JVC SP-FSY1 manual

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    INSTR UCTIONS COMP A CT COMPONENT SYSTEM FS-Y1 Consists of CA-FSY1 and SP-FSY1 GVT0142-008 A [B] FS-Y1[B]_f.book Page 1 Fr iday, A pril 15, 2005 7:46 PM[...]

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    G-1 IMPORT ANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable f or the po wer points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approv ed ext ension lead or consult y our dealer . BE SUR E to replace the fuse only with an identical approved ty[...]

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    G-2 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CA UTION: Do not open the top cover . There are no user ser viceable parts inside the unit ; leav e all ser vicing to qualified ser vice personnel. 3. CA UTION: Visible and invisi ble laser radiation when open and interlock failed or def eated. Av oid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCT[...]

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    G-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and ma nufactured to me et international safe ty 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 be fore you attempt [...]

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    G-2 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CA UTION: Do not open the top cover . There are no user ser viceable parts inside the unit ; leav e all ser vicing to qualified ser vice personnel. 3. CA UTION: Visible and invisi ble laser radiation when open and interlock failed or def eated. Av oid direct exposure to beam. 4. REPRODUCT[...]

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    G-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and ma nufactured to me et international safe ty 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 be fore you attempt [...]

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    1 Introduction Introduction About discs ...................................................... 3 Description of parts ......................................... 5 Getting started Using the remote control ................................. 6 Putting the batteries in the re mote control .......... 6 Operating the TV using the remote control ......... 7[...]

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    2 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is lev el, dr y and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e sufficient distance between the system and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands. • A small amount [...]

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    3 Introduction About discs This system has been designed to play back the f ollowing discs: DV D V I D E O, DV D A U D I O, V C D, S V C D, C D This system can also play bac k the follo wing discs: • Finalized D VD-R/-RW discs recorded in the D VD VIDEO f or mat. • CD-R/RW discs recorded in the f ollowing formats • Music CDs (finalized discs)[...]

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    4 Notes on all files • The system can only recognize and play files with one of the follo wing extensions, which can be in an y combination of upper and lower case; • MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3” • WMA: “.WMA” , “.wma” • JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JPEG”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg” • If a character other than singl e b yte English charact[...]

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    5 Introduction The numbers represent the page numbers. * Connect headphones (not suppl ied) with a stereo mini plug. If the headphones are connected, the speakers and subwoof er will not produce any sound. Fr ont panel PHONES PLA Y MUL TI CONTROL UP DOWN DIMMER 3D PHONIC BASS/TREBLE AM A U X FM P AUSE 16 12 11 16 16 26 38 15 14 32 32 15 14 12 12 12[...]

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    6 The numbers represent the page numbers. If the range or effectiv eness of the remote control decreases, replace the batteries. Use two R6 (SUM-3)/AA(15F) type dr y-cell batter ies. CAUTION • Do not use a use d battery and a new ba ttery together . • Do not use diffe rent types of batte ries at the same time. • Take out the batteries if th e[...]

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    7 Introduction This page is for when operating y our TV using the remote control o f this product. Setting the manufacturer's code 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to the TV side. 2 Keep pressing down TV. NOTE Keep pressing down TV until St ep 4 is complete. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0). Ex.: F or a Hitachi TV: Press [...]

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    8 Connection When positioning the antenna, listen to an actual radio progr am (refer to “Listening to a radio broadcast” on page 32). Connecting antennas C onnecting AM loop antenna ( supplied ) 1 Set up the AM loop antenna. 2 Connect antenna cords. 3 Turn the AM loop antenna t o the direction of the best radio reception. Locate the AM loop ant[...]

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    9 Connecting up Connection There is no d iff erence between the left and r ight speakers. CAUTION • DO NOT conn ect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal. • The speakers of this product are magneticall y shielded, but color irregulari ties may occur on the TV depending on how the speake rs are installed. Keep in mind the followi ng. 1. [...]

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    10 Connecting up Connection This page is for when connecting the main unit with other de vices . Connecting subwoofer Connecting with other audio device When you want to hear sound from the subwoof er , press S.WFR OUT on th e remote control to display “SUBWOOFER” on the displa y window on the main unit. Each time you press the b utton, the dis[...]

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    11 Connecting up Connection CAUTION Connect the mai n unit di rectly with a TV (or a monitor) withou t routing through a VCR. Otherwis e it may cause picture dis tor tion while pla ying. Also, when c onnecting the main unit to a TV with a VCR built in, there may be picture distortion while playing . Y ou can enjoy pictures of better quality using t[...]

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    12 (Refer to page 17 for pla ying MP3/WMA an d JPEG.) • The power will be turned on when any of PLA Y 3 , FM, AM, A UX, or 0 on the main unit and D VD/CD 3 , FM, AM, A UX, or 0 OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control i s pressed while th e power is off . If any button other than 0 or 0 OPEN/CLOSE is pressed, the sour ce will also b e changed (if there i[...]

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    13 Basic operations Display window during disc playback Ex.: When a D VD VIDEO is play ed Ex.: When a D VD A UDIO is play ed If “BONUS” or “B.S .P . ” is display ed dur ing a D VD A UDIO pla yback, refer to page 27. Ex.: When an SVCD or VCD is playe d • When playing an SVCD , the SVCD indi cator lights instead of th e VCD indicator. • P[...]

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    14 Playing discs (continued) NOTE • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO before using the number buttons. • For a VCD or SVCD, this operation can be carried out when the disc is stopp ed, or during playback without the PBC function. • For a DVD AUDIO, CD, MP 3/WMA or JPEG, this operation c an also be carr ied out when the disc is sto[...]

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    15 Basic operations Press during playback. NOTE • This operation may not be carried out for some discs. • It is not possible to go back to the previous title. Press SLOW or SLOW during pause. • Each time you press the b utton, the playback speed increases ( × 1/32, × 1/16, × 1/8, × 1/4, × 1/2). •P r e s s D VD/CD 3 to star t nor mal pl[...]

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    16 Playing discs (continued) Press DIMMER repeatedly. • Each time you press the b utton, the dimmer mode changes as follows: • When the unit is tur ned off, pressing DISPLA Y tur ns off the clock indication to sav e the power consumption. The items abov e can be carried out for all sources. Press AUDIO VOL +/–. NOTE The volume can b e also ad[...]

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    17 Advanced operations Display of an MP3/WMA disc is describ ed here as an e xample . F or a JPEG disc, read “track” as “file”. NOTE When playing a disc contai ning both MP3/WMA and JPEG files, set one of them to be played , then turn on the system agai n (page 29). 1 Load a disc. 2 Press cursor 5 / ∞ to select a group. 3 Press cursor 3 t[...]

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    18 NOTE Set the remote control mode select or to AUDIO before using the number butt ons. This system can store the stop point, and when you start playback again b y pressing D VD/CD 3 (e ven while on standby), it star ts from the position where you hav e stopped—Resume Play . The RESUME indicator lights on the display windo w when you stop pla yb[...]

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    19 Advanced operations NOTE Set the remote control mode select or to AUDIO before using the number butt ons. 1 Press MENU or TOP MENU while the disc is stopped or during playback *1 . • The disc menu screen will be display ed. •O n l y TO P ME N U can be use d f or D VD AU D I O s . 2 Press cursor 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 (only for a DVD VIDEO or DVD AU[...]

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    20 NOTE Set the remote control mode select or to AUDIO before using the number butt ons. It is possible to program a maximum of 99 chapters or trac ks. The same chapter or track can be programmed more than once. 1 While the disc is stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly to display “PROGRAM” on the display window on the main unit. 2 Create a progra[...]

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    21 Advanced operations To program on the display window on the ma in unit, operate as follows: (1) Sele ct a title/group using the number buttons . (2) Designate a cha pter/track n umber using the number b uttons. • Ref er to “How to use the number buttons” (page 15). • The p rogram number will be displayed on the lo wer displa y window (Ex[...]

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    22 Refer to page 17 for Repeat Playbac k of MP3 and JPEG files. Press REPEAT during playback. • Each time you press the button, the Repeat mode and its indication chang e as f ollows: F or D V D VIDEO F or D VD A UDIO F or CD/VCD/SVCD NOTE • For a VCD and SVCD, the operat ion can be carried out only when the disc is stopped or durin g playback [...]

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    23 Advanced operations 1 Press ON SCREEN twice during playback. The menu bar (page 28) will be displa yed. 2 Press cursor 2 / 3 to select . 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press cursor 5 / ∞ to display . Other Repeat mode s can be se lected here. F or other Repeat modes, refer to “Pla ying the title/chapter/group/track/all trac ks repeatedl y (REPEA T)” ( p[...]

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    24 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback of a di sc containing subtitles in several languages. • Each time you press th e b utton, the subtitle will be alter nated between ON and OFF . 2 Press cursor 5 / ∞ to select a subtitle language. • F or a language code such as “AA”, refer to “Language codes” (page 42). • The manner of displaying s[...]

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    25 Advanced operations 1 Press ZOOM du ring playback or while paused. • Each time you press the button, the picture magnification will be chan ged. • (F or a JPEG) Y ou ca nnot change the picture magnification dur ing slide-show playbac k. 2 Select the portion you want to see by using cursor 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 . • T o resume nor mal playback, se[...]

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    26 Other convenient functions (continued) The two speak ers produce an effect resemb ling surround-sound. 1 Press 3D PH ONIC during playback. • Each time you press the button, the 3D PHONIC will be alternated as fol lows: • While 3D PHONIC is activ a ted, “ 3D PHONIC ” appears and the 3D PHONIC indicator lights on the display window . NOTE [...]

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    27 Advanced operations NOTE Set the remote control mode select or to AUDIO before using the number buttons. There are some D VD A UDIO discs with a speci al group , called “Bonus Group”, recorded. NOTE This operation can be carrie d out when “BONUS” is lit on the display window on the main uni t. 1 Press GROUP/TITLE repeatedly during playba[...]

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    28 NOTE • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO before using the number buttons. • This operation can be carried out when there is a disc lo aded. There are some functio ns that may not work while the di sc is stopped. 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The status bar and the menu bar will appea r on the TV screen. 2 Press cursor 2 / 3 to select [...]

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    29 Advanced operations NOTE The playback status mark has the same meaning of the mark on t he On-screen guide ( page 15). The initial settings of the system can be changed according to the environment the system is used in. NOTE • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO before using the number buttons. • The top and bottom of t he prefere[...]

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    30 Preferences (continued) AUDIO Items Contents ( : initial setting) DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT Select an outp ut signal type from th e fo llowing in accordance with the device connected to the digital au dio output terminal (A V amplifier , etc.). (See the l ist below f or the pref erence items and output signal.) PCM ONL Y : Device co rresponding onl[...]

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    31 Advanced operations AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa A T Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH[...]

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    32 NOTE Set the remote control mode select or to AUDIO before using the number buttons. 1 Press FM or AM. 2 Press 4 / ¢ to select the station (frequency). A utomatic tuning: Hold down 4 / ¢ until the system starts searching, and then re lease the button. (The A UT O indicato r light s while searching.) When a station of sufficie nt signal strengt[...]

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    33 Presetting stations in the system allows y ou to easily tune in to a station. NOTE Set the remote control mode select or to AUDIO before using the number buttons. The system stores up to 30 FM stations and up to 15 AM (MW) stations. 1 Select a statio n you want to store (page 32 for how to select). 2 Press MEMORY. “MEMOR Y” is flashing on th[...]

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    34 RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along wi th their regu lar program signals. For example , the stations send their sta tion names, as well as inf or mation about what type of program they broadcast, such as spor ts or music, etc. When tuned in to an FM station which provides the RDS ser vice, the RDS indicator lights up on the[...]

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    35 Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a par ticular kind of program from the preset channels (p age 33) by specifying th e PTY codes. To search for a progra m using the PTY codes NOTE Before you start operati on; • The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations. • To stop s[...]

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    36 Description of the PTY codes NOTE Classification of the PTY codes for some FM stations may be different from the above list. Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another con venient RDS service is called “Enhanced Other Network”. This allows the system to switch tempor arily to a broadcast program of your choice (T A, NE[...]

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    37 To stop listen ing to the program selected by Enhanced Oth er Network Press T A/News/Inf o repeatedly again so that the program type indicator (T A/NEW S/INFO) goes off from the displa y window . The system e xits from Enhanced Other Network stan dby mode and goes back to the pre viously selected station. How the Enhanced Othe r Network function[...]

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    38 Connect the other audio device to this system in adv ance (page 10 ). 1 Press AUX. The source changes to A UX. 2 Play the other audio device. F or deta ils, ref er to the manual of the device connected. 3 Adjust the vol ume and the sound quality of the system (page 16). Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use any timers . • T o exit[...]

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    39 How the daily timer w orks: Once the daily timer has been set, the timer indicato r and timer numbe r indicator (1/2/3) are lit on the display window . Daily ti mer tur ns on the system at the same time e veryday until the tim er setting is canceled manually or another dail y timer is activated. When the on-time comes: The system turns on, tune [...]

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    40 When the time you specif y elapses, the system will be tur ned off by itself . Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the time indicated on the display window on the main unit changes (in minutes). Changing the time Reselect the time by pressing SLEEP repeatedly . Confirming the time Press SLEEP once while Sleep Timer is set. Releasing Pre[...]

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    41 Reference When you encounter a problem that seems to be a fault, check the f ollowing points before contacting your JVC service center. Power source 7 Power does not come on. • The power cord is not connected to the main unit or an A C outlet. → Connect the power cord correctly (page 11). Operation 7 You cannot operate any but ton. • Some [...]

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    42 Reference Others 7 It is not possible to switch audio or subtit les between langu ages. • The disc does not contain 2 or more languages. → If only a single lang uage is recorded on the disc, switching to another languag e is impossible (page 24). 7 No subtitle is displayed. • The disc does not contain any subtitles. → A DVD VIDEO without[...]

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    43 General P ower source: A C 230 V , 50 Hz P ow er consumption: 25 W (in opera tion) 1.0 W (on standb y) Wei ght: 2.7 kg External dimensions (W x H x D): 150 mm x 152 mm x 246 mm DVD player Pla yabl e discs: D VD VIDEO, D VD A UDIO, VCD , SVCD , CD , CD-R/RW (CD , VCD , MP3, WMA, JPEG f ormat), D VD-R/- R W (video format) Video output Color system[...]

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    2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited EN 0405AIMMDWJEM FS-Y1 COMPACT T COMPONENT SYSTEM c FS-Y1[B]_f.book Page 44 Friday, April 15, 2005 7:46 PM[...]