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    XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English DVD VIDEO PLA YER XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL GNT0027-001C [J] Before operation 2 Preparations 3 Basic operations 8 Advanced operations 13 MP3 disc playback 21 JPEG disc playback 23 Changing the initial settings 26 Additional information 31 INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. [...]

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    XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English 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 to the [...]

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    1 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/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 ellow/White/Red) ( × 1) • Remote control unit ( × 1) • R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) batter y ( × 2) About this manual • The displa[...]

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    2 B e f o r e o p e r a t i o n XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Bef ore operation About discs Playable disc types Discs with the follo wing mar ks can be play ed back on the unit. The D VD Logo is a trademark. The unit can also play back the f ollowing discs: • D VD-R, D VD-R W and +RW discs written in the D VD VIDEO format and final[...]

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    3 Preparations XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Preparations Connections Before using the unit, connect the unit to a TV and/or amplifier . Before making connections • Do not connect th e A C power cord until all other connections have been made . • Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input of your TV . Connecting VI[...]

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    Preparations 4 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English P reparations 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 ja cks on the unit 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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    Preparations 5 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Preparations NO TE S • The Progressive scanning mode w or ks only when you connect the unit’ s COMPON ENT VIDEO OUT jacks to y o ur TV . • There are some progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit, resulting in the unnatural picture when pl[...]

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    Preparations 6 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English P reparations Connecting the power cord When all the audio/video connections hav e been made, connect the AC po wer plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are inser ted firmly . The ST ANDBY ind icator lights in red. Wa r n i ng • Disconnect the power cord: - if you are not go[...]

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    Preparations 7 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Preparations Using the remote control unit T o install batteries Open the compar tment cover , and place the two supplied R6P (SUM-3)/AA(15F) batteries in the remote control unit according to the polarity mar kings (“+” and “–”) inside the compar t ment. Then replace the cov er. [...]

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    8 Basic operati ons XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Basic operations T urning on/off the unit Press ST ANDBY/ON on the remote contr ol unit or press ST A NDBY/ON on the front panel. The ST ANDBY indicator on the front panel, which lights in red during standby , goes off. The opening display appears on the TV screen, and the f ollowing [...]

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    Basic operations 9 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Basic operations 6 Press 5 / ∞ to se lect a desired digital output signal type. Set this item correctly when you connect the unit to an external surround decoder or D/A conv er ter. (If y ou do not connect the unit to such a device , you do not hav e to set this item.) • When conne[...]

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    Basic operations 10 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Basic operati ons T o check the pla yback status Y ou can see the current select ion number (the title/chapter number f or D VD VIDEO or track number f or SVCD/Video CD/ Audio CD), time inf or mation (the track or chapter time while stopped, or elapsed track or chapter time during pla[...]

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    Basic operations 11 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Basic operations T o resume playback When the resume mode is “ON” While the di sc you interrupted playbac k is still on the di sc tray , press 3 . The unit resumes playbac k fro m the position where pla yback was interrupted. The TV screen shows “RESUME PLA Y . ” T o play back[...]

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    Basic operations 12 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Basic operati ons Replaying the previous scenes (One touch replay function) During D VD VIDEO playbac k, press . The playbac k position moves bac k 10 seconds before the current position. NO TE S • This function works on ly within the same title, though it works between chapters. ?[...]

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    13 Advanced operations XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Ad v anced operations Playing from a specific position Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu D VD VIDEO discs generally hav e their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain v ar ious items such as titles of movies , names of songs, or artist information, and[...]

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    Advanced operations 14 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advan ced ope rations Locating a desired position in the current title or track (T ime search) Y ou can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the time from the beginning of the current title (for D VD VIDEO) or the disc (for SVCD/Video CD/A udio CD). F or D VD VIDEO/A[...]

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    Advanced operations 15 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advanced operations 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 correct the program Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to the track to be corrected, then p[...]

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    Advanced operations 16 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advan ced ope rations Repeat playback T o repeat the current selection or all trac ks F or D VD VIDEO: Dur ing playbac k F or SVCD/Vide o CD/Audio CD: In an y condition except SVCD/ Video CD playbac k with PBC Press REPEA T . If you press REPEA T in stop mode, press 3 to start play[...]

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    Advanced operations 17 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advanced operations Changing the language, sound and scene angle T o select the subt itle language (SUBTITLE) Some D VD VIDEO and SVCD discs contain more than one subtitle language. Y ou can choose a d esired one from them. Hint At the beginning of the par t where the subtitles are[...]

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    Advanced operations 18 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advan ced ope rations Special picture/sound effect T o zoom in pictures 1 During playbac k or while paused, press ZOOM. Pressing ZOOM causes the unit to zoom in on the image. At the top left of the screen, the information for the current magnification appears for about 5 seconds . [...]

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    Advanced operations 19 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advanced operations T o dismiss the VFP mode selection window Press VFP - PROGRESSIVE S CAN. NO TE S • The window f or VFP mode selection and parameter setting disappear if no operation is made for about 10 seconds. • While zoomed, the VFP function cannot be used. T o simulate [...]

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    Advanced operations 20 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Advan ced ope rations 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[...]

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    21 MP3 disc playba ck XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English MP3 disc pla ybac k Operations The unit can play bac k MP3 files o n a personally recorded CD-R/ RW disc or commercially a vailab le CD . We ref er to a d isc that contains MP3 files as an “MP3 disc” in this manual. Note that if a disc contains both of MP3 and JPEG files, you ca[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 22 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English M P3 disc playback Hint Y ou can also select a desired track b y pressing 3 to move the blac k b ar to the right (track) column then using 5 / ∞ . NO TE S • If an MP3 file name includes any 2-byte character , the unit cannot show the file name correctly . • Only MP3 files are s[...]

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    23 JPEG disc playback XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English JPEG disc pla ybac k The unit can play bac k JPEG fi les on a personally recorded CD- R/RW disc. W e refer to a disc that contains JPEG files as a “JPEG disc” in this manual. Note that if a disc contains both of MP3 and JPEG files, you can only play back files of the type select[...]

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    JPEG disc playback 24 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English JPEG dis c playb ack NO TE S • The unit suppor ts the baseline JPEG format. • The unit does not suppor t “packet writing (UDF format)” discs. • The unit suppor ts discs recorded with multiple sessions. • The unit may not be able to read some discs, or may take a long tim[...]

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    JPEG disc playback 25 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English JPEG disc playback Repeat function In the slide show mode, y ou can repeat p la yback of JPEG files in a group or on the disc. 1 While the JPEG CONTROL displ ay is shown, press REPEA T . Pressing REPEA T switches the repeat mode. When the repeat mode is tur ned on, the “ ” indic[...]

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    26 Chang ing the init ial settings XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Changing the initial settings Selecting preferences This section refers to the settings which are already made when you purchase the unit. Read this section when you w a nt to connect this unit to a wide-visi on TV set, or when you want to otherwise change the settings [...]

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    Changing the initial settings 27 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Changing the initial settings 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 option s ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, JAP ANESE, language code from AA to ZU •[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 28 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Chang ing the init ial settings MP3/JPEG The unit can play MP3 and JPEG files recorded on a CD-R/CD- RW disc. Ho wev er , if a disc contains b oth MP3 and JPEG files, you can only pla y files of the type selected in this menu item. Set ting option s MP3, JPEG [MP3]: when [...]

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    Changing the initial settings 29 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Changing the initial settings P ARENT AL LOCK When this option is selected, pressing ENTER on the remote control unit brings u p the P ARENT AL LOC K display sho wn be low . This allows you to restrict children from playing D VD VIDEO discs. • See this page for details [...]

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    Changing the initial settings 30 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Chang ing the init ial settings T o change the settings Y ou can change the parental lock settings later . 1 Bring up the O THERS menu. 2 Press 5 / ∞ to mo ve to select [P A RENT AL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-scr een display appears on the TV screen. 3 [...]

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    31 Additional information XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Ad ditional information Names of parts and controls Front panel 1 ST ANDBY indicator (8) 2 PROGRESSIVE indi cator (4) 3 0 button (9) 4 7 button (9, 10) 5 3 button (9, 11) 6 8 button (10, 11) 7 4 button (11, 12) 8 ¢ button (11, 12) 9 ST ANDBY/ON button (8) 0 Remote sensor (7) - [...]

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    Additional information 32 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English A dditional informat ion Remote control unit 1 DISPLA Y button (10) 2 OPEN/CLOSE button (9) 3 Numeric buttons 4 RETURN button (13) 5 T OP MENU button (13) 6 Cursor selection ( 5 Up , ∞ D own) buttons 7 Cursor selection ( 2 Left, 3 Right) buttons 8 CHOICE button (9, 26) 9 4 /PR[...]

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    Additional information 33 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Additional information 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 play er, CD pla yer and VCR) and television or/and amplifier/receiver support th[...]

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    Additional information 34 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English A dditional informat ion T roubleshooting Power P ower does not come on. P ower plug is not inser ted securely . Plug in secure ly . Operation “REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen. Region code of the inser ted disc does not match the unit. Check the region code[...]

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    Additional information 35 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Additional information 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), +RW (Video f or mat), SVCD , Video CD , Audio CD (CD-D A), MP3 format, JPEG, CD-[...]

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    Additional information 36 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English A dditional informat ion Appendix A: Countr y/Area code list for Parental Lock (for page 29) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barb uda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Ar menia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ A n ta r c t i ca AR Argentina AS Americ[...]

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    Additional information 37 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English Additional information Appendix B: T able of languages and their abbreviations Appendix C: Digital output signal chart AA Afar F A P ersian KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SU Sundanese AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KN Kannada OR Oriya SV Swedish AF Afrikaans FJ Fiji K O K orean (K OR) P [...]

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    Additional information 38 XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English A dditional informat ion 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 m a t . Aspect ratio A rat[...]

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    XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/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 replacement [...]

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    XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/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 aut[...]

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    XV -N40BK/XV -N44SL/GNT0 027 -0 0 1C/English VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN. J V C 0203KTYBICJSC © 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED XV-N40BK_N44SLL(J).book Page 41 Mo n day, February 24, 2003 7:03 PM[...]