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    XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English DVD VIDEO PLA YER XV -NK38SL GNT0028-003A [US/UB/UG/UX] Before operation 2 Preparations 3 Basic operations 6 Advanced operations 11 MP3 disc playback 19 KARAOKE operation 21 Changing the initial settings 26 Additional information 31 INSTRUCTIONS VIDEO XVNK38SL(USUBUGUX).book Page i Friday, M ay 9, 2003 7:36 PM[...]

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    XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or hol es are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out). • Do not place any naked flame so ur ces, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • When discard[...]

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    1 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Supplied accessories Check that y ou hav e 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 ( × 1) (except f or Hon[...]

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    2 B e f o r e o p e r a t i o n XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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-RW and +R W discs written in th e D VD VIDEO format and finalized • CD[...]

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    3 Preparations XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 p ower cor d until all other connections have been made . • Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input of your TV . Connecting VIDEO OUT of[...]

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    Preparations 4 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English P reparations Connecting to optional audio equipment Connecting to a stereo audi o amplifier/receiver Connect the unit’ s A UDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line- lev el inputs (such as A UX, D VD , CD , etc.) of an audio amplifier or receiver . NO TE Sound recorded on DTS-encoded D VD VIDEO or DT[...]

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    Preparations 5 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Preparations Selecting NTSC or P AL Set the VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR on the rear panel to “NTSC” or “P AL ” to match the color system of your TV . Make sure that the color system of a D VD VIDEO/SVCD/video CD disc labele d on the package matches y our T V . If you use a multi-color system TV , yo[...]

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    6 Basic operati ons XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Basic operations NO TE T urning on/off the unit Press ST ANDBY/ON on the remote contr ol unit or press ST ANDBY/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 message[...]

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    Basic operations 7 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Basic operations 5 Press ENTER. The third page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the [DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT] is already open. 6 Press 5 / ∞ to se lect a desire d digital output signal type. Set this item correctly when you connect the unit to an external surround decoder or D/A conv er te[...]

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    Basic operations 8 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Basic operati ons T o check the playba ck status Y ou can see the current select ion number (the title/chapter number f or D VD VIDEO or track n umber 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 playbac k) and [...]

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    Basic operations 9 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Basic operations T o res ume playback When the resume mode is “ON” While the di sc you interrupted playback is still on the di sc tra y , press 3 . The unit resumes playbac k from the position where playbac k was interrupted. The TV screen shows [RESUME PLA Y]. T o play back from the beginning[...]

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    Basic operations 10 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Basic operati ons T o replay the prev ious scenes (One touch replay function) During D VD VIDEO playbac k, press - KARA OKE. The playbac k position moves back 10 seconds bef ore the current position. NO TE S • This function works only within t he same title, though it works between chapters. ?[...]

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    11 Advanced operations XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Ad v anced operations NO TE Playing from a specific position Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu D VD VIDEO discs generally hav e th eir own menus which sho w the disc contents. These menus contain v arious items such as titles of movies , names of songs, or ar tist information, and dis[...]

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    Advanced operations 12 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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/Audio CD: Dur[...]

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    Advanced operations 13 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Advanced operations 4 Press the numeri c butt ons to specify track s 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 CANCE[...]

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    Advanced operations 14 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Advan ced ope rations Repeat playback T o repeat the current selection or all trac ks F or D VD VIDEO: During playbac k F or SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In an y condition except SVCD/ Video CD playbac k with PBC Press REPEA T - KARA O KE SOUND. If you press REPEA T - KARAOKE SOUND in stop mode , p[...]

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    Advanced operations 15 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 choo se a desired one from them. Hint At the beginning of the par t where the subtitles are recorded, a[...]

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    Advanced operations 16 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Advan ced ope rations Special picture/sound effect T o zoom in pictures 1 During playbac k or while paused, press ZOOM - KEY+. Pressing ZOOM - KEY+ 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 17 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Advanced operations T o dismiss the VFP mode selection win dow Press VFP . 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. • When the KARAOKE function is turned on,[...]

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    Advanced operations 18 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 title remai[...]

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    19 MP3 disc playba ck XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English MP3 disc pla ybac k NO TE Operations The unit can play bac k MP3 files o n a home recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercially av ailable CD . We refer to a disc that contains MP3 files as an “MP3 disc” in this manual. About MP3 discs On an MP3 disc, each song is recorded as a file (tr ack). Files[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 20 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 / ∞ or 4 / ¢ . 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 sho[...]

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    21 KARAOKE operation XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English KARA OKE operation NO TE Preparation T urning on the KARAOKE function Press - KAR A OKE. The KARAOKE function turns on, the [KARAOK] indicator lights up on on the display window , and the KARAOKE menu appears on the TV screen. TV screen T o turn on and off the KARAOKE menu Press ON SCREEN. Each [...]

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    KARAOKE operation 22 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English KARAOK E opera tion T o turn off and on the reser vation table Press RESER VE - TITLE/GROUP to turn off th e reservation table . T o tur n on the re ser vation tab le, for e xample in order to check the reservation contents , press RESER VE - TITLE/ GROUP again. T o reserve additional songs Make[...]

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    KARAOKE operation 23 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English KARAOKE operation Selecting KARAOKE sound (KARAOKE SOUND) Among KARAO KE D VD VIDEO discs, there are “multi-sound KARAOKE” discs . With such a disc, f or example, you can sing along with the other vocal part recorded on a disc. Using the KARAOKE menu See page 21 for ho w t o turn on the KARA[...]

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    KARAOKE operation 24 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English KARAOK E opera tion Adding an effect to your voice Y ou can add various effects to y ou r voice using the echo and vocal eff ect functions. Adding an echo effect (ECHO) Using the KARAOKE menu See page 21 for ho w t o turn on the KARAOKE menu. 1 Press 2 / 3 to mo ve to [ECHO]. 2 Press 5 / ∞ to [...]

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    KARAOKE operation 25 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English KARAOKE operation Shifting the musical key Y ou can shift the musical ke y of a song recorded on a disc to fit to your v oice. Using the KARAOKE menu See page 21 for ho w t o turn on the KARAOKE menu. 1 Press 2 / 3 to mo ve to [KEY CONT]. 2 Press 5 to raise up the key , and ∞ to dr op down the[...]

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    26 Chang ing the init ial settings XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Changing the initial settings NO TE S Selecting preferences This section refers to the settings which are already made when you purchase the unit. Read this section when you w ant to connect this unit to a wide-visi on TV set, or when you want to otherwise change the settings accor[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 27 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 op tions ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, JAP ANESE, language code from AA to ZU • If the disc[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 28 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English Chang ing the init ial settings SCREEN SA VER Y ou can set the screen sav er functio n to ON or OFF . (See page 10.) Set ting op tions ON, OFF AUDIO menu DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT T o connect the unit’s digital output to an e xter nal device equipped with a digital input, this item mus[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 29 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 below . This allows you to restrict children from playing D VD VIDEO discs. • See this page for details about the par[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 30 XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/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 ARENT AL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-scr een display appears on the TV screen. 3 While is poin[...]

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    31 Additional information XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English Ad ditional inf ormation Names of parts and controls Front panel 1 ST ANDBY in dicator (6) 2 0 button (7) 3 7 button (7, 8) 4 3 button (7, 9) 5 8 button (8, 9) 6 4 button (9, 10) 7 ¢ button (9, 10) 8 ST ANDBY/ON button (6) 9 Remote sensor (5) 0 Display windo w (see the illustration below) [...]

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    Additional information 32 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English A dditional informat ion Remote control unit 1 DISPLA Y button (8) 2 OPEN/CLOSE button (7) 3 Numeric buttons 4 RETURN button (11) 5 T OP MENU button (11) 6 Cursor selection ( 5 Up , ∞ Down) buttons 7 Cursor selection ( 2 Left, 3 Right) buttons 8 CHOICE button (26) 9 4 /PREVIOUS button (9,[...]

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    Additional information 33 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English Additional information A V COMPU LINK remote control system The JVC A V COMPU LINK system allows you 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 JVC A V CO[...]

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    Additional information 34 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English A dditional informat ion 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 unit. Check the region code of the disc [...]

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    Additional information 35 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/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 ormat), SVCD , Video CD , Audio CD (CD-D A), MP3 format, CD-R/R W (CD-D A, SVCD [...]

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    Additional information 36 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English A dditional informat ion Appendix A: Countr y/Area code list for Parental Lock (for page 29) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emi rates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Ar menia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ A n t a rc t i c a AR Argentina AS American Samoa A [...]

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    Additional information 37 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English Additional information Appendix B: T able of languages and their abbreviations AA Afar F A P ersian KM Cambodian OM (Af an) Oromo SU Sundanese AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KN Kannada OR Oriya SV Swedish AF Afrikaans FJ F iji K O K orean (K OR) P A P anjabi SW Sw ahili AM Ameharic FO Faroese KS K[...]

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    Additional information 38 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English A dditional informat ion Appendix C: Digital output signal chart (for page 28) Disc type Output PCM ONL Y DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM STREAM/PCM D VD with 48 kHz, 16/20/ 24 bit linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM D VD with 96 kHz, 16/22/ 24 bit linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM ([...]

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    Additional information 39 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 14B/English Additional information Appendix D: Glossary Aspect ratio A ratio which defines the shape of the rectangular picture in a TV . It is the width of the picture rela tive to the height. A conv entional TV picture is 4:3 in aspect ratio . Bitstream The digital form of multichannel audio data (e.[...]

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    XV -NK38SL/GNT0028-0 03A/English VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN. J V C 0503STYBICJSC ©2003 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, LIMITED XVNK38SL(USUBUGUX).book Page 40 Friday, May 9, 2 003 7:36 PM[...]