JVC TH-S33 manual

TH-S33 GVT0155-007A [US/UN/UB/UG/UX/A/UW] TH-S11 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV -THS33 , SP-WS33, SP-THS33F, SP-THS33C and SP-THS33S Consists of XV -THS11, SP-WS11, SP-THS11F, SP-THS11C and SP-THS11S TH-S33-11[AU].book Page i Mo nday, Apri l 4, 2005 2:54 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION T o reduce the risk of elec trical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remov e scre ws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expo se this applia nce to rain or moisture. CAUTION— button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the po wer of f completely (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The button in an y position doe s not di[...]

G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o av oid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the appara tus on a le vel surface. The minimal cleara nc es are shown belo w: 15 cm Wall or obstructions XV-THS33/ XV-THS11 15 cm 15 cm 15 cm XV-THS33/ XV-THS11 15 cm Front No obstructions Wall or obstructions Fron t view Side view TH-S33-1[...]

1 T able of contents Introduction ............. .............. .......... 2 Notes on handling ............. ............... .............. .............. .........2 Supplied accessories ........ ........................................... .........2 About discs .... ........... ............ .......... 3 Playable disc types ...... ..................[...]

2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is le v el, dr y and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave suf f icient distance be tween the sy stem and th e TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibr ation. Power cord • Do not handle the po wer cord with wet han ds[...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: D VD VIDEO, V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-R W . • This system accommodates the P A L system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system. Note that an NTSC video signal on a disc is con verted to the P AL60 signal and output.[...]

About discs 4 For all playable files • The system can only recognize and play f iles with one of the following e xtensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lo wer case; MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JP EG”, “.jpg”, “.j peg” • The system recognizes up to 150 tracks (files) per group, 99 groups per disc,[...]

5 Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of th e parts are described. Front panel (center unit) Rear panel (center unit) Setting the VOL T AGE SELECTOR Before plugging, set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector on the rear panel of the center unit. Use a scre wdri ver to rot[...]

Index of parts and controls 6 Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control If the range or effecti ven ess of the remote control decre ases, replace both batteries. CAUTION • Do not expose batteries to heat or flame. Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remote contro l directly to the front panel of the center unit. • [...]

7 Connections 7 AM loop antenna Setting up sup plied AM loop antenn a Connecting AM l oop antenna • T urn the loop antenna until you ha ve the best reception during AM broadcast program reception. NOTE • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cords. This could cause poor reception. If recep[...]

Connections 8 Do not connect the po wer cord until all othe r connections ha ve been made. 7 Assembling the front speakers for TH-S33 Before assembling — • Prepare a Phillips screwdri v er (not supplied). • T ake care not to drop any component part while assembling; otherwise, it may ca use damage to the floor or injury . Precautions for dail[...]

Connections 9 Do not connect the po wer cord until all othe r connections ha ve been made. 7 Connecting speakers for T H-S33 CAUTION • W hen you connect speak ers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPED ANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit. • DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one s[...]

Connections 10 Do not connect the po wer cord until all othe r connections ha ve been made. 7 Connecting speakers for T H-S11 CAUTION • W hen you connect speak ers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPED ANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit. • DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one [...]

Connections 11 Do not connect the po wer cord until all othe r connections ha ve been made. NOTE • Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface. • The front and center speakers are magnetically shielded to avoid color distortions on TVs. Howe ver, if not installed properly, they may cause color distortions. So, pay attention to the [...]

12 Operating the TV 7 To operate a JVC’s TV Y ou can perform the follo w ing operations on the TV . Y ou can use the remote control to op erate not only this unit b ut also JVC’ s TV . • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV . • T o operate the TV , aim the remote c ontrol directly at the remote sensor on the TV . D VD CINEMA SYSTEM[...]

13 Basic operations On the remote control: Press STANDBY/ON . On the center unit: Press . When DVD is selec ted as the so urce (see page 1 4), the following messages will appear on the TV scre en. NOTE • The STANDBY lamp goes off w hen the power is turned on, and the lamp lights when the power is turned off. • A small amount of the power is co [...]

Basic operations 14 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD/CD 3 , FM/AM or AUX). D VD/CD 3 : T o play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 16.) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM station. (See page 34.) Each time you press the butto n, the band alternates between FM and AM. AU X : T o select the external co mpon[...]

Basic operations 15 The system turns off automatica ll y when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP, with SHIFT pressed. Each time you repeat th e procedure, the s hut-off time changes. Example: To check the remaining time Press SLEEP , w ith SHIFT pressed once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP r epeatedly , with SHIFT presse[...]

16 Playback • The mark shows the types o f discs the operation is available for . 1 Press 0 on the center unit. • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. 2 Place a disc. 3 Press DVD/CD 3 (play button). For MP3 The file control display (see page 24) appears on the TV screen. For JPEG Each file (still pictures) is sh own on the TV screen[...]

Playback 17 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Do lby Digital 5.1ch is played DVD VR disc Example: During playback on the Original program* Example: During playback on the Playlist* * Pressing TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL , you can change the play mode. (See page 19.) VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a [...]

Playback 18 7 Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a sta tic picture is displayed for a long time. T o prevent this, the system a utomatically dims the scree n if a static picture is displayed for ov er 5 minutes (the screen saver function). • Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function. • If you do not want to use the scre en[...]

Playback 19 7 During playback or while stopped. 1 Press TITLE/GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the display windo w shows “_ _” or “_”, use number bu ttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desir ed title or group number. The syst em starts p laybac[...]

20 Advanced operations • The mark shows the types o f discs the operation is available for . 7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURR) This function automatically sele cts the appropriate surround mode according to the input signals. Fo r example, a multich annel source is automatically reproduc ed in multichannel audio. 7 Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic II * 1[...]

Advanced operations 21 7 All Channel Stere o All Channel S tereo (ALL ST) mode can reprodu ce a lar ger stereo sound fi eld using all the connect ed (and acti v ated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. 7 Indicators on the display window Digital signal format indicators LPCM, SURR: Lights when Linear [...]

Advanced operations 22 7 Contents of the on-scree n bar during playback DVD VIDEO DVD VR disc VCD SVCD CD A Shows disc type. B Show s audio information. C Shows current title number . D Shows current chapter number (for D VD VIDEO and DVD VR) or track number (for other type of discs). E Shows time information. See “C hanging the time information?[...]

Advanced operations 23 Y ou can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify . Y ou can also play a disc from specif ied time. Locating a desired sc ene from the DVD menu D VD VIDEOs generally hav e their o wn menus which show disc contents and you can di splay them on the TV screen. Y ou can locate a desired sc ene by using these menus. 7 W[...]

Advanced operations 24 Locating a desired po sition by specifying the time Y ou can locate a desi red position by specif ying the time from the beginning the disc (while stopped) or the current title/track (during playback). 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD: During pl[...]

Advanced operations 25 7 For MP3: During playback or while stopped For JPEG: While stopped 1 Press Cursor 3 / 2 / Y / 5 to select the desired group/track/file. • For MP3, playback starts from the selected track. • For JPEG, proceed to perfo rm the following operation. 2 Press DVD/CD 3 or ENTER. • T rack playback/slide-show st arts from the se[...]

Advanced operations 26 7 During playback of a disc containing subtitles in several languages When using the SUBTITLE button: 1 Press SUBTITLE. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded. 2 Press Cursor Y / 5 to select the desired subtitle. For DVD VR •P r e s s i n g SUBTITLE activ ates the subtitles (subp[...]

Advanced operations 27 Frame-by-frame playback 7 During playback Press 8 repeatedly. Each time you press th e button, the still picture advances b y one frame. To return to normal playback Press D VD/CD 3 . Playing back in slow-motion 7 During playback 1 Press 8 at the point where you want to start playback in slow-motion from. The system paus es p[...]

Advanced operations 28 4 Press ENTER. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y / 5 to change the setting. 6 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appe ar again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP. NOTE • Although the setting display di sappears in the middle of the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored. 7 While stopped 1 [...]

Advanced operations 29 Repeating the cu rrent selection 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: During playback without PBC function or stopped For CD/MP3/JPEG: During playback or stopped When using the REPEA T button: Press REPEAT, wit h SHIFT pressed. Each time you press REPEA T , the Repeat mode changes. NOTE • F or DVD VIDEO, RE[...]

Advanced operations 30 When using the on-screen bar: 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press Cursor Y / 5 repeatedly to select “A-B”. 5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). 6 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to re[...]

31 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou can change the language us ed in the setup menus. See “Menu description”. Basic operation on the setup menus 7 While stopped 1 Press SET UP, with SHIFT pressed. 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen. : Language menu (LANGUAGE) 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs ha ve their o wn menus in multiple la[...]

Setting DVD preferences 32 : P icture menu (PICTURE) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when yo u play D VDs recorded in the picture’ s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9/16:9 MUL TI (Wide tele vision con version) Select this when th e aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV). • 4:3 LB/4:3 MUL TI LB (Letter Box[...]

Setting DVD preferences 33 : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 7 Level menu (LEVEL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FR ONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While monitoring the test tone, adj ust the output le vel of the speaker s. Y ou can adjust the output le ve l in the -6 dB to +6 dB range. TEST T ONE * Outputs t[...]

34 T uner operations Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz spacing. Y ou can only change the AM t uner interv al spacing while selecting AM as the band. • Y ou can operate the following pr ocedures using the bu ttons on the front panel. 7 To change the interval spacing into 10 kHz Press 8 while holding down 7[...]

Tuner operations 35 Once a station i s assigned to a ch annel number , the station can be quickly tuned in. Y ou can pres et 30 FM and 15 AM stations. 7 To preset the stations 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. • If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM recept[...]

36 References 7 Handling Discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the shin y surface of the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prev ent warping. • Be careful not to scratch the sur face of the disc when placing it back in its case[...]

References 37 7 Center unit (XV-THS33/XV-THS11) Audio section Front/Center/Surround: 33 W per channel, RMS at 6 C at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. Subwoofer: 40 W , RMS at 4 C at 100 Hz, with 10% total harmonic distortion. Video section V ideo System: P AL/NTSC Horizontal Resolution: 500 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 64 dB V ideo outpu[...]

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