JVC AX-THL1 manual

GVT0206-001A [J , C] DIGIT AL MEDIA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS TH-L1 Consists of AX-THL1, SP-THL1W , SP-THL1F , SP-THL1C and SP-THL1S 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 in fo r ma t io n for f ut ur e re fer e nc e. Model No . S er i al N o. TH-L1[JC[...]

G-1 CAUTION— button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power of f complete ly (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the appa ratus, ensure t hat the plug is easily accessib le. The button i n any positio n does not di sconnect the mains line . • When the sy stem is on sta ndby , t he ST ANDBY lamp light s red. • When the sys tem i[...]

G-2 For U .S.A. This eq uipment has bee n test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are d esigned to pr ovide reasonable protection a gainst ha rmful interfere nce in a resident ial installa tion. This equi pment gene rates, uses an d can radiate rad io frequency e[...]

G-3 Caution: Pr oper V entilatio n T o avoid risk o f electric shock and fire and to protect from dama ge, place the app aratus on a level surface. The minimal clearanc es are shown below: Attention: V entilation Cor recte Pour éviter le s chocs électriqu es, les incendi es et tout autr e dégât, pos er l’appareil sur une surface plate. Le dé[...]

1 Introduction ........................................... 2 Notes on h andling ......................................................... 2 Supplied accessories ...................................................... 2 About files .............................................. 3 Playable file types for the USB MEMORY ................ 3 Index of part[...]

2 Introduc t ion 7 Important caut ions Inst allati on of the s ystem • Select a place which is leve l, dry and nei ther too hot nor too cold; between 5°C a nd 35°C (41°F a nd 95°F). • Leave sufficien t distanc e b etween the sy stem a nd the TV . • Do not use the sy stem in a pla ce subject to vib ratio n. Power co rd • Do not ha ndle t[...]

3 About file s For al l playab le files • The system ca n only recognize a nd play files with one of the follo wing ext ensions , regar dless of the let ter case— uppe r/l ower : MP3: <.MP3>, <.mp 3> WMA: < .WMA> , <.wma> WA V : <.W A V>, <. W A VE>, < .wav>, <.wa ve> JPEG: <.J PG>, <.JPE[...]

4 Index of par t s and controls The n umbers in the figur es indicate the pa ges wher e the details o f t he parts a re described. Front panel ( center unit ) Display window 27 17 22 28 18 13 12 12 26 19 12 12 Remo te s ens or: 6 13 17 16 16 16 17 16, 20, 22, 25 20, 23 22 20, 23 16 TH-L1[JC].book Page 4 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM[...]

5 Index of par ts and controls Rear pane l (cen ter unit) 11 7 13 9, 10, 11 9, 10, 11 10, 11 10 9, 10, 11 TH-L1[JC].book Page 5 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM[...]

6 Index of par ts and controls 7 Putting ba tteries in the remote cont rol If th e rang e or effective ness o f the r emot e con trol decr e ases, repl ace b ot h batte rie s. CAUTIO N • B att eries shall n ot be exposed to excessive h eat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remo te contr ol di[...]

7 Conn ec tions CAUTIO N • If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same spea ker impedance (SPEAKER IMPEDA NCE) indi cated on the re ar o f the cent er uni t. • D O NOT conn ect more tha n one speaker to one speak er terminal. • When in stalling the satellite speakers on the wall; – Be sure to have them ins[...]

8 Connec tions T o obta in the best possibl e sound from this system, yo u need to place all the speakers excep t the sub woofer a t the same dist ance from t he list ening p osition. If your speakers cannot be place d at the same distanc e from the listening position Y ou can ad just the d elay time o f t he speaker s. See “Delay men u (DELA Y)?[...]

9 Connec tions • Y ou can get better pictur e quality in the order — HDMI > Componen t video > S-vi deo > Composite video. • Disto r tion of pi cture ma y o ccur when con necting the TV via a VCR, or to a TV with a buil t-in V CR. • Y ou need to set “M ONITOR T YPE ” in the PICTURE men u correctly acco rding t o the aspect rati[...]

10 Connec tions 7 To co nnect the video compone nts for t he so urce of VI DEO 1 • Y ou can get better pictur e quality in the order — HDMI > Componen t video > S-vi deo > Composite video. NOTE • Un ify the way of TV connection and that of video component’s (for example, connect a video com ponent through S-VIDEO jack when TV is co[...]

11 Connec tions 7 To co nnect the video compone nts for t he so urce of VI DEO 2 • Y ou can get better pictur e quality in the order — HDMI > Componen t video > S-vi deo > Composite video. NOTE • Un ify the way of TV connection and that of video component’s (for example, connect a video com ponent through S-VIDEO jack when TV is co[...]

12 Connec tions 7 To co nnect the video compone nts for t he so urce of VI DEO 3 • Y ou can get better p icture quality in the order — S-video > Composite video . NOTE • Un ify the way of TV connection and that of video component’s (for example, connect a video com ponent through S-VIDEO jack when TV is connect ed through S-VI DEO jack).[...]

13 Connec tions Y ou ca n connect a USB m ass sto rage class device s uch as a USB flash memory device, hard dis k drive, m ultimedia card reader , digital camera, etc . to this system. • After co nnecting a USB m ass sto rage clas s device to this system a nd selecting USB MEMO RY as the sou rce, the file con t rol di splay a ppears on the TV sc[...]

14 Operating the TV and DVD play er NOTE • M anufacturers’ codes are subject to change without notice. 7 To set th e manu factur er’s co de 1 Press and hold T V . Press a n d hold the bu tton until step 3 is finished. 2 Press E NTER. 3 Pres s number buttons (1 - 9, 0) to enter the manufac turer’ s code (2 digits). Exa mp les : Fo r a AKA I [...]

15 Operating the TV and DVD player 7 To set th e manu factur er’s co de 1 Press and hold DVD . Press a n d hold the bu tton until step 3 is finished. 2 Press E NTER. 3 Press number buttons (1 - 9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’ s code (2 digits). Examp les: Fo r a MAGN A V OX DVD pla yer : Pr ess 0 , then 5 . Fo r a P AN ASONIC D V D pla yer : P[...]

16 Basi c operations • The ico n such as sh ows the file types the o peratio n is av ai l ab le f or . On the re mote co ntrol: Press A UDIO . On the center unit: Press . NOTE • A small amount of power is consumed even when the power is turned off. This is called stan dby mode an d the STANDB Y lamp lights in th is mode. Unplug th e power cord [...]

17 Basic operations CAUTIO N • Alw ays s et th e volu me to m in imum le vel be fore s tar t ing any source . If th e vol ume is set a t a high level, the sudden b last of sound may da mage your hearin g and/ or b low o ut the sp ea ke rs. On the remot e control: Pr ess A UDIO VOL UME +/–. On the center unit: Pr ess VO L UME +/–. CAUTIO N Be [...]

18 Basic operations 1 Press SPK LEVEL to sho w the target speak er indication on the display w indow . Each time yo u press the bu tton, the indi cation of the spea kers changes as follows: 2 Press +/– to adjust the output lev el from –6 to +6 while speak er indic ation i s di splayed. NOTE • You can also make adjustments by using the setup m[...]

19 Opera tio ns for iP od CAUTIO N • B efore selecting the vide o source to pla y , m ake the appr opriate setting fo r video outpu t on the iPod. Compati ble iPod type s: * 2 Only fo r still pi cture . • I f the iPod does not play correctly, update your iPod Software to the late st version. For details about upda ting your i Pod, check on the [...]

20 Operations for iP od T o turn ON/OFF the char g e mode 7 Whil e “ iP o d ” is selected as a source 1 Display t he current char ge mode. On the remote contr ol: Press and hold 7 for 2 second s. On th e cen ter un it: P ress and hold iP od/USB MEMOR Y CO N T R O L 7 fo r 2 s e co nd s. The curr ent ch arge mode a ppears on the di spla y window[...]

21 Operati ons for USB ME MORY • The ico n such as sh ows the file types the o peratio n is av ai l ab le f or . When “U SB MEM OR Y” is selected as the so urce, the following messa ges will appear on the TV sc reen. CAUTIO N • Alw ays s et volum e to th e m inimu m le vel wh en c onn ec ti ng or disconnecting th e other equipment. • You [...]

22 Operations for USB MEMORY Basic playback for USB MEMORY 7 To play a file in a USB m ass st orage cl ass device 1 C onnec t a USB mass storage class devic e (see page 13) while the sy stem is turned off . 2 T urn on the sy stem. (see page 16) 3 Selec t “USB MEMORY” as the source . (see page 16) 4 Start playback. On the remote contr ol: P ress[...]

23 Operations for USB MEMORY F ast-for ward/fast-reverse search Press 1 or y du ring pla yback. Ea ch t ime you p ress th e button , the s e arch speed chan ges (x2, x5, x10, x20, x60). To re turn to no rmal s peed pla yback Press USB ME MORY 6 on the remot e con t rol. NOTE • When a M P3/WMA /WAV file is played back, so und is intermitt ent and [...]

24 Operations for USB MEMORY Using the on-screen bar Y ou can ch e ck file inform ation a nd use some functions thr ough the on-scr een bar . 7 Showing the on-sc reen bar Pr ess ON SCREEN. Each time y ou pr ess the b ut ton, the on- screen bar ch anges as fo llows o n the TV screen. Example: During ASF p layback 7 Contents of the on-screen bar duri[...]

25 Operations for USB MEMORY Resuming playback Wh en Resume P layback is s et to “ ON” (see p age 31) and yo u stop playback b y the following opera tions, the posi tion where pla yback has be en stopp ed is stored. ( “ RESUME ” appear s on the displa y window .) • T ur ni ng of f t he powe r (s e e pa ge 16 ) • Pressing 7 once • Chan[...]

26 Operations for USB MEMORY Repeating pla yback When using the R EPEAT button : Pr ess REPEA T . Exa mpl e: Each t ime you press REPEA T , th e Rep eat mod e chang es. Disp lay window T V scre en Meani ngs 1 Repeats the curr ent tra ck/ files. REPEA T TRACK Repeats the curr ent grou p . REPEA T GROUP ALL Rep eats a ll tr acks/ fi les. REPEA T ALL [...]

27 Operations for surround mode Y ou can en joy mo re realistic sou nd field than a ster eo sound by us ing the surr ound mo de. • Th e sur round mo des are als o avai la ble fo r ex tern al component s. 7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURROUND) This function a utoma tically selects the a ppr opria te surro und mode acco rding t o the incom ing signals. F [...]

28 Oper at ions fo r surr ound mode 7 DSP • ST ADIU M ST ADIU M mode adds c larity and s pr eads th e sound , like in an out door st adiu m. • All Channe l Stereo All Channel S tereo (AL L CH STERE O) mode can rep roduce a larg er ster eo sound field u sing all the conn ected (and activa ted) spe aker s. All Channel S tereo ca n be used while r[...]

29 Setting preferences • Y ou ca n chang e the language used in the setu p men us. See “M enu descri ption ” below . NOTE • Y ou can use SET UP menu only when the sour ce is USB MEMORY. Bas ic ope ra tio n on t he setu p menu s 7 Wh ile st opped 1 Press SET UP. 2 F ollow the instructions tha t appear on the T V screen. : Langu age menu (L A[...]

30 Setting preferences 7 FILE TYPE Wh en severa l types o f files are r ecord ed on a device, y ou can sel ect which files to p lay . •A U D I O Select this to pla y MP3/WMA/W A V f iles. • STILL P ICTURE Select this to play JP EG files. •V I D E O Select this to pla y MPEG-1/MPEG -2/ASF files. : Audi o menu (A UDIO ) 7 D. RANGE COMPRESSION ([...]

31 Setting preferences : Other sett ing menu (OTHERS) 7 RESUME (See page 25.) Y ou ca n activate or deactiva te Resume Playback function. 7 ON SCREEN GUIDE Y ou ca n activate or deactiva te the on-screen guide ic ons. (See page 23.) Y ou can set the analog or digital a udio inp ut term inal to use with the sour ce of VIDEO 1-3. NOTE • B efore you[...]

32 References T roubleshoot ing PRO BLEM POS SIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION POW ER P ower does n ot come o n. The power cord is not co nnected. C onnect the power cord co rrectly . (See p age 13.) The sy stem sudde nly turns o ff. The pla y back level of the curr en t sour ce is t o o high. Play back the so urce with low er volum e le vel. REMOTE CO N T R O [...]

33 Referen ces 7 Center unit Output po wer Front/ Sur roun d: 4 0 W per ch anne l, RM S a t 3 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10% to tal harmonic dis to rtio n. Center: 100 W, R M S a t 4 Ω at 1 k H z , w i t h 10% total harmo nic dist ortion. Subw oofer: 100 W, R M S a t 4 Ω at 30 Hz, with 10% total harmo nic dist ortion. Audio sectio n Analog In put VIDEO[...]

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