JVC XV-N310B/XV-N312S manual

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    XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GN T0 041 -0 0 1A/English DVD PLA YER XV -N310B/XV -N312S GNT0041-001A [J/UJ] Before operation 15 2 Preparations 4 Basic playback 8 Various kinds of playback 11 Audio/Video files playback 20 Changing the initial settings 24 Additional information 29 INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which a[...]

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    XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GN T0 041 -0 0 1A/English G-1 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 t[...]

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    1 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish Supplied accessories Check that y ou have all the f ollowing accessories supplied to you. If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately . • Audio/video cab le (Y ellow/White/Red) ( × 1) • Remote control unit ( × 1) • R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) batter y ( × 2) • AC po wer plug adaptor ( × [...]

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    2 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish B e f o r e o p e r a t i o n About discs Playable disc types Discs with the follo wing mar ks can be play ed back on the pla yer . The D VD Logo is a trademark. The play er can also play bac k the f ollowing discs: • D VD-R and D VD-R W discs wr itten in the D VD VIDEO format and finalized • CD-R [...]

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    3 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish B e f o r e o p e r a t i o n Names of parts and controls Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON b utton (8) 2 ST ANDBY/ON indicator (f or PX model only) (8) 3 Disc tra y ( 9) 4 0 button (9) 5 7 button (9,10) 6 3 button (9,10,11) 7 8 button (9, 11) 8 4 button (11, 12, 21) 9 ¢ button (11, 12, 21) 0 Display windo w [...]

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    4 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish P r e p a r a t i o n s Connections Before using the pla yer , connect the play er to a T V and/or amplifier . Before making conn ections • Do not connec t the A C power cord until all other connections have been made . • Connect VIDEO OUT of the player directly to the video input of your TV . Conn[...]

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    5 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish P r e p a r a t i o n s C Connecting to a TV with component jacks Y ou can enjoy picture of high-f idelity color reproduction by connecting the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the play er to your TV . NO TE S • Connect “Y” to “Y , ” “P B ” to “P B ” (C B ), “P R ” to “P R ” (C R [...]

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    6 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish P r e p a r a t i o n s Connecting to optional audio equipment Connecting to a stereo audi o amplifier/receiver Connect the play er’ s AUDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line-lev el inputs (such as AUX, D VD , CD , etc.) of an audio amplifier or receiver . Connecting to a digital audio device Y ou c[...]

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    7 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish P r e p a r a t i o n s Connecting the power cord When all the audio/video connec tions have been made, connect the AC po wer plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are inser ted firmly . The ST ANDBY indicator lights in red (f or PX model only). Wa rn i n g • Disconnect the power cord: - [...]

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    8 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish B a s i c p l a y b a c k T urning the player on and off Press ST ANDBY/ON on the remote contr ol unit or press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel. For PX model only The ST ANDBY/ON indicator on the front panel, which lights in red during standby , goes off. The opening display appears on the TV screen, an[...]

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    9 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish B a s i c p l a y b a c k 5 Press ENTER. The third page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the [DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT] is already open. 6 Press 5 / ∞ to se lect a desired digital output signal type. Set this item correctly when you connect the pla yer to an external surround decoder or D/A con[...]

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    10 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish B a s i c p l a y b a c k Restarting playback after stopping (resuming playback) The play er resumes playbac k from th e position you interrupted playbac k, as long as th e disc y ou interrupted pla yback is still on the disc tra y . This is because the pla yer’ s resume mode is set to ON when you p[...]

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    11 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k Playback at various speeds x1.5 Quick Playback with sound During playba ck, press Q UICK PLA YB A CK on the pla yer . The disc is play ed back at about 1.5 times nor mal speed. The sound is not muted, and the subtitle does not go off. T o retu rn to the norm[...]

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    12 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k Locating the beginning of a scene or song F or D VD VID EO: During playbac k, y ou can skip a chapter or title, depending on the disc configuration. F or SVCD/Video C D: During playback without PBC function, you can skip a track. F or Audio CD: During p la y[...]

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    13 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k Specifying a desired title 1 During playba ck, press TITLE/GR OUP . [--] is shown in the title displa y area of the display window . 2 Press the n umeric button s to specify a title to be pla yed. T o select 5: press 5. T o select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.[...]

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    14 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k 4 Press the numeri c buttons to specif y tracks in the desired or der . T o select 5: press 5. T o select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. T o select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. T o co rrect the program Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to the track to be corrected, t[...]

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    15 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k Repeat playback T o repeat the current selection or all tracks F or D VD VIDEO: Dur ing play back F or SVCD/Vide o CD/A udio CD: In any condition e xcep t SVCD/ Video CD playbac k w ith PBC Press REPEA T . If you press REPEA T in stop mode, press 3 (SELECT) [...]

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    16 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k T o change the audio language or sound (AUDIO) The audio selection setting allows you to change the audio language of a movie, or to listen to karaoke with or without the voc a l. Hint At the beginning of the par t where multiple audio tracks are recorded, a[...]

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    17 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k T o adjust the picture character (VFP) The VFP (Video Fine Processor) fu nction allows y ou to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences . 1 During play back, press VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN. The VFP[...]

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    18 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k Menu bar functions T o bring up the menu bar 1 When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN. A status bar for the type of disc inser ted will appear on the TV screen. See page 9 for details about the status bar . 2 Press ON SCREEN again. A menu bar f or the type[...]

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    19 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO Time mode selection During playback, selects the time mode shown in the displa y window and in the status bar . Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following. • T OT AL: Current title elapsed time • T .REM: Curre[...]

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    20 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A u d i o / V i d e o f i l e s p l a y b a c k Outline The play er can play bac k MP3/J PEG/MPEG-4 (simple profile/asf file) files on either a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc, or a commercially a vailab le CD . Y ou can select and play back files using the Control display on the TV screen. • The p[...]

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    21 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A u d i o / V i d e o f i l e s p l a y b a c k Basic operations When you inser t a disc with groups and files, the Control displa y that shows the contents of the disc automatically appears on the TV screen. Y ou can specify and play back the desired group/file from the Control display using the f ol[...]

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    22 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A u d i o / V i d e o f i l e s p l a y b a c k Direct selection for JPEG files Y ou can select a par ticular JPEG file from the thumbnail screen. 1 Press and hold MENU - THUMBNAIL/LIST while a J PEG file is se lected on the Control displa y . The thumbnail screen appears on the TV screen. Up to nine [...]

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    23 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A u d i o / V i d e o f i l e s p l a y b a c k Slide show playback Y ou can display files (sti ll pictures) one after another automatically . Press 3 (SELECT) while a JPEG file is selected on the Cont rol displa y . The slide show star ts from the beginning of the disc. • The display time v ari es [...]

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    24 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish C h a n g i n g t h e i n i t i a l s e t t i n g s Selecting preferences This section refers to the settings which are already made when you purchase the pla yer . Read this section when you want to connect this play er to a w ide-vision TV set, or when you want to otherwise change the settings accor[...]

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    25 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish C h a n g i n g t h e i n i t i a l s e t t i n g s LANGUAGE menu MENU LANGUAGE Y ou can select the default menu language to be display ed if it is contained on a D VD VIDEO disc. Set ting option s ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, JAP ANESE, language code fr om AA to ZU • If the[...]

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    26 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish C h a n g i n g t h e i n i t i a l s e t t i n g s BACKGROUND Y ou can change and set the opening displa y to your fa vorite image using this menu. Set ting option s ST ANDARD , USER, SA VE AS B ACKGROUND [ST ANDARD]: select when you use the JVC original image as the opening display (initial setting)[...]

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    27 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish C h a n g i n g t h e i n i t i a l s e t t i n g s Limiting playback by children This function restricts playbac k of D VD VIDEO discs which contain violent (and other) scenes accord ing to the lev el set by the user . For e xample, if a mo vie which includes violent scenes suppor ts the parental loc[...]

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    28 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish C h a n g i n g t h e i n i t i a l s e t t i n g s T o change the settings Y ou can change the parental lock settings later . 1 In stop mode, bring up the O THERS menu. 2 Press 5 / ∞ to mo ve to select [P ARENT AL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-scr een display appears on the TV screen.[...]

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    29 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n A V COMPU LINK remote control system The JVC A V COMPU LINK system allows y ou to enjo y video or audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio pla yer (such as a D VD play er, CD pla yer and VCR) and television or/and amplifier/receiver support the J[...]

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    30 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n T roubleshooting Power P ower does not come on. P ower plug is not inser ted securely . Plug in securely . Operation “REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen. Region code of the inser ted disc does not match the play er . Check the region code of[...]

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    31 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n Specifications Specifications and appearance ar e subject to change without prior notice. General Readable discs D VD VIDEO , D VD-R (Video format), D VD- RW (Video f or mat), SVCD , Video CD , A u dio CD (CD-D A ), JPEG, CD-R/RW (CD-D A, SVCD , Video CD , MP3[...]

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    32 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n Appendix A: Countr y/Area code list for Parental Lock Appendix B: T able of languages and their abbreviations (for page 27) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emira tes AF Afghanistan AG A ntigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO [...]

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    33 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n Appendix C: Digital output signal chart (for page 26) Disc type Output PCM ONL Y DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM STREAM/PCM D VD with 48/44.1 kHz, 16/20/24 bit linear PCM 48/44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM D VD with DTS 48 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM DTS bitstream D[...]

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    34 XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GNT0 041-00 1A/E nglish A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n Appendix D: Glossary 480i/480p Indicates the number of scanni ng lines and scanning format of an image signal. 480i indicates 480 scanning lines with inter lace format, and 480p indicates 480 scanning lines with progressive for ma t . ASF ASF is an abbreviatio[...]

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    XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GN T0 041 -0 0 1A/English THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY IS V ALID ONL Y IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED ST A TES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEAL TH OF PUER TO RICO. WHA T WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner . Such repair and replacemen[...]

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    XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GN T0 041 -0 0 1A/English BT -51005-5 (0301) QUALITY SER VICE HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SER VICE CENTER Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase,please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.In the event that repairs are necessary , please call 1 (800)537-5722 for your nearest a[...]

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    XV -N31 0B/XV -N312S/GN T0 041 -0 0 1A/English VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 1203STYBICJSC XV-N310B/XV-N312S DVD PLAYER XV-N310B_XV-N312S(JUJ).book Page 37 Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1: 48 PM[...]