JVC TH-A10 manual

L VT0457-001A [ J] For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. TH-A10 DVD DIGIT AL THEA TER SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS TH-A10[J]Cover/1 00.2.24, 15:02 1[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of[...]

1 T able of Contents Getting Started ........................................................................................... 2 Important cautions ........................................................................ 2 Safety precautions ......................................................................... 2 Checking the supplied accessor[...]

2 Getting Star ted Important cautions Installation of the unit • Select a place which is le vel, dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F). • Leav e sufficient distance betw een the unit and the TV . • Do not use the unit in a place subject to vibrations. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet[...]

3 System outline This system consists of the center unit containing a D VD player, a radio, and a pre-amp, as well as the powered sub-woofer , the center speaker , and four satellite speaker units. It provides a fully functional D VD theater system by simply connecting to a TV set. Center speaker (SP-XCA10) Satellite speaker (SP-XSA10) Satellite sp[...]

4 T o attach non-slip rubbers to the center speaker Attach the supplied non-slip rubbers at three points on the bottom of the center speaker . Installation Example —————————————————— CAUTIONS: • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient place behind the powered sub-woofer . • If the front and[...]

5 About discs Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follo ws: Playable discs ——————————————— DVD VIDEO Video CD Audio CD The D VD Logo is a trademark. Non-playable discs —————————————— • D VD-ROM • D VD-RAM • D VD-R • D VD-R W • CD-R • CD-R OM • PHO TO[...]

6 Connections Connecting the FM and AM antennas FM antenna connections ——————————— A. Using the supplied FM antenna The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 Ω CO AXIAL terminal as temporary measure. B. Using the standard type connector (Not supplied) A standard type connector should be connected to the FM 75 Ω[...]

7 T o connect speakers Connect the satellite speakers and center speaker to the terminals on the po wered sub-woofer using the speaker cords supplied. Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the speaker and terminal to which eac h is to be connected. • The four satellite speakers may be used at either front or rear . • Ensure that [...]

8 Connecting Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can connect the following audio/video components to this system. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components. Audio Components: Cassette deck or MD recorder* Video Components: TV or DBS tuner* VCRs * Y ou can connect these components using the methods described in “ Analog connections” (see [...]

9 TV audio or DBS tuner TV sound Note: • When connecting the DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS jacks, change the source name, which will be shown on the display when selected as the source, to “DBS”. See page 17 for details. Digital connections ——————————————————————————————————?[...]

10 Connecting the power cord Before plugging the center unit and pow er ed sub-woofer into an AC outlets, make sure that all connections ha ve been made. Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. The red ST ANDBY lamp on the center unit lights when the power cord is plugged in. Keep the po wer cord away from the connecting cables and the antenna cable[...]

11 Par ts Identification Become familiar with the b uttons and controls on the unit before use. Refer to the pag es in parentheses for details. Center unit ——————————————————————————————————————— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 p 1 PO WER buftton and ST ANDBY lamp (16) 2 Remote sensor (1[...]

12 Secondary remote control Primary remote control Parts Identification Remote controls ——————————————————————————————————————— w e r t y u i o ; a s q p 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 p 9 8 1 SLEEP button (20) 2 AN ALOG/DIGIT AL INPUT button (18) 3 TITLE button (24) 4 S[...]

13 Principles of operation The system may be operated via the remote control or the buttons on the center unit, or via the menu on the scr een. Operation with the remote control Select the appropriate mode for the remote control when using the primary or secondary remote control is used for operation. The remote control mode is selected by pressing[...]

14 Principles of operation T o operate via the on-screen menu When using the on-screen menu, first display it and then use the primary or secondary remote control unit cursor b uttons ( 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ ), the number buttons, and the ENTER b utton. Displaying the on-screen menu ————————————————————————[...]

15 On-screen menus —————————————— This system supports the follo wing on-screen men us. Opening screens On-screen menus for using and setting up the A V amp function On-screen menus for setting up the DVD On-screen menus for using the disc for Audio CD (No disc inserted) for DVD for Video CD CD CONTROL display On-screen [...]

16 The basic operations for this system are as follows. IMPORT ANT Check that remote control mode selector is set to the current position when using the primary remote control: Set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” to operate an audio system, TV , or VCR. Set to “CA TV/DBS” to operate a CA TV converter or DBS tuner . The system will not operate normally wh[...]

17 Muting the sound Primary remote control only: Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers connected. “MUTING” appears on the display window and v olume turns off. T o restore the sound, press MUTING again so that “OFF” appears on the display . • Pressing VOLUME +/– also restores the sound. Selecting the source to play From th[...]

18 Selecting the analog or digital input mode When you hav e connected some components such as MD recorder , the DBS tuner and so on, using digital terminals (see page 9), you need to change the input mode for these components to the digital input. Y ou can choose digital sound from the following sources: “MD”, “DBS”, “ A UX”. Primary r[...]

19 When a decode mode which differs from the type of disc being played is selected Insert a D VD disc in the center unit to display the type of audio being played in the Decode mode indicator in the display window . Audio cannot be played if a decode mode which differs from the displayed mode is selected. The selected decode mode flashes to indicat[...]

20 The lamp display indicates the type of disc (D VD or CD) currently playing as follows. With Dolby digital 5.1 ch or DTS digital 5.1 ch surround With Dolby digital (Lt/Rt *) With stereo sound (eg Audio CD) * Lt/Rt refers to the downmix output when connected to a de vice that uses Dolby Pro Logic. Using the Sleep T imer Using the Sleep T imer , yo[...]

21 THEA TER: Gives the feeling of a lar ge theater . LIVE CLUB: Giv es the feeling of a live m usic club with a low ceiling. DANCE CLUB: Giv es a throbbing bass beat. HALL: Giv es clear vocal and the feeling of a concert hall. P A VILION: Give the spacious feeling of a pa vilion with a high ceiling. Notes: • The DSP modes hav e no effect on monau[...]

22 and represent disc types. T o play a disc On the front panel 1. Switch the TV on and display video from this system. Set the TV input to video 1 (or video 2 or 3). 2. Insert the disc. 1 Press 0 *on the center unit to open the disc tray . Change the playback source to D VD. 2 Place the disc in the tray . 3 Press 0 to close the disc tray . Playbac[...]

23 On-screen guide icons ———————————— During D VD playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These ha ve the following meanings. Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles (see page 30). Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages (see page 32). Displayed[...]

24 On the front panel: Press ¢ or 4 . Press 4 to locate the beginning of the current chapter , title, or track, and press ¢ to locate the beginning of the next c hapter, title, or track. Note: • When you play a V ideo CD disc with PBC function or a D VD disc, the unit may locate differ ent place, but it will generally locate the beginning of th[...]

25 Selecting the location to view from the video CD menu When playing back V ideo CDs recorded with PBC (playback control), a list of the recorded contents may appear on the TV screen as a menu. The loca tion to view ma y be conveniently called up fr om this menu screen. 7 When the menu appears on the TV screen during playback with PBC. Primary rem[...]

26 T o play fr om the beginning of a title, chapter , or track The beginning of pre vious or later chapters or tracks may be skipped. 7 For D VD: During playback For Audio CD: Any time For V ideo CD: During playback without PBC function Common: 1. Press ¢ or 4 . • Press ¢ the required number of times to mov e to a later chapter or track. • Pr[...]

27 1. Press DVD ON SCREEN. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. 2. Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ to move the pointer to [TIME SEARCH], then press ENTER. The color of [TIME SEARCH] changes and “GO T O:” appears in the message area. (for DVD) (for Audio CD or Video CD) 3. Use the number buttons (0~9) to enter the time. The specif ied time appears[...]

28 3. Press ENTER. The unit starts playback from the selected title, chapter or track. T o return to the regular display: Press DIGEST . Note: • W ith some discs, depending on the contents, it may take some time until all the scenes appear on the screen. T o advance the picture one frame at a time Advancing a paused still picture one frame a t a [...]

29 Zooming a scene [ZOOM] 7 During playback or while paused. From primary remote control only: 1. Press ZOOM. “ZOOM” appears on the TV screen. The unit zooms in to the center part of the scene to produce a double-sided image. 2. Use CURSOR 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ to move the zoomed-in scene. T o pause zoom play Press P A USE. T o resume zoom play , pre[...]

30 Using the DVD player 2. Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ to move the pointer [SUBUTITLE]. 3. Use CURSUR 2 / 3 to select the desired subtitle. Each time you press CURSOR 2 / 3 , the subtitle changes. Example: T o turn off the on-screen display Press D VD ON SCREEN. Note: • The selected language may abbre viated on the TV screen. See “ Appendix A: T able of[...]

31 Viewing from Multiple Angles [ANGLE] Y ou can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the D VD disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from dif fer ent angles. Y ou can select one of these viewing angles from the normal screen or on-screen display . At the beginning of “multi-angle” parts, a[...]

32 Using the DVD player Selecting the Picture Character [THEA TER POSITION] Y ou can select the quality of the image from among four options (OFF , 1, 2, and 3) according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences. 7 During playback From the remote controls: 1. Press THEA TER POSITION to select the desired picture character . [...]

33 T o quit repeat playback Move the pointer to [REPEA T] and press ENTER repeatedly until the [REPEA T] display turns off. T u turn off the on-screen display Press D VD ON SCREEN. Notes: • Repeat play function cannot be used during Video CD playback with PBC function. • If appears when pressing ENTER in step 2 during DVD playback Y ou cannot r[...]

34 Using the DVD player (for Video CD) (for Audio CD) T ime display T ime display Programming the Playing Order of the T racks [PROGRAM] Y ou can play tracks on an Audio CD or V ideo CD in the desired order . 7 While stopped From primary remote control only: 1. Press DVD ON SCREEN. The on-screen display appears on the TV scr een. 2. Use CURSOR 5 / [...]

35 4. Press PLA Y to start program play . When all of the programmed tracks hav e finished playback, the unit stops but the pro gram remains. T o turn off the on-screen display Press D VD ON SCREEN. Quitting programmed playback Move the pointer to [PR OGRAM] and press ENTER. [PR OGRAM] will turn to its original color, and the pr ogram contents will[...]

36 Receiving radio br oadcasts Y ou can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediatel y to a par ticular station. IMPORT ANT When using the primary remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: T o operate this center unit, set it to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” (excpt when sele[...]

37 T o tune in a preset station ——————————— From primary remote control: 1. Press FM/AM. • Each time you press the button, the band alter nates between FM and AM. 2. Press the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select a preset channel number . • For c hannel n umber 5, press 5. • For c hannel n umber 15, press +10 = 5. • Fo[...]

38 A V amplifier settings on-screen display The follo wing menus are available from the on-screen A V Amp settings. MAIN MENU ———————————————— SOUND MENU ———————————————— SPEAKER MENU ——————————————— DVD settings on-screen display The follo wing menu is av[...]

39 Use the primary remote control to perform MAIN MENU settings. Buttons used ———————————————— MAIN ON SCREEN and the 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ cursors. ON SCREEN LANGUAGE The on-screen language is the language used in the display for the MAIN MENU, SOUND MENU, SPEAKER MENU, and D VD MENU. The on-screen language is set to ENGL[...]

40 Changing the DECODE MODE (See page 18) This option is used to change the digital audio decode mode. The default setting of [A UTO/PCM] is recommended for regular use. When the playback source is DVD, you may select a DECODE MODE. 1. Open the MAIN MENU See page 39, “Opening the MAIN MENU”. 2. Move the pointer to DECODE MODE using the 5 / ∞ [...]

41 Use the primary remote control to perform SOUND MENU settings. Buttons used ———————————————— MAIN ON SCREEN and the 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ cursors. Adjusting the balance Adjusting the front speaker balance. 1. Open the SOUND MENU. See “Opening the SOUND MENU”. 2. Move the pointer to BALANCE using the 5 / ∞ cursors.[...]

42 Adjusting input signal (See page 19) When using the DSP mode effect during playback from an analog device, the sound will occasionally be distorted due to a o verly- strong input signal. In these instances, it is possible to adjust the lev el of the input signal. Only input signals from analog devices (TV SOUND, VCR, T APE, A UX, MD, DBS) may be[...]

43 Use the primary remote control to perform speaker settings with the on-screen SPEAKER MENU. Buttons used ———————————————— MAIN ON SCREEN, the 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ cursors, and ENTER. Opening the SPEAKER MENU 1. Stop DVD image playback on the TV screen. Select a playback source other than the tuner . If the playback sou[...]

44 SPEAKER MENU Settings Playing a test tone When you wish to play a test tone, make sure the sound mode is set to “SURR OUND ON” or “THEA TER. ” The test tone will not play in other modes. 1. Open the SPEAKER MENU. See page 43, “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”. 2. Switch the speaker mode to EXPERT . 3. Move the pointer to TEST TONE using the[...]

45 Setting speaker level 1. Open the SPEAKER MENU. See page 43, “Opening the SPEAKER MENU”. 2. Switch the speaker mode to EXPERT . 3. Move the pointer to the speaker selection box using the 5 / ∞ cursors. Use the 2 / 3 cursors to select SPEAKER LEVEL. Pressing the 2 / 3 cursors switches between the follo wing settings. j SPEAKER SIZE j SPEAKE[...]

46 Use the primary or secondary remote control to perform D VD settings with the on-screen D VD MENU. Buttons used ———————————————— D VD ON SCREEN, and the 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ cursors. DVD MENU Settings Opening the DVD MENU 1. Change source to DVD, and stop playback. When a V ideo CD or Audio CD is inser ted, press 0 on [...]

47 Choosing audio language Some D VD discs feature audio playback in multiple languages. W ith these discs, it is possible to set the default language for audio playback. 1. Open the DVD MENU. See page 46, “Opening the D VD MENU”. 2. Move the pointer to AUDIO LANGUAGE using the 5 / ∞ cursors. 3. Use the 2 / 3 cursors to select a default audio[...]

48 DVD MENU Settings Select monitor type Most movie D VD discs are recorded for wide-screen TVs with a height/width ratio of 16:9. It is possible to optimize playback of these wide-screen TV images for vie wing on a regular TV with a height/width ratio of 4:3. 1. Open the DVD MENU. See page 46, “Opening the D VD MENU”. 2. Move the pointer to MO[...]

49 Limiting playback by childr en 1 5 Country code This function restricts playback of D VD discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the lev el set by the user . For e xample, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not want to let children vie w can be cut or replaced[...]

50 T o change the settings ———————————— 7 While a D VD disc is stopped or no disc is inserted 1. Press ENTER while holding down STOP . The Parental Lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen. 2. Enter your current 4-digit password using the number buttons (0 to 9) and press ENTER. If you enter the wrong password, "[...]

51 How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty , dusty , scra tched or warped, the imagesand sound will not be picked up correctly , and such a discmay cause the player to malfunction. Label side —————————————[...]

52 A V COMPU LINK Remote Contr ol System The AV COMPU LINK remote contr ol system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV and VCR) through the center unit. T o use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate, follow the diag rams below and the procedure on the next page. CONNECTIONS 1 ————[...]

53 1. If you have already plugged your VCR, TV , and center unit into the AC outlets, unplug their AC power cords first. 2. Connect your VCR, TV , and center unit as follows, using the cables with the monaural mini-plugs. • See “CONNECTIONS 1” on the pre vious page. 3. Connect the audio input/output jacks on VCR, TV , and center unit using th[...]

54 The COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC audio components through the remote sensor on the center unit. T o use this remote control system, you need to connect JVC audio components through the COMPU LINK-3 (SYNCHR O) jacks (see below) in addition to the connections using cables with RCA pin plugs (see pages 8 and 9). • Ma[...]

55 Operating JVC’ s Audio/V ideo Components Y ou can operate JVC’ s audio and video components with this system’ s remote contr ol, since control signals for JVCcomponents are preset in the remote control. IMPORT ANT : T o operate JVC’ s audio components using this remote control: • Y ou need to connect JVC audio components through the CO[...]

56 Cassette deck ———————————————— After pressing T APE/MD or T APE/MD CONTROL (with the remote control mode selector set to “ A UDIO/TV/VCR”), you can perform the following operations on a cassette deck: PLA Y : Starts playing. 1 : Fast winds the tape from right to left. ¡ : Fast winds the tape from left to righ[...]

57 This remote control supplied with the recei ver can transmit control signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CA TV con verters and DBS tuners. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manufacturer’ s components using this remote control. When operating the other manuf[...]

58 T o change the transmittable signals for operating a CA TV converter or DBS tuner —————————— 1. Set the remote control mode to “CA TV/DBS.” 2. Press and hold TV/CA TV/DBS POWER. 3. Press TV/DBS. 4. Enter manufacturer’ s code (three digits) using buttons 1–9, and 0. See the list on page 60 to find the code. Examples: F[...]

59 T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solvi daily operational problems. If there is anyproblem y ou cannot solve, conect your JVC service center . PROBLEM Power does not come on. Power is not supplied to the po wered sub-woofer The remote control does not work. No sound. Sound is emitted from only one speaker . No video. Cannot play a dis[...]

60 Specifications Center unit (XV-THA10) Audio section Dynamic Range 97 dB T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.007 % Output Lev el 2.0 V RMS Video section Horizontal Resolution 500 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio 60 dB Output Lev el S-video-Y : 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms S-video-C: 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms Composite: 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms T uner section T unig Range FM: 87.5 MHz [...]

Appendix A: T able of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. T o select the desired language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to. AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese A Y A ymara AZ Azerbaij[...]

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 AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ B[...]

LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova, Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX[...]

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LIMITED W ARRANTY CONSUMER VIDEO 1-90 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period as shown below. (“The Warranty Period.”) THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS[...]

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