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    XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English DVD PLA YER XV -N318S GNT0042-001A [US/UB/UG/UX] Before operation 15 2 Preparations 4 Basic playback 8 V arious kinds of playback 11 Audio/Video files playback 20 KARAOKE operation 24 Changing the initial settings 28 Additional information 33 INSTRUCTIONS VIDEO Region code of DVD VIDEO D VD pla yers and D VD VIDEO[...]

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    XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION • Do not block the ventil atio n openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out). • Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • When discar[...]

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    1 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 ello w/White/R ed) ( × 1) • Remote control unit ( × 1) • R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) batter y ( × 2) • AC po wer plug adaptor ( × 1) (exce[...]

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    2 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 pla yed bac k on the player . The D VD Logo is a trademark. The play er can also play back the follo wing discs: • D VD-R and D VD-RW discs written in th e D VD VIDEO f or mat and finalized • CD-R and CD-RW [...]

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    3 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 button (8) 2 ST ANDBY/ON indicator (8) 3 Disc tray (9) 4 0 button (9) 5 7 button (10, 13) 6 3 button (9, 10, 11) 7 8 button (10, 11) 8 4 button (11, 12, 21) 9 ¢ button (11, 12, 21) 0 Display windo w (see the illustration below) [...]

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    4 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English P r e p a r a t i o n s Connections Before using the pla yer , co nnect the play er to a TV and/or amplifier . Before making conn ections • Do not connect the AC power cor d until all other connections have been made . • Connect VIDEO OUT of the player directl y to the video input of your TV . Con necting VI[...]

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    5 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 pla yer to your TV . NO TES • Connect “Y” to “Y , ” “P B ” to “P B ” (C B ), “P R ” to “P R ” (C R ) corr ectl[...]

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    6 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 A UDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT ) jack s to any line-lev el inputs (such as A UX, D VD , CD , etc.) of an a udio amplifier or receiver . Connecting to a digital audio device Y ou can en[...]

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    7 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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/ON indicator lights in red. Wa rn i n g • Disconnect the power cord: - if you are not going to use [...]

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    8 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English B a s i c p l a y b a c k NO TE Make sure that the KARA OKE - D VD switch on the remote control unit is set to “D VD” when using the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 and numeric buttons f or controlling the play er . T urning the player on and off Press ST ANDBY/ON on the remote contr ol unit or press S T ANDBY/ON on the fr [...]

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    9 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English B a s i c p l a y b a c k 3 Press ENTER. The second page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the [MONIT OR TYPE] is already open. 4 Press 5 / ∞ to se lect the desired monitor type. F or a nor mal (conv entional) TV , select [4:3 LB] or [4:3 PS]. F or a wide-screen TV , select [16:9]. For a multi-f ormat T[...]

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    10 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English B a s i c p l a y b a c k T o stop playback completely Press 7 . Hint If you press 0 during playbac k, the play er stops playback and opens the disc tra y . T o stop playback tempora rily Press 8 . T o resume playback, press 3 (SELECT). (See “About On-screen guide icons” on this page.) Restarting playback a[...]

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    11 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k NO TE Make sure that the KARA OKE - D VD switch on the remote control unit is set to “D VD” when using the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 and numeric buttons f or controlling the play er . Playback at various speeds x1.5 Quick Playback with sound During playbac k, press QUICK PL[...]

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    12 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k T o replay the previous sc enes (One touch replay function) During D VD VIDEO playbac k, press - KARA OKE. The playbac k position moves bac k 10 seconds before the current position. NO TES • This function works only within t he same title, though it works between ch[...]

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    13 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k 2 Press the numeri c buttons to se lect the desired item. 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. The play er star ts playbac k of the selected item. T o retur n to the menu, press RETURN. Hint If some[...]

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    14 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 sp ecify 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, then press [...]

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    15 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 trac ks F or D VD VIDEO: During playback F or SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition e xcept SVCD/ Video CD playbac k with PBC Press REPEA T - KARAOKE SOUND. If you press REPEA T - KARAOKE SOUND in stop mode , [...]

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    16 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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, appears on [...]

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    17 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English V a r i o u s k i n d s o f p l a y b a c k NO TES • While zoomed, the picture ma y look coarse. • This function may not work with some D VD VIDEO discs. • When the KARAOKE function is turned on, you cannot zoom in pictures ev en if the KARAOKE - D VD switch on the remote control play er is set to “D VD[...]

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    18 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 of disc i[...]

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    19 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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: Current title r[...]

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    20 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English A u d i o / V i d e o f i l e s p l a y b a c k NO TE Make sure that the KARAOKE - D VD switch on the remote control unit is set to “D VD” when using the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 and numeric buttons f or controlling the play er . Outline The play er can play back MP3/J PEG/MPEG-4 (simple profile/asf file) files on e[...]

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    21 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 bac k the desired group/file from the Control display using the f ollowing pr[...]

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    22 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 selected on the Control displa y . The thumbnail screen appears on the TV screen. Up to nine thumbnails [...]

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    23 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 aries in size of [...]

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    24 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English K A R A O K E o p e r a t i o n NO TE Make sure that the KARAOKE - D VD switch on the remote control unit is set to “KARAO KE” when using the karaoke-related b uttons for controlling the play er . Preparation T o turn on the KARAOKE function Press - KARAOKE. The KARAOKE function turns on, the [KARAOK] indic[...]

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    25 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English K A R A O K E o p e r a t i o n 2 Press the numeri c buttons to sp ecify 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 correct the reser vation Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to the song to be corrected, then press CANCEL. T[...]

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    26 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English K A R A O K E o p e r a t i o n T o select KARAOKE sound (KARAOKE SOUND) Among KARAO KE D VD VIDEO discs, there are “multi-sound KARAOKE” discs . With such a disc, for e xample, you can sing along with the other vocal part recorded on a disc. Using the KARAOKE menu See page 24 for ho w to tur n on the KARAO[...]

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    27 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English K A R A O K E o p e r a t i o n NO TES • If [KARAOKE] i s set to [L] or [R], the “MASK” and “REPLACE” functions do not work correctly . • With some materials, such as those recorded in monaural and sung by multiple v oices, the v oice may not be satisfactorily masked. • When playing bac k a disc w[...]

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    28 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 NO TES • Make sure that the KARAOKE - D VD switch on the remote control unit is set to “D VD” when using the 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 and numeric buttons f or controlling the play er . • If the KARAOKE function is turned on, you cannot change the initial settin[...]

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    29 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 displa yed if it is contained on a D VD VIDEO disc. Set ting options ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, JAP ANESE, language code from AA to ZU • If the disc does n[...]

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    30 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 display to y our fav orite image using this menu. Set ting options ST ANDARD , USER, SA VE AS BA CKGROUND [ST ANDARD]: select when you use the JVC original image as the opening display (initial setting). [USER]: s[...]

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    31 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 lock f eatur [...]

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    32 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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. 3 While i[...]

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    33 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 enjoy video or audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio pla yer (such as a D VD pla yer , CD player and VCR) and tele vision or/and amplifier/receiver support the JVC A V COM[...]

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    34 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 inserted 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 pla yer . Check the region code of the disc p[...]

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    35 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English 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 ormat), SVCD , Video C D , Audio CD (CD-D A), CD- R/R W (CD-DA, SVCD , Video CD , MP3 f or mat, JPEG, MP[...]

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    36 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n Appendix B: Countr y/Area code list for Parental Lock Appendix C: T able of languages and their abbreviations (for page 31) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emir ates AF Afghanistan AG A ntigua and Barb uda AI Anguilla AL Albani a AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO A ng ol [...]

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    37 XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English A d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n Appendix D: Glossary 525i/525p/625i Indicates the number of scanni ng lines and scanning format of an image signal. 525i indicates 525 scanning lines with inter lace fo r mat, 525p indicates 525 scanning lines with progressive format, and 625i indicates 625 scanning lin[...]

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    XV -N318S/GN T0 042-0 0 1A/English VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0504STYBICJSC XV-N318S DVD PLAYER XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 38 Frid ay, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM[...]