JVC TH-C60 manual

TH-C60 L VT1504-003A [J] TH-C40 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No . and Serial No. which are located either on t he rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No . S er i al N o. TH-C50 INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV -THC60, SP-PWC60, SP-THC60F, SP-THC 60C and SP-THC6 0S Consists of XV -THC50, SP[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/Mi ses en garde, précautions et indications diverses Note to CATV system install er: This reminder is p rovided to call the CA TV system i nstaller’ s attent ion to Sect ion 820- 40 of the NEC whi ch provides guid elines for prop er grou nding an d, in pa rticular , specifies th at the cab le grou nd shal l be [...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en gar de, précautions et indications diverses G-2 IMPO RTANT FOR L ASER PRODU CTS 1. CLASS 1 LASE R PR ODUCT 2. CA UTIO N : Do not open the top cover . There are no user serv iceable parts inside the un it; leave all servicing to qualif ied service personnel. 3. CA UTIO N : V i sible and/or i n visib le class 1[...]

1 Introduction .................................................... 2 Notes on ha ndling ..................................................................... 2 Supplied accessor ies .................................................................. 2 About discs ...................................................... 3 Playable disc types .........[...]

2 7 Important cautio ns Inst allatio n of the s ystem • S elec t a pla ce w hi ch is le vel, d r y a nd ne it her to o hot nor to o c old; between 5°C and 35°C (23°F and 95°F). • Leav e sufficient dista nce between the system a nd the TV . • Do not u s e the system in a place sub j ect to vib ration. Power cor d • Do no t handle the po [...]

3 This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: The √ in the list belo w shows a vailab le disc types an d record ing formats. * 1 This system can play finalized disc s o nly . * 2 Re corde d wit h U DF Br idge form at. * 3 This system may no t b e able to pla y back a file if t he file size is too large. • I t is possible to[...]

4 For all playabl e files • The s ystem ca n only r e cognize and p lay files with one o f the follo wing extension s, which can be in an y combina tion of upper and lowe r cas e; MP3: “ .MP3” , “ .mp3” WMA: “. W M A” , “. w m a ” JPEG: “. J P G ” , “. J P E G ” , “. j p g ” , “. j p e g ” ASF: “. A S F ” , “[...]

5 Front panel (center unit) The n umbers in the figures indica te the pages whe re the details of the p arts ar e described. Rear panel (center un it) Display window 24 37 20 24 18 28 20 37 31, 32 Disc tray (inside): 19 20 20 21 19 19 19 21, 36 17 17 17 19 16 16 36 31 30 36 Remote sensor: 7 13 12 18 13 38 13 13 8 13 12 13 12 12 Description of par t[...]

6 Powe re d su b wo of e r SP-P WC60/ SP-PW C50 SP-PW C40 NOTE • For safety re asons, always en sure that there is sufficient space behin d the powered subwoofer. * Do not block the ven t ilatio n openings to allow proper air circulatio n by the cooling fan. Front Re ar POWE R ON lam p: 16 11 Power co rd: 13 13 Front Re ar POWE R ON lam p: 16 11 [...]

7 Remote contr ol Putting batteries in the remote control If the ran ge or effectivenes s of the re mote co ntrol decr eases, replac e both batt eries. CAUTIO N • Do not exp ose batteries to heat o r f lame. Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remo te con trol dir ectly to the fro nt pa nel of the cen ter unit. • Do not b lo ck[...]

8 7 AM loop ante nna Settin g up supplied AM l o op a ntenna Connecting AM loop antenna • T urn the loop antenna until you hav e the best receptio n during AM br o adcast p rogra m receptio n. NOTE • Make sure the antenna conductor s do not touch any other terminal s, connecting cords or power cords. This could cause poo r reception. If recepti[...]

9 7 Assembling the s peakers — TH-C60/TH-C50 7 For TH- C60: Assemble front s peakers and su rround speakers. 7 For TH-C50: As semble front spea kers. Fo r the surround s peakers of TH-C50, see “ C onnecting the surro und speakers — TH-C50” . (See pa ge 10.) For T H-C60 • C heck the model name o f each speaker fro m the label o n the rear [...]

10 7 Connecting the surround speakers — TH-C50 7 Connecting the center speaker — TH-C60/ TH-C50 Surround sp eaker (SP-THC50 S) (2) Speaker (bottom ) 1 Red White Bla ck Black 2 Fo r TH-C40, the fron t, surround a nd center s peakers are equi p ped with their s peaker cord s attached d irectly to their speaker unit in stead of ha ving speaker ter[...]

11 7 Conne cting the sa tellite spea kers t o the subw oofer No te that the illustra tion belo w is for SP-PW C60. CAUTIO N • If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use spe akers of the same spea ker impedance (SPEAKER IMPEDANCE) indicated near the spea ker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoof er . • DO N OT conne ct more[...]

12 T o obtain the best poss ible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers ex cept the subw oofer a t the same distanc e from the liste ning p osition. If your spe akers c annot b e place d at the same distance from the listeni ng po sition Y ou can a djust the d elay time o f the speakers. See “Delay menu (DELA Y)” on page 35.[...]

13 Y ou can e njoy the sound o f an a nalog com p onen t. NOTE • The signals input to the VIDEO jack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from the VI DEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks, not from the S-VI DEO jack of the VIDE O OUT jacks. Y ou can e njoy the sound o f a digital co mponen t. * DBS = Direct Br oadcasting Sat ellite NOTE • Only dig[...]

14 NOTE • Manufacturers’ codes ar e subject to change wi thout notice. • Set the codes again af ter replacing t he batteries of the r emote control. 7 To set the ma nufac turer’s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selec tor to T V. 2 Press and hold F TV . Keep the b utton p ressed until st ep 4 is finished. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number b[...]

15 7 To set t he manu facturer’s code 1 Slide the remot e control mode selector to VCR/ DBS. 2 Press DBS. 3 Press and hol d F VCR /DBS. Keep t he button presse d unt il step 5 i s fi nishe d. 4 Pr ess ENTER. 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) t o enter the manufact urer’ s code (2 digits). Exam ples : For a G I Je r rol d pr od uc t: Pr es s 0 , t[...]

16 IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; • S et th e re mote c ontrol m ode sel ec tor to AU D I O . On the re mote contro l: Press F AU D I O. On t he ce nter unit : Press F . When D VD or USB MEMOR Y is selected as the sour ce (se e page 17), the following m essages will appear on the TV screen. NOTE • The S [...]

17 On the remo te con trol: Press one of the sourc e selec ting buttons (DVD , US B MEMORY , FM/A M, VCR or DBS) . DVD : T o play bac k a disc (DVD VI DEO , VCD et c.). (See page 19.) USB MEM ORY : T o pl ay ba ck a f i le i n a U SB mass stora ge cla ss de vic e. (Se e “ T o play a fi le in a USB mass storage cla ss devi ce ” on page 19.) FM/ [...]

18 The syst em turns o f f au toma tically when the specified perio d of time ha s passed . Pr ess SLEEP. Each time yo u pres s the butto n, the shu t-off time ch anges as follows: Exam ple: To chec k the remaini ng time Press SLEEP once. To chang e the rema ining time Press SLEEP rep e ate d l y . To cancel Press SLEEP r epeat edly un til “ SLE [...]

19 • The ic on such a s sho ws the disc f orma ts or file types the opera tion is availa ble for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; 1 Set the rem ote co ntr ol mode selector to AUD I O . 2 Press DVD or USB MEMO RY . 7 To play a disc 1 Pr ess the desired DISC (1-5) 0 on the cen ter unit. • The sys tem t urn[...]

20 7 On-screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO p l ayback, the follo w ing guid e icons may appear fo r a while on the TV screen; • : app ear s at t he b egi nn ing of a sc ene c ontai ning multi -s ubtit le language s . • : appears at the beginning o f a scene con taining m ulti-a udio language s . • : appears at the beginning o f a scene con t[...]

21 7 Disc informat ion on the di splay windo w The disc indica tors o n the display window show the curren t status of the co rresponding di sc tray . Exam ple: When the discs ar e loaded to disc tra ys 1, 2 and 5, a nd the disc in the disc tra y 5 is selected. 7 Screen saver An image ma y burn in on a TV screen if a static p ic ture is displayed f[...]

22 7 Using x / 4 butt o ns 7 For DVD VIDEO (chapter): During playback 7 For VCD/ SVCD (track): Dur ing playback without PBC function 7 For CD/MP3/ WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPE G-2/ MPEG-1/DivX (track/file): Dur ing playback or while stopped Press x or 4 repe ated ly . NOTE • When p laying back an MP3/WMA/J PEG/ASF/MPE G -2/MPEG -1/ DivX file, you can make o [...]

23 • The ic on such a s sho ws the disc f orma ts or file types the opera tion is availa ble for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; • S et th e re mote c ontrol m ode sel ec tor to AU D I O . • Ther e are exceptio ns in the operation me ntioned above. In such a case , follow each inst ruc tion. Y ou can [...]

24 7 DSP ST ADI UM ST ADIUM m ode adds clar ity and spre ads t he s ound, li ke in an outdo or st adiu m. All Cha nnel St ereo All Channel Stereo (AL L ST) mode can r eproduce a larger s tereo sound field us ing all the connected (a nd activated) speakers. All Channel Stereo ca n b e used while repr o ducin g 2 channel ster eo sourc e. 7 Indicators[...]

25 Y ou can chec k d isc inform ation an d you can use some functio ns using the on- screen bar . Showing the on-screen ba r 7 Whenever a dis c is loaded Pr ess ON SCREEN. Each time you p ress the bu tton, the on- screen bar c hang es as follow s on the TV screen. Ex ample : Du ri ng DVD VI DEO p lay ba ck • The curr ently select ed item sho ws a[...]

26 Y ou can sta r t playin g a title, cha pter or trac k you s pecify . Y ou can also play a di sc from specified time. Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VID EOs generally ha ve their o wn menus which s how disc co nten ts and yo u can displa y them on the TV screen. Y ou can loca te a desired scen e by using these men us. 7 Whenever a[...]

27 Locating a desired position b y specifyi ng the time 7 For DVD VIDEO: During playback 7 For VCD/SVCD: While sto pped or during playback without PBC function 7 For CD: During playback or while stopped 7 When specifying the elapsed playing ti me from the beginning of t he disc P erform the fo llowing pr ocedure while stopped. 7 When specifying the[...]

28 When Resum e Playback is set t o “O N” (see p age 35) and you stop play back by t he fo llow ing opera t ions, the posi tion w her e playback ha s been stop pe d is s tored . (RESUM E indica tor ligh ts on the displa y window .) • T urning off the power (See page 16.) • Pressing 7 once • Chan g ing the sour ce (Se e page 17.) To star t[...]

29 7 During playback of a disc/file containing audio in se veral languages When using the AU DIO button: 1 Pr ess A UDIO. Exam ple (DVD VID EO): “EN GLISH” is selected ou t of 3 audio langu ages re corded. 2 Press A UDIO repeatedly or press C ursor Y / 5 to select the desire d audio . When using the on- screen ba r: 1 Pr ess ON SCREEN twice . T[...]

30 Changing the VF P setting The VFP (V ideo Fine Processo r) f unction enab les you to ad just the pictur e character accor d ing to the type of pr ogramming, pictur e tone or personal p referen ce. 7 During playback 1 Pr ess VFP. The c ur rent VF P se tti ngs ap pe ar on t he T V scre en . Exam ple: 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 rep eate dly to se lec t [...]

31 Y ou can p lay titles or tracks on a disc in rand om orde r . 7 While stopped 1 Pr ess PLA Y MO DE repeat e dly unti l appears on the T V screen. RND indica tor ligh ts on the displa y window . 2 Press 3 (pla y button). • When mo re than o ne discs are loaded , the system starts Random Pla yback of the next disc after co mple t ing curren t di[...]

32 Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] Y ou can r e peat playback o f a desired part by specifying the b eginning (poin t A) and ending (poin t B). 7 During playback 1 Pr ess ON SCREEN twice . The on-scr een bar appears on the T V screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to hi ghlight . 3 Pr ess ENTER. 4 Press C ursor Y / 5 repeatedly t o select “A - B ?[...]

33 • Y ou can chan ge the language used in the setu p menu s. S ee “M enu desc ription ” b elow . Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; 1 Set the rem ote co ntr ol mode selector to AUD I O . 2 Press DVD or USB MEMORY . 7 While stopped 1 Press SET UP. 2 F ollow the instructio[...]

34 : Pic ture me nu (PIC TURE) 7 MONITOR TYPE Y ou can se lect the monit or type to matc h your TV when you pla y DVD s record ed in the pict ure ’ s height/width ra t io of 16:9. • 4:3 PS ( Pan Scan c onve rsion) Select this when the aspect ratio of yo ur T V is 4:3 (con ventional TV). While viewing a wide screen pi cture , the black bars do n[...]

35 : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 7 Level menu (LEVEL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While mo nitoring the test t one, adj ust the cent er and surro und speakers vo lume as much as t hat o f the f ro nt speakers . Y ou can a djust the o utpu t level in the -6 dB to +6 dB ra[...]

36 IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; 1 Set the rem ote co ntr ol mode selector to AU D I O . 2 Press FM /AM . On the re mote contro l: 1 Press F M/AM repeatedly to select the band. Exam ple: When the syste m is tuned in to 810 kHz. 2 Pr ess TUNING 9 / ( repe ate dly unt il you find the frequency you want. When [...]

37 Once a sta tion is assigned to a channel number , the statio n can be quickly tuned in. Y ou can pr es et 30 FM and 1 5 AM stations . 7 To preset the st ations 1 T une in the station you want t o preset. • If you wa nt to stor e the FM r eception mode for a n FM statio n, select the reception mode yo u want. See “Selecting the FM recep t ion[...]

38 The A V COMPU LINK remo te control syst em a llows you to op erate JV C T Vs and V CRs thro ugh the cen ter unit. T his syste m is equip ped with the A V COMPU LINK-III , which adds a function to opera te JVC’ s video compon ents via the video com ponen ts terminals. T o use this remo te contr ol system, yo u need to connect the video com pone[...]

39 7 Handling Discs • Rem ove t he d is c f rom it s c as e by h old ing it at the edge while pr essing the cen ter hole lightly . • Do not t ouch the shin y surface of the disc o r bend the disc. • Pu t the disc back in its ca se after use to preven t war ping. • Be car eful not to scrat c h the s urface of the d isc when placing i t back [...]

40 7 Center unit (XV-THC60/XV-THC50/XV-THC40) Audio section Digital inp ut * 1 : DIGI T AL IN (DBS): –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E 30 nm) * 1 Correspond ing to Linear PCM, Dolb y Digital, and D TS Digital Surr ound (with samp ling f requen c y — 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) Video s ection Vi d e o S y s t e m : N T S C Ho riz on tal Res[...]

41 7 Subwoofer (SP-PWC40) Amplif ier section Fr ont/Cent er/Surround : 167 W per chann el, RMS at 3 Ω at 1 kHz, wi t h 10 % total harm onic distortion. Sub woofer: 167 W , RMS at 3 Ω a t 100 Hz, with 10 % to tal harmonic dis tortion. Spea ker sect ion Speaker uni t: 1 6 cm (6-5/16 inches) Bass-r eflex P owe r Ha ndling Cap acity: 170 W Imp ed a[...]

42 7 Satellite Speakers — SP -X THC50 Front s peakers (S P-THC60F) T ype: 1-way 2-sp ea ker Bass reflex t yp e (Ma g netically shielded T yp e) Spe ake r : 5. 5 cm (2-3 /1 6 inc hes ) co ne M 2 P owe r Ha ndling Cap acity: 200 W Imp ed an ce : 3 Ω Fr equency Range: 100 Hz to 20 000 H z Sound P res sure Lev el: 78 dB/ W· m Dim ens ions (W M H M[...]

43 TH-C60-40[J]7.book Pag e 43 Monday, Feb ruary 27, 2006 11:25 AM[...]

44 TH-C60-40[J]7.book Pag e 44 Monday, Feb ruary 27, 2006 11:25 AM[...]

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L VT1504-004A [C] TH-C60 Consists of XV -THC60, SP-PWC60, SP-THC60F , SP-THC 60C and SP-T HC60S Se compose de XV -THC60, SP-PWC60, SP-THC 60F , SP-THC 60C et SP- THC60S TH-C40 Consists of XV -THC40, SP-PWC40, SP-THC40F , SP-THC 40C and SP-T HC40S Se compose de XV -THC40, SP-PWC40, SP-THC 40F , SP-THC 40C et SP- THC40S TH-C50 Consists of XV -THC50, [...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others/Mi ses en garde, précautions et indications diverses Note to CATV system install er: This reminder is p rovided to call the CA TV system installer’ s attent ion to Sect ion 820- 40 of the NEC whi ch provides guid elines for prop er grou nding an d, in pa rticular , specifies th at the cab le grou nd shal l be c[...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en gar de, précautions et indications diverses G-2 IMPO RTANT FOR L ASER PRODU CTS 1. CLASS 1 LASE R PR ODUCT 2. CA UTIO N : Do not open the top cover . There are no user serv iceable parts inside the un it; leave all servicing to qualif ied service personnel. 3. CA UTIO N : V i sible and/or i n visib le class 1[...]

1 Introduction .................................................... 2 Notes on ha ndling ..................................................................... 2 Supplied accessor ies .................................................................. 2 About discs ...................................................... 3 Playable disc types .........[...]

2 7 Important cautio ns Inst allatio n of the s ystem • S elec t a pla ce w hi ch is le vel, d r y a nd ne it her to o hot nor to o c old; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e sufficient dista nce between the system a nd the TV . • Do not u s e the system in a place sub j ect to vib ration. Power cor d • Do no t handle the po wer co rd wi th we[...]

3 This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: The √ in the list belo w shows a vailab le disc types an d record ing formats. * 1 This system can play finalized disc s o nly . * 2 Re corde d wit h U DF Br idge form at. * 3 This system may no t b e able to pla y back a file if t he file size is too large. • I t is possible to[...]

4 For all playabl e files • The s ystem ca n only r e cognize and p lay files with one o f the follo wing extension s, which can be in an y combina tion of upper and lowe r cas e; MP3: “ .MP3” , “ .mp3” WMA: “. W M A” , “. w m a ” JPEG: “. J P G ” , “. J P E G ” , “. j p g ” , “. j p e g ” ASF: “. A S F ” , “[...]

5 Front panel (center unit) The n umbers in the figures indica te the pages whe re the details of the p arts ar e described. Rear panel (center un it) Display window 24 37 20 24 18 28 20 37 31, 32 Disc tray (inside): 19 20 20 21 19 19 19 21, 36 17 17 17 19 16 16 36 31 30 36 Remote sensor: 7 13 12 18 13 38 13 13 8 13 12 13 12 12 Description of par t[...]

6 Powe re d su b wo of e r SP-P WC60/ SP-PW C50 SP-PW C40 NOTE • For safety re asons, always en sure that there is sufficient space behin d the powered subwoofer. * Do not block the ven t ilatio n openings to allow proper air circulatio n by the cooling fan. Front Re ar POWE R ON lam p: 16 11 Power co rd: 13 13 Front Re ar POWE R ON lam p: 16 11 [...]

7 Remote contr ol Putting batteries in the remote control If the ran ge or effectivenes s of the re mote co ntrol decr eases, replac e both batt eries. CAUTIO N • Do not exp ose batteries to heat o r f lame. Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remo te con trol dir ectly to the fro nt pa nel of the cen ter unit. • Do not b lo ck[...]

8 7 AM loop ante nna Settin g up supplied AM l o op a ntenna Connecting AM loop antenna • T urn the loop antenna until you hav e the best receptio n during AM br o adcast p rogra m receptio n. NOTE • Make sure the antenna conductor s do not touch any other terminal s, connecting cords or power cords. This could cause poo r reception. If recepti[...]

9 7 Assembling the s peakers — TH-C60/TH-C50 7 For TH- C60: Assemble front s peakers and su rround speakers. 7 For TH-C50: As semble front spea kers. Fo r the surround s peakers of TH-C50, see “ C onnecting the surro und speakers — TH-C50” . (See pa ge 10.) For T H-C60 • C heck the model name o f each speaker fro m the label o n the rear [...]

10 7 Connecting the surround speakers — TH-C50 7 Connecting the center speaker — TH-C60/ TH-C50 Surround sp eaker (SP-THC50 S) (2) Speaker (bottom ) 1 Red White Bla ck Black 2 Fo r TH-C40, the fron t, surround a nd center s peakers are equi p ped with their s peaker cord s attached d irectly to their speaker unit in stead of ha ving speaker ter[...]

11 7 Conne cting the sa tellite spea kers t o the subw oofer No te that the illustra tion belo w is for SP-PW C60. CAUTIO N • If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use spe akers of the same spea ker impedance (SPEAKER IMPEDANCE) indicated near the spea ker terminals on the rear of the powered subwoof er . • DO N OT conne ct more[...]

12 T o obtain the best poss ible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers ex cept the subw oofer a t the same distanc e from the liste ning p osition. If your spe akers c annot b e place d at the same distance from the listeni ng po sition Y ou can a djust the d elay time o f the speakers. See “Delay menu (DELA Y)” on page 35.[...]

13 Y ou can e njoy the sound o f an a nalog com p onen t. NOTE • The signals input to the VIDEO jack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from the VI DEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks, not from the S-VI DEO jack of the VIDE O OUT jacks. Y ou can e njoy the sound o f a digital co mponen t. * DBS = Direct Br oadcasting Sat ellite NOTE • Only dig[...]

14 NOTE • Manufacturers’ codes ar e subject to change wi thout notice. • Set the codes again af ter replacing t he batteries of the r emote control. 7 To set the ma nufac turer’s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selec tor to T V. 2 Press and hold F TV . Keep the b utton p ressed until st ep 4 is finished. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number b[...]

15 7 To set t he manu facturer’s code 1 Slide the remot e control mode selector to VCR/ DBS. 2 Press DBS. 3 Press and hol d F VCR /DBS. Keep t he button presse d unt il step 5 i s fi nishe d. 4 Pr ess ENTER. 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) t o enter the manufact urer’ s code (2 digits). Exam ples : For a G I Je r rol d pr od uc t: Pr es s 0 , t[...]

16 IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; • S et th e re mote c ontrol m ode sel ec tor to AU D I O . On the re mote contro l: Press F AU D I O. On t he ce nter unit : Press F . When D VD or USB MEMOR Y is selected as the sour ce (se e page 17), the following m essages will appear on the TV screen. NOTE • The S [...]

17 On the remo te con trol: Press one of the sourc e selec ting buttons (DVD , US B MEMORY , FM/A M, VCR or DBS) . DVD : T o play bac k a disc (DVD VI DEO , VCD et c.). (See page 19.) USB MEM ORY : T o pl ay ba ck a f i le i n a U SB mass stora ge cla ss de vic e. (Se e “ T o play a fi le in a USB mass storage cla ss devi ce ” on page 19.) FM/ [...]

18 The syst em turns o f f au toma tically when the specified perio d of time ha s passed . Pr ess SLEEP. Each time yo u pres s the butto n, the shu t-off time ch anges as follows: Exam ple: To chec k the remaini ng time Press SLEEP once. To chang e the rema ining time Press SLEEP rep e ate d l y . To cancel Press SLEEP r epeat edly un til “ SLE [...]

19 • The ic on such a s sho ws the disc f orma ts or file types the opera tion is availa ble for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; 1 Set the rem ote co ntr ol mode selector to AUD I O . 2 Press DVD or USB MEMO RY . 7 To play a disc 1 Pr ess the desired DISC (1-5) 0 on the cen ter unit. • The sys tem t urn[...]

20 7 On-screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO p l ayback, the follo w ing guid e icons may appear fo r a while on the TV screen; • : app ear s at t he b egi nn ing of a sc ene c ontai ning multi -s ubtit le language s . • : appears at the beginning o f a scene con taining m ulti-a udio language s . • : appears at the beginning o f a scene con t[...]

21 7 Disc informat ion on the di splay windo w The disc indica tors o n the display window show the curren t status of the co rresponding di sc tray . Exam ple: When the discs ar e loaded to disc tra ys 1, 2 and 5, a nd the disc in the disc tra y 5 is selected. 7 Screen saver An image ma y burn in on a TV screen if a static p ic ture is displayed f[...]

22 7 Using x / 4 butt o ns 7 For DVD VIDEO (chapter): During playback 7 For VCD/ SVCD (track): Dur ing playback without PBC function 7 For CD/MP3/ WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPE G-2/ MPEG-1/DivX (track/file): Dur ing playback or while stopped Press x or 4 repe ated ly . NOTE • When p laying back an MP3/WMA/J PEG/ASF/MPE G -2/MPEG -1/ DivX file, you can make o [...]

23 • The ic on such a s sho ws the disc f orma ts or file types the opera tion is availa ble for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; • S et th e re mote c ontrol m ode sel ec tor to AU D I O . • Ther e are exceptio ns in the operation me ntioned above. In such a case , follow each inst ruc tion. Y ou can [...]

24 7 DSP ST ADI UM ST ADIUM m ode adds clar ity and spre ads t he s ound, li ke in an outdo or st adiu m. All Cha nnel St ereo All Channel Stereo (AL L ST) mode can r eproduce a larger s tereo sound field us ing all the connected (a nd activated) speakers. All Channel Stereo ca n b e used while repr o ducin g 2 channel ster eo sourc e. 7 Indicators[...]

25 Y ou can chec k d isc inform ation an d you can use some functio ns using the on- screen bar . Showing the on-screen ba r 7 Whenever a dis c is loaded Pr ess ON SCREEN. Each time you p ress the bu tton, the on- screen bar c hang es as follow s on the TV screen. Ex ample : Du ri ng DVD VI DEO p lay ba ck • The curr ently select ed item sho ws a[...]

26 Y ou can sta r t playin g a title, cha pter or trac k you s pecify . Y ou can also play a di sc from specified time. Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VID EOs generally ha ve their o wn menus which s how disc co nten ts and yo u can displa y them on the TV screen. Y ou can loca te a desired scen e by using these men us. 7 Whenever a[...]

27 Locating a desired position b y specifyi ng the time 7 For DVD VIDEO: During playback 7 For VCD/SVCD: While sto pped or during playback without PBC function 7 For CD: During playback or while stopped 7 When specifying the elapsed playing ti me from the beginning of t he disc P erform the fo llowing pr ocedure while stopped. 7 When specifying the[...]

28 When Resum e Playback is set t o “O N” (see p age 35) and you stop play back by t he fo llow ing opera t ions, the posi tion w her e playback ha s been stop pe d is s tored . (RESUM E indica tor ligh ts on the displa y window .) • T urning off the power (See page 16.) • Pressing 7 once • Chan g ing the sour ce (Se e page 17.) To star t[...]

29 7 During playback of a disc/file containing audio in se veral languages When using the AU DIO button: 1 Pr ess A UDIO. Exam ple (DVD VID EO): “EN GLISH” is selected ou t of 3 audio langu ages re corded. 2 Press A UDIO repeatedly or press C ursor Y / 5 to select the desire d audio . When using the on- screen ba r: 1 Pr ess ON SCREEN twice . T[...]

30 Changing the VF P setting The VFP (V ideo Fine Processo r) f unction enab les you to ad just the pictur e character accor d ing to the type of pr ogramming, pictur e tone or personal p referen ce. 7 During playback 1 Pr ess VFP. The c ur rent VF P se tti ngs ap pe ar on t he T V scre en . Exam ple: 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 rep eate dly to se lec t [...]

31 Y ou can p lay titles or tracks on a disc in rand om orde r . 7 While stopped 1 Pr ess PLA Y MO DE repeat e dly unti l appears on the T V screen. RND indica tor ligh ts on the displa y window . 2 Press 3 (pla y button). • When mo re than o ne discs are loaded , the system starts Random Pla yback of the next disc after co mple t ing curren t di[...]

32 Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] Y ou can r e peat playback o f a desired part by specifying the b eginning (poin t A) and ending (poin t B). 7 During playback 1 Pr ess ON SCREEN twice . The on-scr een bar appears on the T V screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to hi ghlight . 3 Pr ess ENTER. 4 Press C ursor Y / 5 repeatedly t o select “A - B ?[...]

33 • Y ou can chan ge the language used in the setu p menu s. S ee “M enu desc ription ” b elow . Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; 1 Set the rem ote co ntr ol mode selector to AUD I O . 2 Press DVD or USB MEMORY . 7 While stopped 1 Press SET UP. 2 F ollow the instructio[...]

34 : Pic ture me nu (PIC TURE) 7 MONITOR TYPE Y ou can se lect the monit or type to matc h your TV when you pla y DVD s record ed in the pict ure ’ s height/width ra t io of 16:9. • 4:3 PS ( Pan Scan c onve rsion) Select this when the aspect ratio of yo ur T V is 4:3 (con ventional TV). While viewing a wide screen pi cture , the black bars do n[...]

35 : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 7 Level menu (LEVEL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While mo nitoring the test t one, adj ust the cent er and surro und speakers vo lume as much as t hat o f the f ro nt speakers . Y ou can a djust the o utpu t level in the -6 dB to +6 dB ra[...]

36 IMPORTANT Before using the remote contr ol for the following operation; 1 Set the rem ote co ntr ol mode selector to AU D I O . 2 Press FM /AM . On the re mote contro l: 1 Press F M/AM repeatedly to select the band. Exam ple: When the syste m is tuned in to 810 kHz. 2 Pr ess TUNING 9 / ( repe ate dly unt il you find the frequency you want. When [...]

37 Once a sta tion is assigned to a channel number , the statio n can be quickly tuned in. Y ou can pr es et 30 FM and 1 5 AM stations . 7 To preset the st ations 1 T une in the station you want t o preset. • If you wa nt to stor e the FM r eception mode for a n FM statio n, select the reception mode yo u want. See “Selecting the FM recep t ion[...]

38 The A V COMPU LINK remo te control syst em a llows you to op erate JV C T Vs and V CRs thro ugh the cen ter unit. T his syste m is equip ped with the A V COMPU LINK-III , which adds a function to opera te JVC’ s video compon ents via the video com ponen ts terminals. T o use this remo te contr ol system, yo u need to connect the video com pone[...]

39 7 Handling Discs • Rem ove t he d is c f rom it s c as e by h old ing it at the edge while pr essing the cen ter hole lightly . • Do not t ouch the shin y surface of the disc o r bend the disc. • Pu t the disc back in its ca se after use to preven t war ping. • Be car eful not to scrat c h the s urface of the d isc when placing i t back [...]

40 7 Center unit (XV-THC60/XV-THC50/XV-THC40) Audio section Digital inp ut * 1 : DIGI T AL IN (DBS): –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E 30 nm) * 1 Correspond ing to Linear PCM, Dolb y Digital, and D TS Digital Surr ound (with samp ling f requen c y — 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) Video s ection Vi d e o S y s t e m : N T S C Ho riz on tal Res[...]

41 7 Subwoofer (SP-PWC40) Amplif ier section Fr ont/Cent er/Surround : 167 W per chann el, RMS at 3 Ω at 1 kHz, wi t h 10 % total harm onic distortion. Sub woofer: 167 W , RMS at 3 Ω a t 100 Hz, with 10 % to tal harmonic dis tortion. Spea ker sect ion Speaker uni t: 16 cm Bass-r ef lex P owe r Ha ndling Cap acity: 170 W Imp ed an ce : 3 Ω Fr [...]

42 7 Satellite Speakers — SP -X THC50 Front s peakers (S P-THC60F) T ype: 1-way 2-sp ea ker Bass reflex t yp e (Ma g netically shielded T yp e) Spe aker : 5. 5 cm cone M 2 P owe r Ha ndling Cap acity: 200 W Imp ed an ce : 3 Ω Fr equency Range: 100 Hz to 20 000 H z Sound P res sure Lev el: 78 dB/ W· m Dim ens ions (W M H M D): 280 mm M 1 106 mm[...]

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