • PROGRAM indi[...]

37 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • You cannot activate Daily Timer and Recording Timer at a time. (Activating either timer deactivates the other timer.) • To correct a misentry[...]

38 English 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after the setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (R[...]

39 English Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press 2 ( or 3 ) to select the menu. 3 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to select the options, then press ENTER. To erase a preference display Press SET UP. 123 456 789 10 0[...]

40 English AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder. STRE[...]

41 English Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Slide the AUDIO/TV selector to “TV.” 2 Press and hold until the following steps are complete. 3 4 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 5 Release TV. To operate the TV 123 456 789 10 0 +10 TV V OL +/– TV TV/V[...]

42 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) Playable Disc Types: • About audio format – Linear PCM: Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used for CDs and most studio masters. – Dolby Digital: Compressed digital audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel enco[...]

43 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations (see pages 19 to 21) Selecting the Sound Track: • On some DVD Videos, you cannot change audio languages while playing back. Playing Back Bonus Group: • You cannot select a track in the bonus group for Program Play. Special Picture Playback: • During slow-motion playback, no sound will be reproduced. • Yo[...]

44 English Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 34 to 36) General: • When the Mic Mixing or Vocal Masking Mode is activated: – Multichannel source will be downmixed into 2 channel temporarily. – Dolby Pro Logic II Mode will be canceled temporarily. Reducing the Lead Vocal—Vocal Masking: • The Vocal Masking Mode setting is not applied to the optica[...]

45 English Maintenance To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent war[...]

46 English Disc Operations: The disc does not play. ] Y ou have inserted a disc whose Re gion Code is not “3. ” (“REGION ERR” appears on the display .) ] The disc is placed upside down. Place the disc with the label side up. ID3 Tag on an MP3 disc cannot be shown. ] There are two types of ID3 T ag—V ersion 1 and V ersion 2. This System ca[...]

47 English Specifications CA-DXT9 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. SURROUND SPEAKERS: 140 W per channel, min.[...]

48 English CA-DXT7 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 50 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. SURROUND SPEAKERS: 50 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into[...]

49 English OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals *1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. *2 There is no output for DVD Audio with content protection set. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Output Signals Playback disc ST[...]

50 English Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page Button Page AUDIO z 9 KARAOKE SCORING 1 35 TV x 41 7 7 7 7 8 11 – 13, 23 KEY #/ : 35 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 9 Q 10, 12, 13, 21 MIC MIX d 34, 36 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 7 . 11 MENU/PL W 12, 29 8 8 8 8 P 11, 21 ON SCREEN R 26 – 29 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 3 3 3 3 / 2 2 2 2 / ENTER E 12, [...]

0205AIMMDWJEM EN, CS © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, and U.K.) CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if diff[...]

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM CA-DXT9 CA-DXT7 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0147-002A [UG, UX] English DXT7_T9_Cover[UGUX]-f.fm Page 1 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:23 PM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this applianc[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1. Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2. Sides/Top/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventila[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 English Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the TV to[...]

2 English Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, “file”[...]

3 English Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy- protected disc. Your viewing may be interfered when connecting VIDEO OUT to an integrated TV/VCR system. Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections hav[...]

4 English ⁄ From AM/FM antenna See page 5. Ÿ From the digital input of digital audio component such as CD recorder See page 5. ~ From the video input of TV/monitor See page 5. @ From the speakers See page 6. ¤ Voltage selector Before plugging in, confirm the position the voltage selector points at. See page 7. # To a wall outlet Plug the AC pow[...]

5 English ~ TV/monitor • To select progressive scanning mode (see page 17), use COMPONENT jacks. • Connect the VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack, or COMPONENT jacks whichever you want to use. Ÿ Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 40). I[...]

6 English @ Speakers To connect the speaker cords • When connecting the speaker cords, match their polarity with that of the speaker terminals: blue/red/green/white/ gray to (+) and black to (–). For CA-DXT9 For CA-DXT7 • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the System. • The[...]

7 English ¤ To adjust the voltage selector Preparing the remote control • Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to federal, state, and local regulations. To remove the speaker grilles of the front speakers Use a screwdriver to rotate the voltage selector so that the voltage mark is pointing at the same voltage as where you are plu[...]

8 English Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator • Lights when the progressive scanning mode is selected. 2 Karaoke operation indicators (see pages 34[...]

9 English Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, star[...]

10 English Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. 1 Select “AM,” then turn off (stand by) the System. 2 Select the AM tuner interval spacing. To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency sta[...]

11 English 2 Select a preset number. Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters, ” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks, ” JPEG comprises of “ Groups ” which includes “ Files, ” and CD/SVCD/VCD co[...]

12 English To locate a particular portion While playing a disc except MP3/WMA... • No sound comes out while searching on DVD Video/ SVCD/VCD. To return to normal playback, press DVD/CD 3 . T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playbac[...]

13 English Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction To reverse the tape automatically To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... You can start playback of either [...]

14 English Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, and VOLUME MAX). Adjusting the Speaker Output Level You can adjust the speaker output level from –6 (dB) to +6 (dB). • You can also use the setup menu to adjust the speaker output leve[...]

15 English Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually You can select the subwoofer level from level 0 (minimum) to level 4 (maximum). To emphasize rhythmical feeling—RHYTHM AX This function emphasizes bass attack feeling. Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. To cancel the Sound Mode, select ?[...]

16 English Selecting the Surround Modes • For DVD/CD, TAPE-A, TAPE-B, AUX: • For FM/AM: To adjust the DSP effect level When one of the DSP Modes (except for “ALL CH. ST”) is selected... • The initial setting is “EFFECT3.” Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level tha[...]

17 English Changing the Color System and Scanning Mode You can select the video output to match it to the color system of your TV (NTSC or PAL). • If you connect a progressive TV through the COMPONENT jacks, you can enjoy a high quality picture from the built-in DVD player by selecting progressive scanning mode. • You can change the setting onl[...]

18 English Changing the Display Brightness * Except for the RHYTHM AX and KARAOKE SCORING lamps. Setting the Clock Without setting the build-in clock, you cannot use any timers. • To exit from the clock setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To correct a misentry during the process, press CANCEL. You can return to the previous step. 1 Activa[...]

19 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR/Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, y[...]

20 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For DVD-VR: While playing, you can turn on or off the subtitle. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded [...]

21 English Playing Back Bonus Group For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the[...]

22 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. 1 Select a disc number. 2 Select a title or group number. 3 Select a chapter[...]

23 English * Resume does not work for Program Play. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all the loaded discs at random. • Random Play cannot be used for some [...]

24 English Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 26). • The indicator(s) lights on the display as follows to indicate the current repeat mode. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: Whi[...]

25 English On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on- screen bar. On-screen bars 123 456 789 10 0 +10 D VD/CD 3 REPEA T ZOOM ENTER ON SCREEN PL PG /// / A UDIO TV Remote control 10 keys DVD Video DVD Audio DVD-VR SVCD VCD CD 3 D VD-[...]

26 English O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired o[...]

27 English To change the time information You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the main unit. 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Make sure is selected (highlighted). 3 Change the time indication. * Not available for DVD-VR. To erase the on-screen bar Repeat Play • See also page 24.[...]

28 English A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • After selecting the starting point (A), you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Select the end point (B). To cancel A-B Repeat, repeat steps 1 to 3 , and selec[...]

29 English Chapter/Track Search You can search for the number of the item to play. For DVD Video/DVD-VR: Chapter For DVD Audio: Track 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired[...]

30 English Control screen for MP3/WMA/JPEG disc The control screen automatically appears on the TV screen when you load an MP3, WMA, or JPEG disc. To move the highlight (green) bar between group list and track list (for MP3/WMA/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG track, the control screen g[...]

31 English To stop playback To repeat title/play list for DVD-VR While playing or before starting playback... * Not available before starting playback. To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... • For Repeat Play of MP3/WMA, see pages 24 and 27. To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) 1 During being paused... As th[...]

32 English Recording Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 13. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse Mode if necessary DISC REC ST AR T T APE-A / T APE-B DISC 1–5[...]

33 English 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). • When recording from deck A, you can also use “Dubbing” (see below). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source [...]

34 English Enjoying Karaoke • For DVD Audio/DVD-VR: The functions described in this section are not available . • When you activate the Mic Mixing Mode or Voice Masking Mode, multi-channel sounds are downmixed into 2 channel. The multi-channel surround mode (“ALL CH. ST,” “MOVIE,” “MUSIC,” or “AUTO” for multi-channel surround si[...]

35 English To apply an echo to your voice While the Mic Mix Mode is activated... • As the number increases, echo level also increases. To adjust the Key (disc playback only) While playing back... To cancel the Key Control • Key Control is also canceled when you deactivate the Mic Mixing Mode, or select another track or disc. Reducing the Lead V[...]

36 English To turn on/off the fanfare 1 Enter the fanfare setting mode . 2 Select the fanfare setting. Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program Play. • PROGRAM indi[...]

37 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • You cannot activate Daily Timer and Recording Timer at a time. (Activating either timer deactivates the other timer.) • To correct a misentry[...]

38 English 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after the setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (R[...]

39 English Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press 2 ( or 3 ) to select the menu. 3 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to select the options, then press ENTER. To erase a preference display Press SET UP. 123 456 789 10 0[...]

40 English AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder. STRE[...]

41 English Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Slide the AUDIO/TV selector to “TV.” 2 Press and hold until the following steps are complete. 3 4 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 5 Release TV. To operate the TV 123 456 789 10 0 +10 TV V OL +/– TV TV/V[...]

42 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) Playable Disc Types: • About audio format – Linear PCM: Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used for CDs and most studio masters. – Dolby Digital: Compressed digital audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel enco[...]

43 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations (see pages 19 to 21) Selecting the Sound Track: • On some DVD Videos, you cannot change audio languages while playing back. Playing Back Bonus Group: • You cannot select a track in the bonus group for Program Play. Special Picture Playback: • During slow-motion playback, no sound will be reproduced. • Yo[...]

44 English Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 34 to 36) General: • When the Mic Mixing or Vocal Masking Mode is activated: – Multichannel source will be downmixed into 2 channel temporarily. – Dolby Pro Logic II Mode will be canceled temporarily. Reducing the Lead Vocal—Vocal Masking: • The Vocal Masking Mode setting is not applied to the optica[...]

45 English Maintenance To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent war[...]

46 English Disc Operations: The disc does not play. ] Y ou have inserted a disc whose Re gion Code is not “2. ” (“REGION ERR” appears on the display .) ] The disc is placed upside down. Place the disc with the label side up. ID3 Tag on an MP3 disc cannot be shown. ] There are two types of ID3 T ag—V ersion 1 and V ersion 2. This System ca[...]

47 English Specifications CA-DXT9 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. SURROUND SPEAKERS: 140 W per channel, min.[...]

48 English CA-DXT7 Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 50 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. SURROUND SPEAKERS: 50 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into[...]

49 English OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals *1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. *2 There is no output for DVD Audio with content protection set. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Output Signals Playback disc ST[...]

50 English Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page Button Page AUDIO z 9 KARAOKE SCORING 1 35 TV x 41 7 7 7 7 8 11 – 13, 23 KEY #/ : 35 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 9 Q 10, 12, 13, 21 MIC MIX d 34, 36 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 7 . 11 MENU/PL W 12, 29 8 8 8 8 P 11, 21 ON SCREEN R 26 – 29 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 3 3 3 3 / 2 2 2 2 / ENTER E 12, [...]

0205AIMMDWJEM EN, AR, PE © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, and U.K.) CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if [...]

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM DX-T5 —Consists of CA-DXT5, SP-XT5 and SP-XST5 CA-DXT5 SP-XT5 SP-XST5 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0146-001A [US, UN] English DXT5_Cover[USUN].fm Page 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2005 2:45 PM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this applianc[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1. Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2. Sides/Top/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventila[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 English Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the TV to[...]

2 English Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, “file”[...]

3 English Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy- protected disc. Your viewing may be interfered when connecting VIDEO OUT to an integrated TV/VCR system. Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections hav[...]

4 English ~ TV/monitor • To select progressive scanning mode (see page 14), use COMPONENT jacks. • Connect the VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack, or COMPONENT jacks whichever you want to use. Ÿ Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 37). I[...]

5 English @ Front main speakers and matrix surround speakers • When connecting the speaker cords, match their polarity with that of the speaker terminals: red/white to (+) and black to (–). • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the System. • The front main speakers are magne[...]

6 English Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System, Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator • Lights when the progressive scanning mode is selected. 2 Karaoke operation indicators (see pages 31[...]

7 English Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, star[...]

8 English Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. 1 Select “AM,” then turn off (stand by) the System. 2 Select the AM tuner interval spacing. To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency star[...]

9 English 2 Select a preset number. Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters, ” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks, ” JPEG comprises of “ Groups ” which includes “ Files, ” and CD/SVCD/VCD com[...]

10 English To locate a particular portion While playing a disc except MP3/WMA... • No sound comes out while searching on DVD Video/ SVCD/VCD. To return to normal playback, press DVD/CD 3 . T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playbac[...]

11 English Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction To reverse the tape automatically To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... You can start playback of either [...]

12 English Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, and VOLUME MAX). Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually—ACTIVE BASS EX. You can select the bass level from level 0 (minimum) to level 2 (maximum). To emphasize rhy[...]

13 English Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. * Surround elements are added to the SEA elements to create being-there feeling in your room. To cancel the Sound Mode, select “OFF.” Creating Your Own Sound Modes—User Mode You can adjust the preset Sound Modes to create your own Sound Modes which suit your ta[...]

14 English Creating 3-dimensional Sound Field—3D Phonic While playing a disc... Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level than for other discs and sources. You can set the increase level for the currently loaded DVD Video, so you do not have to adjust the volume when you change [...]

15 English 2 Select a preset picture tone. To adjust the picture tone 1 Select “USER1” or “USER2.” • Follow steps 1 and 2 explained on the previous page. 2 Select a parameter you want to adjust. 3 Adjust the parameter. 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to adjust other parameters. To erase the VFP screen, press VFP again. Changing the Display Brightne[...]

16 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR/Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, y[...]

17 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For DVD-VR: While playing, you can turn on or off the subtitle. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded [...]

18 English Playing Back Bonus Group For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the[...]

19 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. 1 Select a disc number. 2 Select a title or group number. 3 Select a chapter[...]

20 English * Resume does not work for Program Play. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all the loaded discs at random. • Random Play cannot be used for some [...]

21 English Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 23). • The indicator(s) lights on the display as follows to indicate the current repeat mode. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: Whi[...]

22 English On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on- screen bar. On-screen bars 123 456 789 10 0 +10 D VD/CD 3 REPEA T ZOOM ENTER ON SCREEN PL PG /// / A UDIO TV Remote control 10 keys DVD Video DVD Audio DVD-VR SVCD VCD CD 3 D VD-[...]

23 English O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired o[...]

24 English To change the time information You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the main unit. 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Make sure is selected (highlighted). 3 Change the time indication. * Not available for DVD-VR. To erase the on-screen bar Repeat Play • See also page 21.[...]

25 English A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • After selecting the starting point (A), you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Select the end point (B). To cancel A-B Repeat, repeat steps 1 to 3 , and selec[...]

26 English Chapter/Track Search You can search for the number of the item to play. For DVD Video/DVD-VR: Chapter For DVD Audio: Track 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired[...]

27 English Control screen for MP3/WMA/JPEG disc The control screen automatically appears on the TV screen when you load an MP3, WMA, or JPEG disc. To move the highlight (green) bar between group list and track list (for MP3/WMA/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG track, the control screen g[...]

28 English To stop playback To repeat title/play list for DVD-VR While playing or before starting playback... * Not available before starting playback. To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... • For Repeat Play of MP3/WMA, see pages 21 and 24. To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) 1 During being paused... As th[...]

29 English Recording Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 11. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse Mode if necessary DISC REC ST AR T T APE-A / T APE-B DISC 1–5[...]

30 English 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). • When recording from deck A, you can also use “Dubbing” (see below). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source [...]

31 English Enjoying Karaoke The functions described in this section are not available for DVD Audio/DVD-VR. Singing Along (Karaoke) You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) by using two microphones. • By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing-along. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC 1 and/or[...]

32 English To apply an echo to your voice While the Mic Mixing Mode is activated... • As the number increases, echo level also increases. To adjust the Key (disc playback only) While playing back... To cancel the Key Control • Key Control is also canceled when you deactivate the Mic Mixing Mode, or select another track or disc. Reducing the Lea[...]

33 English To turn on/off the fanfare 1 Enter the fanfare setting mode. 2 Select the fanfare setting. Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program Play. • PROGRAM indic[...]

34 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • You cannot activate Daily Timer and Recording Timer at a time. (Activating either timer deactivates the other timer.) • To correct a misentry[...]

35 English 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after the setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (R[...]

36 English Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press 2 ( or 3 ) to select the menu. 3 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to select the options, then press ENTER. To erase a preference display Press SET UP. 123 456 789 10 0[...]

37 English AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder. STRE[...]

38 English Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Slide the AUDIO/TV selector to “TV.” 2 Press and hold until the following steps are complete. 3 4 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 5 Release TV. To operate the TV 123 456 789 10 0 +10 TV V OL +/– TV TV/V[...]

39 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) Playable Disc Types: • About audio format – Linear PCM: Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used for CDs and most studio masters. – Dolby Digital: Compressed digital audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel enco[...]

40 English Special Picture Playback: • During slow-motion playback, no sound will be reproduced. • You cannot use frame-by-frame playback for DVD-VR. • While zoomed in, the picture may look coarse. Advanced Disc Operations (see pages 19 to 21) Programming the Playing Order—Program Play: • While programming steps... – Your entry will be [...]

41 English Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 31 to 33) Reducing the Lead Vocal—Vocal Masking: • The Vocal Masking Mode setting is not applied to the optical digital output signals through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal. • When playing a Karaoke disc in the Vocal Masking Mode, the vocal may not be reduced or the volume may be lower. • On some[...]

42 English Handling cassette tapes • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotate it. – If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette. • Be careful not to touch the tape surface. • Avoid the following places to store the tape—in dusty places, in d[...]

43 English MP3 groups and tracks are not played back as you expect. ] The playing order is determined when the disc was recorded. It depends on the writing application. MP3/WMA or JPEG files are not played back. ] The inserted disc may include both type of tracks (MP3/ WMA files and JPEG files). In this case, you can only play back the files sel[...]

44 English Specifications Amplifier section Output Power: MAIN SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Digital output: OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (660 nm ±30 nm) Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (Measured at 1 kHz, with tape recording signal 300 mV) AUX[...]

45 English OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals *1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. *2 There is no output for DVD Audio with content protection set. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Output Signals Playback disc ST[...]

46 English Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page Button Page AUDIO z 7 KARAOKE SCORING 1 32 TV x 38 7 7 7 7 8 9 – 11, 20 KEY # : 32 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 9 Q 8, 10, 11, 18 KEY A 32 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 7 . 9, 10 L / R BALANCE F 12 8 8 8 8 P 9, 18 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 3 3 3 3 / 2 2 2 2 / ENTER E 10, 15, 17, 18, 23 – 28, 36, 38[...]

0205AIMMDWJEM EN, CS © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, and U.K.) CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if diff[...]

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM DX-T5 —Consists of CA-DXT5, SP-XT5, and SP-XST5 CA-DXT5 SP-XT5 SP-XST5 SP-XT5 CA-DXT5 SP-XST5 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0146-002A [UG, UX] English DXT5_Cover[UGUX].fm Page 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2005 3:46 PM[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution–– button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this applianc[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows: 1. Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 2. Sides/Top/Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. 3. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventila[...]

G-3 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION : Visible and invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LA[...]

1 English Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from the TV to[...]

2 English Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this system can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, “file”[...]

3 English Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy- protected disc. Your viewing may be interfered when connecting VIDEO OUT to an integrated TV/VCR system. Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections hav[...]

4 English ~ TV/monitor • To select progressive scanning mode (see page 14), use COMPONENT jacks. • Connect the VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack, or COMPONENT jacks whichever you want to use. Ÿ Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 37). I[...]

5 English @ Front main speakers and matrix surround speakers • When connecting the speaker cords, match their polarity with that of the speaker terminals: red/white to (+) and black to (–). • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the System. • The front main speakers are magne[...]

6 English Display Indication The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System, Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator • Lights when the progressive scanning mode is selected. 2 Karaoke operation indicators (see pages 31[...]

7 English Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, star[...]

8 English Listening to the Radio To select the AM tuner interval spacing Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. 1 Select “AM,” then turn off (stand by) the System. 2 Select the AM tuner interval spacing. To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency star[...]

9 English 2 Select a preset number. Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters, ” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks, ” JPEG comprises of “ Groups ” which includes “ Files, ” and CD/SVCD/VCD com[...]

10 English To locate a particular portion While playing a disc except MP3/WMA... • No sound comes out while searching on DVD Video/ SVCD/VCD. To return to normal playback, press DVD/CD 3 . T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playbac[...]

11 English Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction To reverse the tape automatically To playback the both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in the both decks... You can start playback of either [...]

12 English Daily Operations —Sound&Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, and VOLUME MAX). Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually—ACTIVE BASS EX. You can select the bass level from level 0 (minimum) to level 2 (maximum). To emphasize rhy[...]

13 English Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. * Surround elements are added to the SEA elements to create being-there feeling in your room. To cancel the Sound Mode, select “OFF.” Creating Your Own Sound Modes—User Mode You can adjust the preset Sound Modes to create your own Sound Modes which suit your ta[...]

14 English Creating 3-dimensional Sound Field—3D Phonic While playing a disc... Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level than for other discs and sources. You can set the increase level for the currently loaded DVD Video, so you do not have to adjust the volume when you change [...]

15 English 2 Select a preset picture tone. To adjust the picture tone 1 Select “USER1” or “USER2.” • Follow steps 1 and 2 explained on the previous page. 2 Select a parameter you want to adjust. 3 Adjust the parameter. 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to adjust other parameters. To erase the VFP screen, press VFP again. Changing the Display Brightne[...]

16 English Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR/Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, y[...]

17 English Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For DVD-VR: While playing, you can turn on or off the subtitle. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded [...]

18 English Playing Back Bonus Group For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audios have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the[...]

19 English Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. 1 Select a disc number. 2 Select a title or group number. 3 Select a chapter[...]

20 English * Resume does not work for Program Play. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all the loaded discs at random. • Random Play cannot be used for some [...]

21 English Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 23). • The indicator(s) lights on the display as follows to indicate the current repeat mode. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: Whi[...]

22 English On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the information on disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on- screen bar. On-screen bars 123 456 789 10 0 +10 D VD/CD 3 REPEA T ZOOM ENTER ON SCREEN PL PG /// / A UDIO TV Remote control 10 keys DVD Video DVD Audio DVD-VR SVCD VCD CD 3 D VD-[...]

23 English O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedure through the on-screen bar is as follows: Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired o[...]

24 English To change the time information You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the main unit. 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Make sure is selected (highlighted). 3 Change the time indication. * Not available for DVD-VR. To erase the on-screen bar Repeat Play • See also page 21.[...]

25 English A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • After selecting the starting point (A), you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Select the end point (B). To cancel A-B Repeat, repeat steps 1 to 3 , and selec[...]

26 English Chapter/Track Search You can search for the number of the item to play. For DVD Video/DVD-VR: Chapter For DVD Audio: Track 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull- down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired[...]

27 English Control screen for MP3/WMA/JPEG disc The control screen automatically appears on the TV screen when you load an MP3, WMA, or JPEG disc. To move the highlight (green) bar between group list and track list (for MP3/WMA/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start playing back a JPEG track, the control screen g[...]

28 English To stop playback To repeat title/play list for DVD-VR While playing or before starting playback... * Not available before starting playback. To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... • For Repeat Play of MP3/WMA, see pages 21 and 24. To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) 1 During being paused... As th[...]

29 English Recording Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 11. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse Mode if necessary DISC REC ST AR T T APE-A / T APE-B DISC 1–5[...]

30 English 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). • When recording from deck A, you can also use “Dubbing” (see below). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source [...]

31 English Enjoying Karaoke The functions described in this section are not available for DVD Audio/DVD-VR. Singing Along (Karaoke) You can enjoy singing along (Karaoke) by using two microphones. • By pressing REC START/STOP, you can record your singing-along. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN. 2 Connect the microphone(s) (not supplied) to the MIC 1 and/or[...]

32 English To apply an echo to your voice While the Mic Mixing Mode is activated... • As the number increases, echo level also increases. To adjust the Key (disc playback only) While playing back... To cancel the Key Control • Key Control is also canceled when you deactivate the Mic Mixing Mode, or select another track or disc. Reducing the Lea[...]

33 English To turn on/off the fanfare 1 Enter the fanfare setting mode. 2 Select the fanfare setting. Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program Play. • PROGRAM indic[...]

34 English Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • You cannot activate Daily Timer and Recording Timer at a time. (Activating either timer deactivates the other timer.) • To correct a misentry[...]

35 English 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after the setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (R[...]

36 English Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press 2 ( or 3 ) to select the menu. 3 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to select the options, then press ENTER. To erase a preference display Press SET UP. 123 456 789 10 0[...]

37 English AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder. STRE[...]

38 English Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate the JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Slide the AUDIO/TV selector to “TV.” 2 Press and hold until the following steps are complete. 3 4 Enter the 2-digit manufacture’s code number. 5 Release TV. To operate the TV 123 456 789 10 0 +10 TV V OL +/– TV TV/V[...]

39 English Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) Playable Disc Types: • About audio format – Linear PCM: Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used for CDs and most studio masters. – Dolby Digital: Compressed digital audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel enco[...]

40 English Special Picture Playback: • During slow-motion playback, no sound will be reproduced. • You cannot use frame-by-frame playback for DVD-VR. • While zoomed in, the picture may look coarse. Advanced Disc Operations (see pages 19 to 21) Programming the Playing Order—Program Play: • While programming steps... – Your entry will be [...]

41 English Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 31 to 33) Reducing the Lead Vocal—Vocal Masking: • The Vocal Masking Mode setting is not applied to the optical digital output signals through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal. • When playing a Karaoke disc in the Vocal Masking Mode, the vocal may not be reduced or the volume may be lower. • On some[...]

42 English Handling cassette tapes • If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotate it. – If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette. • Be careful not to touch the tape surface. • Avoid the following places to store the tape—in dusty places, in d[...]

43 English MP3 groups and tracks are not played back as you expect. ] The playing order is determined when the disc was recorded. It depends on the writing application. MP3/WMA or JPEG files are not played back. ] The inserted disc may include both type of tracks (MP3/ WMA files and JPEG files). In this case, you can only play back the files sel[...]

44 English Specifications Amplifier section Output Power: MAIN SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. Digital output: OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (660 nm ±30 nm) Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (Measured at 1 kHz, with tape recording signal 300 mV) AUX[...]

45 English OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals *1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. *2 There is no output for DVD Audio with content protection set. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Output Signals Playback disc ST[...]

46 English Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page Button Page AUDIO z 7 KARAOKE SCORING 1 32 TV x 38 7 7 7 7 8 9 – 11, 20 KEY # : 32 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 9 Q 8, 10, 11, 18 KEY A 32 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 7 . 9, 10 L / R BALANCE F 12 8 8 8 8 P 9, 18 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 3 3 3 3 / 2 2 2 2 / ENTER E 10, 15, 17, 18, 23 – 28, 36, 38[...]

0205AIMMDWJEM EN, AR, PE © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited Mains (AC) Line Instruction (not applicable for Europe, U.S.A., Canada, and U.K.) CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if [...]