JVC UX-GN7V manual

MICRO COMPONENT SYSTEM UX-GN7V Consist s of CA-UXGN7V and SP-UXGN9V L VT1 990-006C [US, UB, UW , UX, UA] INSTRUCTIONS English UX-GN7V[US]EN-frontcover.fm Page 1 Friday, May 8, 2009 5:34 PM[...]

G-1 CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moistu re. CAUTION The F button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power of f completely (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The MAINS plug or an ap[...]

G-2 CAUTION — Proper Ventilat ion T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to prot ect from damage, locate the apparatus as follows: T op/Front/Back/Sides: No obstructions should be plac ed in the areas shown by the dimen sions below . Bottom: Place on the level surfa ce. Maintain adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with [...]

1 Introduction Thank you for purch asing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to ensure your co mplete understanding and to obtain the best possible performan ce from the unit. Part description ....... ........... ........... 3 Disabling the demonstrati on display ............ ... 4 Using the remote c ontrol .....[...]

Introduction 2 Convenient functions of disc/file playback .......................... ............. 25 Playing back a disc/ file in the desired order (Program playback) ....... ...................... ....... 25 Playing back a di sc/file in a random order (Random playback) .......... ......................... . 26 Playing back a disc/file repeatedly [...]

3 Introduction The numbers re fer to the pages in w hich the parts are explained. ■ Activating the buttons on the main unit Before using the buttons on the main unit, place your hand over the front of the main unit. Th e but- tons, controls and indicato rs gradually start illumi- nating. ■ Using the ¢ / 4 and [VOL +/–] controls T o operate t[...]

Introduction 4 1 The “USB” indicator lights up when a USB device is selected as the source. 2 Disc format indicators • The “SVCD” indicator lights up when playing back an SVCD. • The “VCD” indica tor lights up when pl aying back a VCD. • The “CD” indicator light s up when playing back a CD. • The “DVD” indicator lights u[...]

5 Introduction The numbers refer to the pages in which the parts are explained. Insert the batteries into the remote control by matching the polar ity (+ and − ) correctly . • If the range or effectiveness of the remote con- trol decreases, replace both batteries. Point the remote control dire ctly at the front of the main unit. • Do not bloc[...]

Prep a ration 6 Setting up the AM loop a ntenna NOTE • Keep the AM loop antenna cable wrapped around the AM loop ante nna frame, otherwise the effectiveness and sens itivity of the AM loop antenna may be reduced. Connecting the AM loop antenna T urn the AM loop antenna to find the best positio n for radio reception. NOTE • Make sure that the an[...]

7 Prep a ration Connect the speakers to the ma in unit by connecting th e colored cables to the same color terminals on the rear of the main unit. ■ IMPORT ANT • Improper speaker cable con nection reduces the stereo effect and sound quality . • The supplied speakers are magneti cally shielded, but color irregul arity may occur on the TV depen[...]

Prep a ration 8 After connecting a TV , follow the instructi ons on page 10. ■ IMPORT ANT • Connect the main unit directly to a TV (or a mon- itor) without routing through a video cassette recorder (VCR). Otherwi se picture distortion may occur during playback. (Routing th e con- nection through a VCR, however , does not affect the audio qualit[...]

9 Prep a ration NOTE • Before connecting or disconnecting an external device, press [VOLUME  ] repeatedly to se t the volume of this system to the minimum. Y ou can also use the [VOL –] control on the main unit. • Select the appropriate setting for “DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT” according to the connected device. Refer to page 35. • Y o u c[...]

Prep a ration 10 T o view an image on the TV screen, select the video signal type correctly according to the TV after connecting the main unit to th e TV . 1 T urn on the main unit. • Refer to “T urning on/off the main unit” on page 1 1. 2 Press [SCAN MODE] repeatedly to select the video signal type suit- able for the TV . • Select “P AL?[...]

11 Basic operations Examples: 5: [5] 15: [ 10] → [1] → [5] 150: [ 10] → [ 10] → [1] → [5] → [0] Press [AUDIO/TV F ] (or F on the main unit). • The power of the main unit turns on and the [ST ANDBY] lamp on the main unit turns off. • Press [AUDIO/TV F ] (or F on the main unit) again to turn off the power of the ma in unit. (The main [...]

Basic operations 12 Audible sound frequencies vary according to the individua l. This functi on creates the appropriate equalization pattern according to your hearing preferences. This function i s called “My Sound”. ■ When a disc/file is stopped 1 Hold down [MY SOUND]. TV screen 2 Press [ENTER/SET]. • 5 test tones are emitted individually [...]

13 Basic operations This function allows you to easily understand dia- log recorded on the disc/file even with the volume down low . This function is useful when you are watching a movie . Press [C.VOICE] while holding down [SHIFT]. • Each time you press [C.VOICE ], the setting turns on and off. NOTE • “C.VOICE” refers to “clear voice”.[...]

Basic operations 14 ■ When the main unit is turned on Press [ECO/DIMMER] repeatedly . • Each time you press [ECO/DIMMER], the se tting changes to “DIM ON”, “AUT O DIM” or “DIM OFF” in the display wi ndow . • When “AUTO DIM” is selected and no operation is performed for approximately 5 minutes, the display window automa tically[...]

15 Listening to radio broadcasts * For the number button usage, refe r to “Using the number buttons” on page 1 1. AM stations are spaced 9 kHz ap art in some coun- tries and 10 kHz i n other countries. 1 Press [TUNER] repeatedly to select “TUNER AM ” in the display win- dow . 2 Press [AUDIO/TV F ] (or F on the main unit) to turn off the pow[...]

Listening to radio broadcasts 16 1 Press [TUNER] to select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM” in the display window . • Pressing [TUNER] selects a radio broadcast as the sound source. 2 Hold down 4 or ¢ . • The radio frequency starts changin g in the display window . • When the main unit has received a broad- cast, the frequency au tomatically[...]

17 Playing back sources from external devices 1 Press [AUDIO IN]. • “AUDIO IN” is selected as the source in the display window . 2 St art playback on the connected device. 3 Adjust the volume or the sound settings for your preference. • Refer to page 1 1. NOTE • Before connecting or disconnecting an external device, press [VOLUME  ] re[...]

Basic operations of disc/file playback 18 Basic operations of disc/file playback * For the number button usage, refe r to “Using the number buttons” on page 1 1. This part explains how to play back the typ es of discs shown above. 1 Press 0 on the remote control or on the main unit. • The disc tray ejects. 2 Place a disc on the disc tray . ?[...]

19 Basic operations of disc/file playback This part explains how to play back 1) files recorded on the l oaded disc, and 2) files recorded on a USB mass storage class device (hereinafter referred to as “USB device”) connected to the main unit. The operations are expla ined with a display of MP3 files as an example. NOTE • Also refer to “No [...]

Basic operations of disc/file playback 20 4 Press  ,  ,  or  to select a group and track. NOTE • Y o u can also use the number buttons and 4 or ¢ to select a track. • For some discs/files, you can als o select a group by pressing [GROUP/TITLE SKIP] while h olding down [SHIFT] or use the number buttons. 5 Press [DVD/CD 6 ] or [USB 6[...]

21 Basic operations of disc/file playback Press [DISPLA Y/CHARA] repeatedly during playback. • Each time you press [DISPLA Y/CHARA], the display changes. ■ When a DVD VIDEO is played back ■ When a DVD VR is played back ■ When a VCD or SVCD is played back *1 “PBC” refers to “playback c ontrol”. When the PBC function is canceled, the [...]

Basic operations of disc/file playback 22 ■ When a disc/file is pl ayed back Press 7 . When playback is stopped in the middle, playback can be started from the stopped position. ■ When a disc/file is pl ayed back Press 7 once. • Playback stops, the “RESUM E” indicator lights up in the display window , and the position where playback has b[...]

23 Basic operations of disc/file playback ■ When a disc is played back Press . NOTE • Y ou cannot go back to the previous titl e and orig- inal program (play l ist). ■ When a disc is paused Press [ SLOW] or [SLOW ]. • Each time you press [ SLOW] or [SLOW ], the speed increases. • T o return to normal pl ayback, press [DVD/CD 6 ]. NOTE •[...]

Basic operations of disc/file playback 24 ■ When a disc is stop ped or played back 1 Press [TOP MENU/PG] or [MENU/ PL]. • The menu screen is displayed. 2 Press  ,  ,  or  to select the selection menu for chapters. 3 Press [ENTER/SET]. 4 Press  ,  ,  or  to select the desired chapter . 5 Press [ENTER/SET]. ■ When the PB[...]

25 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback * For the number button usage, refe r to “Using the number buttons” on page 1 1. Y ou can prog ram a maximum of 99 chapters or tracks. The same chapter or track can be pro- grammed more than once. ■ When a disc/file is stopped 1 Press [TUNER/PLA Y MODE] repeatedly to display “PROGRAM” in the [...]

26 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback 2 Press the number buttons to pro- gram tracks/chapters. • For a DVD VIDEO, select a title number , and then a chapter n umber . • For a VCD, SVCD or CD, select a track number . • For an MP3, WMA or WA V file, select a group number , and then a track number. Example: TV screen for a DVD VIDEO (Pr[...]

27 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback ■ When a disc/file is pl ayed back Press [REPEA T]. • Each time you press [REPEA T], th e repeat mode changes. * “REP STEP” is displayed during program or ran- dom playback. NOTE • Depending on the disc/file, you can also use the menu bar to set repeat pla yback. Refer to page 32. • T o can[...]

28 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback ■ When a disc/file is pl ayed back Press the desired button shown below repeatedly . Example: TV screen for the su btitle language • Pressing [SUBTITLE] repeatedly turns the subti- tle display on and off. T o select the desired lan- guage, press  or  repeatedly . NOTE • Y ou can on ly selec[...]

29 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback ■ When a disc/file is played back or paused 1 Press [VFP]. • The current settings are displayed. Example: TV screen for the VFP mode 2 Press  or  to select the v ideo fine processor (VFP) mode. • Each time you press  or  , VFP mode changes on the TV screen as follow s. - “NORMAL” [...]

30 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback This function is available when a loaded disc or a connected USB device i s selected as the so urce. ■ When a disc/file is pl ayed back Press [3D P/HPS] while holding down [SHIFT]. • Each time you press [3D P/HPS], the display changes as follows. - “ACTION” is suitable fo r ac tion movies, spor[...]

31 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback ■ When a disc/file is pl ayed back 1 Press [ON SCREEN] twice. Example: TV screen for a DVD VIDEO 2 Press  or  to select an item you want to operate. 3 Press [ENTER/SET]. 4 Press  or  to select yo ur desired setting. NOTE • T o turn off the st atus bar and the menu bar , press [ON SCREEN[...]

32 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback ■ When a disc is pl ayed back 1 Press [ON SCREEN] twice. • The menu bar appears. (Refer to page 31.) 2 Press  or  to select . 3 Press [ENTER/SET]. 4 Enter the time using the number buttons. Example: When you want to pl ay back a DVD VIDEO fro m the position of (0 hour) 23 minutes 45 seconds, [...]

33 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback Y ou can use the preferen ce screen to change the initial settings of the main uni t according to the environment where the main uni t is used. NOTE • The top and bottom of the preference screen may not be displayed on a widescreen TV . Adjust the picture size on the TV . ■ When a disc/file is stop[...]

34 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback PICTURE Items Contents MONIT OR TYPE Select the display method suitable for your TV . 16 : 9 NORMAL : For a widescreen TV whose aspect ratio is fixed at 16:9. When a conventional screen picture whose aspect ratio is 4:3 is input, black bars appear on the left and right sides of the screen. 16 : 9 AUTO [...]

35 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback ?? AUDIO Items Contents DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT Select the output signal type suitable to the device connected to the [OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUTPUT ] terminal. Refer to “List of relationships of DIGIT AL AUDI O OUTPUT preference items and output signals” on page 36. PCM ONL Y : Device corresponding only t[...]

36 Convenient functions of disc/f ile playback NOTE • Among DVD VIDEOs witho ut copyright protecti on, there may be some DV D VIDEOs that output a 20- or 24-bit signal through the [OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUT PUT] terminal. Language codes List of relationships of DIGIT AL AUDI O OUTPUT preference items and output signals Playback disc/file DIGIT AL AUDI[...]

37 Recording sound dir ectly from a CD to a USB device Y ou can reco rd sound from a CD to a USB device. CAUTION • It should be noted that it may be un lawful to re-record pre-r ecorded tapes, records, or discs without the con sent of the owner of copyright in the soun d or video recording, broadcast or ca ble program and in an y liter- ary , dra[...]

38 Recording sound dir ectly from a CD to a USB device 6 Press [ENTER/SET] to st art recording. • The “REC” indicator start s flashing . NOTE • When you want to quit recording, press 7 . • When “READING” is displayed in the display window , you cannot start recording. • If “NODEVICE” appears in the display window , no USB device[...]

39 Recording sound dir ectly from a CD to a USB device 1 Connect the USB device. • Refer to page 19. 2 Press [USB 6 ]. 3 Press 7 to stop playback. 4 Use [GROUP/TITLE SKIP], 4 or ¢ to select the desired track/ group. • T o select a group, press [GROUP/TITLE SKIP] repeatedly while h olding down [SHIFT]. • T o select a track, press 4 or ¢ repe[...]

40 Recording sound dir ectly from a CD to a USB device The operation is explained with the example of entering “F”. 1 Press [DISPLA Y/CHARA] repeat- edly to select the character type setting. • Each time you press [DISPLA Y/CHARA], the selected character type setting cha nges to “ABCDE” or “01234” on the TV screen. • “ABCDE” ref[...]

41 Enjoying karaoke * For th e number button usage, refer to “Usin g the number buttons” on page 1 1. 1 T urn on the main unit. • Refer to “T urning on/off the main unit” on page 1 1. 2 T urn the [MIC VOLUME] control to the [MIN] position on the main unit. 3 Connect the microphone. • The [MIC] te rminal is for connecting a micro- phone [...]

42 Enjoying karaoke 4 St art playback of the desired source. • Y ou can select a radio bro adcast (page 16), a loaded disc (page 18), a USB device (page 19) or other connected external devices (page 17). • T o playback a karaoke disc, select the desired audio langu age. (Refer to page 28.) 5 Press [VOLUME  ] or [VOLUME  ] repeatedly to ad[...]

43 Enjoying karaoke Y ou can decre ase or muffle the original vocal sound by using the vocal masking function. This function is available when a loaded disc or a connected USB device i s selected as the so urce. Press [KARAOKE] repeatedly while holding down [SHIFT] to select “VMASKING” in the display window . • Each time you press [KARAOKE], [...]

44 Enjoying karaoke Y ou can program songs to be played back in the desired order . A maximum of 12 songs can be pro- grammed. This function is available when a loaded disc is selected as the source. ■ When a micropho ne is connected an d a disc is stopped 1 Press [RESERVE] while holding down [SHIFT]. • The program screen appears on the TV scre[...]

45 Tim er When the time you specify elapses, the main unit automatically turns off. Press [SLEEP]. • Each time you press [SLEEP], the time indicated in the display window changes. Y ou can set the time to 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 , 120, 150 or 1 80 minutes. Press [SLEEP] repeatedly to select the time again. Press [SLEEP] once. NOTE • When you use the[...]

Tim er 46 Y ou can prog ram up to 3 playback timer settings. Set the clock beforehand. (Refer to page 13.) 1 Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select “TIMER-1 ( 1)”, “TIMER- 2 ( 2)” or “TIMER-3 ( 3)” in the display window . 2 Press [ENTER/SET]. 3 Set the st arting time and ending time with  or  and [ENTER/ SET]. 4 Press  or [...]

47 Reference T o minimize the need for servicing and maintain the high quality of this system, do not place the main unit in the following locations: • In a position subject to high hu midity or consid- erable dust • On an uneven or unstable surface • Near a heat sour ce • Near a computer , fluorescen t light or other e lec- tric appliance [...]

48 Reference A void moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. A voi d high tempe ratures Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near heating equipment. When you are away When away on travel or for other reaso ns for an extended period of time, disconnect th e power cable plug from the wall o[...]

49 Reference • Even though listed above, some types may be unplayable. * 1 Discs should be finalized before being played back. Discs with CPRM co ntent prot ection are not playable on this system. * 2 This system may not recognize some USB devices. This system ca nnot play back a file whose data volume is more than 2 gigabytes and a file whose da[...]

50 Reference • The following discs cannot be played back: • DVD-ROM (except for MP3, WMA, JPEG , ASF , DivX, MPEG1 or MPEG2 for mat), DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, SACD, etc. • Playing back these discs ge nerates noise and may damage the speakers. • Damaged discs and di scs with an unusual shape (other than a disc of 12 cm o[...]

51 Reference • The system supports al l versions of DivX ® including DivX ® 6. • The system supports DivX files with a resolution of 720 x 480 pixels or less (30 fp s) and 720 x 576 pixels or less (25 fps). • Audio streams should confo rm to MPEG1 Audio Layer-2, MPEG Audio Layer-3 (MP3) or Dolby Digital. • The system does not support GMC [...]

52 Reference DVD VIDEO and DVD VR A DVD VIDEO consists of “titles” and each title may be divide d into “chapters”. A DVD VR consists of “original programs” or “play lists” and each original program/play list may be divided into “chapters”. VCD, SVCD and CD A VCD, SVCD or CD cons ists of “tracks”. In general, each track has i[...]

53 Reference ■ General ■ Radio broa dcast Problem P ossible cause Possible solutio n Reference pa g e Adjustments or settings are suddenly canceled before you finish. There is a time limit. Repeat the procedu re again. – The remote control does not work. The remote con trol sensor on the main unit is blocked. Make sure that nothing is blockin[...]

54 Reference ■ Disc/USB device playback (Continued on the next page) Problem P ossible cause Possible solutio n Reference pa g e A disc cannot be pla yed back. If “RG ERROR” appears on th e display window , the region code number of a disc is not compati- ble with this system. (only for a DVD VIDEO) Confirm the region code number compatible w[...]

55 Reference ■ Recording ■ Karaoke ■ Ti m e r If this system does not work properly even after t aking the action in the above “Possible so lution” Many functions of this sys tem are controlled by microproce ssors that can be reset by recycling the power supply . If pressing any b utton does not result in the normal action, disconnect the[...]

56 Reference Tuner FM frequency: 87.50 MHz – 108.00 MHz AM frequency (Saudi Arabia): 531 kHz – 1 602 kHz (9 kHz spacing) 530 kHz – 1 600 kHz (10 kHz sp acing) AM frequency (other countries/areas): 531 kHz – 1 710 kHz (9 kHz spacing) 530 kHz – 1 710 kHz (10 kHz spacing) Terminal (top of the main unit) • Microphone input terminal x 1 3.0 [...]

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