JVC XV-SA75GD manual

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    STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON PAUSE PLAY STOP SKIP OPEN/CLOSE 38 7 0 ¢ 4 PROGRESSIVE DVD AUDIO DVD/ VIDEO CD/CD XV-SA70 DVD AUDIO/DVD VIDEO/CD PLAYER      PROGRESSIVE SCAN S.FREQ OPEN /CLOSE TV DVD TV DVD STANDBY/ON REPEAT 123 56 89 0[...]

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    W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CA UTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks , fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove scre ws , covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r ain or moisture. A TTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlev er les[...]

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    1 English English T able of Co nt ents Introduction Page 2 Features ......... ................. ................. ........... ................. ........ 2 Supplied ac cessories ................ ........... ................. ........... ... 3 About this instruction manual ................. ........... ..............4 Notes on h andling .............[...]

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    2 Introduc tion Intr oduction F eatur es This unit is a compati ble play er for D VD VIDEO , DVD A U DIO , Audio CD and V ideo CD dis cs. 7 7 7 7 Pr ogr essiv e Scan system Suppor ts the Pro gressive scan sy stem, as w ell as the con ventional (cur rent) Interlace scan system. * T o e njoy the pr ogr essi v e vide o pic ture , you mus t connect th [...]

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    Introduc tion 3 Introduc tion English Supplied accessor ies • Audio/vi deo cable (x 1) • Compone nt video ca ble (x 1) • Audio cable (x 2) • R emote Control U nit (x 1) • A V compl uink ca ble (x 1) • R6P( SUM- 3)/ AA(15F) batteri es (x 2) • Instruction manu al (x 1) • AC power c ord (x 1) S.F RE Q O P E N / C L O S E T V D V D R EP[...]

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    Introduc tion 4 Introduc tion About this instr uction manual • This instru ction ma nual is writ ten in the following manner . • This unit c an playbac k CD-R/R W disc s recorded b y the MP3 forma t (we refer to th ose disc s as MP3 disc s in this manual). • R egardin g operations f or MP3 discs , see “MP3 di sc playba c k” on and af ter [...]

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    Introduc tion 5 Introduc tion English Notes on handli ng Important cautions Installation of the unit • S elect a place whic h is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5 o C and 35 o C, 41 o F and 95 o F). • Leav e suffic ient dis tanc e betw een t he uni t and the T V . • Do not us e the play er in a place subje ct to vibr atio[...]

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    6 Preliminary knowle dge Pr eliminar y knowledge Names of par ts and contr o ls Refer to the cor respon ding page s indicated in () for detai ls. Front panel 1 ST ANDB Y/ON indicat or Light s i n red when t he power cor d is connect ed and the uni t i s on st andby. When the uni t i s tu rned on, th e S T A ND B Y in di cato r lig hts in g ree n. 2[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 7 Preliminary knowl edge English Displa y wind ow 1 A udio for mat indicators Indi cat es t he f or mat of audi o c urrent ly bei ng pl ayed back. Se e “ Au dio f ormat s ” o n pa ge 1 4 fo r d eta ils . 2 Disc indicat or Ind ic ate s the ty pe of the d isc se t in th e tr ay . W hen a D V D Audio/ DVD VI DEO disc is s et,[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 8 Preliminary knowle dge Remote contro l unit 1 OPEN /CLOSE button (25) Opens and clo ses th e disc t ra y . 2 REPEA T butt on (39 , 53) S ele cts t he repeat mo de. 3 3D PHONI C butt on (4 6) Produces a si mulat ed surr ound eff ect. 4 Numer ic but to ns (13, 23) W hen the T V - D VD sw itc h i s s et t o D VD , th es e bu t [...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 9 Preliminary knowl edge English 8 P AGE butt on (48 ) T urn s the pa g e of B.S .P . (still p ictu re ) for a D VD A U D IO disc. 9 4 /PREV IOUS but t on (27, 32, 51) Skips bac k a chapter , ti tl e, gr oup or tra c k. Also us ed for the page se lec ti on of a menu sc reen ( f or DVD VI DEO/DVD A UDIO/ Video CD) . Holdi ng do[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 10 Preliminary knowle dge Oper ational Pr incipl es Y ou can set pre ferences a nd perform adva nced playb ac k functions v ia various o n-screen di splays, in cluding the Opening, P refer ence, Speaker set ting, P arenta l loc k and Control displa ys. Basic oper ations of on-scr een displa ys • Y ou can move using the CURSO[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 11 Preliminary knowl edge English PREFERENCE (1, 2) and SPK.SET TING (spea k er setting) disp lays (see page 54) Y ou can set pre ferences via th ese displa ys. • T o bri ng up the PREFERENCE 1/PRE FERENCE 2/ SPK.SET TING display 1 When a D VD VIDEO disc is set and s topped or no disc is inser ted, press CHOICE. 2 T o select[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 12 Preliminary knowle dge CD CONTRO L displa y Y ou can select a nd set various fu nctions for Audio CD playbac k from this d isplay . • T o bri ng up the CD CONTROL d ispla y Whenever an Audio CD is inser ted, press ON SCREEN. V CD CONTROL displa y There are tw o types of V CD CON TROL displa y . The display sho wn on the r[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 13 Preliminary knowl edge English On-s creen gu ide icon s During D VD VIDEO play bac k, you may se e icons displa yed o ver the picture. T hese have the followin g meanin gs. : Display ed at the beginni ng of a scene re corded from mul tiple ang les. (S ee page 41 .) : Display ed at the beginni ng of a scene re corded with mu[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 14 Preliminary knowle dge About discs Playable a nd non-pl ayable dis c types are as follows: Play able discs The DV D Logo is a trademark. • CD-R and CD-R W discs rec orded with the Audio CD or M P3 format can be pl ayed ba c k, thoug h some may not be playe d bac k because of the disc c haracteristics or recording co nditi[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 15 Preliminary knowl edge English A DVD VIDEO disc is comprised of “ titles ” and eac h title may be d ivided into som e “ ch a p t e r s ” . For ex ample, i f a DV D VIDEO disc conta ins some mo vies, eac h mov ie may have its ow n title number , and eac h movie ma y be divided into som e c hapters. In a D VD VIDEO KA[...]

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    16 Getting st arted Getti ng star ted Connections *In the follo wing de scription, “ TV ” may b e substituted w ith “ monitor ” or “ proj ector . ” *Before usin g the unit, you have to co nnect th e unit to a TV a nd/or amplifie r . • Do not conne ct the A C power c ord until all o ther connec tions have been made. • Since dif feren[...]

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    Getting started 17 Getting starte d English Y ou can enjoy hi gh picture qual ity by connec ting the u nit’ s COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT jac ks to the COMPO NENT VIDEO IN jac ks of your TV wi th the video c ables. The unit su ppor ts the P rogres sive scan system as well a s the con vention al Interlace scan system . If your telev ision or monitor supp[...]

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    Getting started 18 Getting st arted Y ou can enjoy high-quality a udio by connecting the unit's au dio output to y our amplifier or rec eiver . • Connect the unit's A UDIO OUT (F RONT LEFT/RIGHT) to any l ine-leve l inputs (suc h as A UX, DV D, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or rec eiver . NOT ES • Connect “Y” to “Y” , “P B[...]

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    Getting started 19 Getting starte d English The unit su ppor ts the line ar PCM multic hannel format of DVD A UDIO an d can feed multic hannel audio out put signals from the 6 ANAL OG AUDIO OUT jac ks. It is also equipped w ith the DTS and Do lby digital de coders. S o you can enjoy an y type of the high quali ty sur round sounds by connectin g the[...]

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    Getting started 20 Getting st arted Y ou can enhanc e the soun d quality by connecting either of the un it's DIGIT AL OUT jac ks to the digital inp ut of an amplifier , MD, etc. by using an op tional digital cable (OP TICAL or CO AXIAL). The digital audio signal from a disc is directly trans ferred . If you conn ect the unit to a Dolby Digital[...]

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    Getting started 21 Getting starte d English When all the audio/v ideo connec tions have been made, inser t the sm aller plug of th e supplied AC p ower co rd to the unit ’ s AC I N connector , then inse rt the other end to the w all outlet. M ake sure that plug s are inser ted firmly . The ST ANDBY indicato r lights and s etup is co mpleted. Wa r[...]

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    Getting started 22 Getting st arted Pr ecautions f or the saf e use of batt er ies Observe the following precautions for the safe use of bat teries. If they are used i mproperly their li fe will be s hor tened, they may bu r st or thei r cont ents may le ak. • Operate the remote contro l unit while pointing it tow ard the remote sens or on the un[...]

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    Getting started 23 Getting starte d English Y ou can operate your TV from the re mote control u nit. Setti ng the r e mot e contr ol signal f or oper ating y our TV . 1 Holding dow n TV/VIDEO - CANC EL, enter the manufacturer cod e of you r TV listed bel ow by usin g the numeric but tons (0 to 9). Do not relea se TV/VIDEO - CANCE L. Kee p holding i[...]

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    Getting started 24 Getting st arted The follow ing but tons can be used for o perating th e TV : T o use the CURSOR (CH–, CH+, V OL–, V OL+), TV/VIDEO - CANCEL and nume ric but tons for T V control, set the TV - D VD switc h to “TV” . T ur ns the T V on or of f . Sw itches the TV input mode between T V and VIDEO . Selects the TV channels di[...]

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    25 Basic op erati ons English Basic operations In the fo llowing descrip tion, the but tons on the remote c ontrol unit are m ainly used, however , you may u se the cor respondin g butto ns on th e front panel o f the unit if available. T ur ning on/of f the unit Pr ess D VD ST ANDBY/ON on the remote contro l unit or press S T ANDBY/ ON on the fron[...]

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    Basic operations 26 Basic op erati ons Basic pla ybac k Note that this section describes ba sic operations for pla ybac k of DVD AUDI O, D VD VIDEO , Audio CD and V ideo CD discs. For MP 3 disc pla ybac k, see the indepe ndent c hapter on and a ft er page 51. Press 3 . The unit sta r ts playbac k from the begining. . Press 7 . The unit sto ps play [...]

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    Basic operations 27 Basic op erati ons English ¶ During playba c k Method 1 (fr om the r emot e control unit only) Press 1 or ¡ . Eac h press of 1 or ¡ incr eases the playbac k speed. Y ou can select the speed a mong 2x , 5x, 20x a nd 60x the normal spee d. Pre s si n g 3 returns the unit to normal playba c k. Method 2 Hold down 4 or ¢ . Holdin[...]

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    Basic operations 28 Basic op erati ons Resuming pl a ybac k The unit can me morize the p osition on a disc where you inter r upt pla ybac k, and res ume playbac k from that positio n later . ¶ During playba c k Press 7 , or press DVD ST ANDBY/ON on the remote control unit or ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel. The unit mem orize s the inter rupted pos[...]

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    29 Adva nced opera tions English Advanced operations • Note that t his sectio n describes op erations for pla ybac k of DVD VIDEO , Audio CD and V ideo CD discs . For MP 3 disc playbac k, see the in dependent c hapter on a nd af ter page 51. • The foll owing table sh ows the co ntents o f this section to gether with e f fective disc typ es for [...]

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    Advanced operations 30 Adva nced oper ations Pla yin g fr om a specific position o n a disc Y ou can play a dis c from the s elected trac k, title or c hapter , or from the specified time. DVD d iscs gen erally have their own men us whic h show the disc cont ents. Th ese menus contain va rious items suc h as titles of a movie , names of s ongs, or [...]

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    Advanced operations 31 Adva nced opera tions English The unit sta r ts playbac k of the s elected item. Y ou can return to th e menu by pre ssing the RETURN but ton. When “ NEXT ” or “ PREVIOU S ” appears on the TV screen, the unit general ly works a s follows: • Pre s si n g ¢ advances to the next page. • Pre s si n g 4 returns to the[...]

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    Advanced operations 32 Adva nced oper ations Y ou can locate the beginning of a c hapte r (for D VD VIDEO) or trac k (for DVD AUDIO/Audi o CD/V ideo CD) by using the 4 or ¢ . ¶ For D VD VIDEO: During playbac k For D VD AUDIO/Au dio CD: During playba c k or while stopped For Vi de o C D: During p laybac k without PBC function 1 Press 4 or ¢ . Wit[...]

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    Advanced operations 33 Adva nced opera tions English • The “ 10 ” and “ +1 0 ” button s are not used in t his funct ion. Y ou can play a dis c from the de sired positio n by specifyin g the elaps ed time from the beginning of the cur rent title (for DVD VIDEO), the cur rent group (for DVD AUDIO ) or the disc (for Audio CD/V ideo CD) us in[...]

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    Advanced operations 34 Adva nced oper ations • When you make a mi stake Move the cursor to the inc or rect value , then press the cor rect but ton to re-select the value. The unit ca n displ ay the openin g scene o f eac h title or c hapter on a DVD VIDEO or eac h trac k of a Vid eo CD. Y ou can sele ct a desire d scene from those disp layed on t[...]

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    Advanced operations 35 Adva nced opera tions English Special pict ur e pla ybac k The un it pro vides speci al pictu re play bac k functi ons includ ing Frame- by-frame, Strobe, Slow-motio n and Zo om. ¶ While paus ed (still) 1 Press 8 . Eac h time you press 8 , the stil l picture adva nces to the n ext f rame. Pressing 3 returns to no rmal playba[...]

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    Advanced operations 36 Adva nced oper ations ¶ During playba c k or w hile paused 1 Press ZOOM + or –. The unit z ooms in by pressi ng ZOOM + or zooms out by pr essing ZO OM – . Eac h time you press ZO OM +, the magnificatio n is doubled (up to x 1 024). Eac h time you press ZO OM – , the ma gnification is halved (dow n to x 1/8). At the top[...]

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    Advanced operations 37 Adva nced opera tions English Changi ng the playback or der Y ou can play trac ks on a DVD AUDIO , Audio CD or V ideo CD in the des ired order or in ran dom order . By program ming trac ks, you can pla y up to 24 tra c ks in any or der . Y ou may program the same trac k more than once. ¶ While stopp ed 1 Press ON SCREEN. The[...]

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    Advanced operations 38 Adva nced oper ations • T o quit pr ogram pla yback Pr ess EN TER when points [PROGRAM]. [PROGRAM] returns to its or iginal color . (When playing bac k a V ideo CD, yo u have to pre ss 7 and then pres s ON SCREEN to bring up the on-scre en dis play .) • T o clear the progr am While stopped an d the on-sc reen display is s[...]

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    Advanced operations 39 Adva nced opera tions English Repeat pla yba c k Y ou can repeat p laybac k of the cur rent title or c h apter (for D VD VIDEO), cur rent group or trac k (for DVD AUD IO), or curr ent or al l trac ks. Y ou can also repeat playbac k of a desired part. Method 1 ¶ For D VD AUDIO/D VD VIDEO: During playba c k For Aud io CD/V ide[...]

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    Advanced operations 40 Adva nced oper ations • A udio CD/Vid eo CD The selec ted mod e is also show n on the on- screen display , however , it is show n in the dif fe rent wa y from the display win dow. The follo wing table shows th e relation betw een them. • T o stop r epeat pla yback Pre s s 7 . When a D VD VIDEO disc is set, the unit stops [...]

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    Advanced operations 41 Adva nced opera tions English 3 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B). The unit loc ates “ A” and sta rts rep eat playbac k between “ A” and “B.” • T o qu it A-B repeat playba ck Pre s s 7 . The unit stops playbac k and quits A-B repeat mode. • During playbac k, pressing ENTER when is[...]

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    Advanced operations 42 Adva nced oper ations Fr om on- scr een displa y ¶ During DVD V IDEO playbac k 1 Press ON SCREEN. The on-sc reen display appears on the TV s creen. 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ or ANGLE to move to [ANGLE]. 3 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 or ANGLE to select the desired angle number . ¶ During DV D VIDEO playbac k 1 Press and hold ANGLE for more [...]

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    Advanced operations 43 Adva nced opera tions English Changing the language and sound So me DVD VIDEO discs suppor t more tha n one subtitl e language and/or au dio languag e/sound, while some D VD AUDIO discs supp ort more than one aud io language/ sound. Y ou can select th e desired on e from them . Similarly , you can s elect audi o c hanne l(s) [...]

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    Advanced operations 44 Adva nced oper ations By A UDIO selec tion, you can c hoose th e audio la nguage of movies or en joy KARAOKE with or with out the vocal. Fr om nor mal scr een ¶ During playba c k 1 Press AUDI O - S.FREQ. The Audio sele ction display a ppears on the TV screen. 2 Use AUDIO - S.F REQ or CURSOR 2 / 3 to select the desired audio.[...]

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    Advanced operations 45 Adva nced opera tions English Miscellaneous fun ctions Y ou can adjust the pict ure c haracter acc ording to th e type of pro gramming, pic ture tone or personal pre feren ces. ¶ During playbac k (for D VD A UDIO: During play bac k while pic ture is show n) 1 Press VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN to select the desired pres et. Eac h [...]

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    Advanced operations 46 Adva nced oper ations • BRIG HTN ESS Controls the brightness of the screen. • CONTRAS T Controls the contrast of th e screen. • SHA RPNES S Controls the sharpness of the screen. • GAMMA Controls the brightness of ne utral tints wi th maintainin g the brightnes s of dark a nd bright por tions. • TINT Controls the tin[...]

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    Advanced operations 47 Adva nced opera tions English 3 Press CURSOR 2 / 3 to adjust the effe ct level. Y ou can adjus t the ef fect le vel in 5 st eps. T oward L: Re duces th e ef fect. T oward H: Enhance s the ef fect. • T o turn off the 3D PHONIC screen, press EN TER. The 3D PHONIC screen disappears if no operations are made for more than 1 0 s[...]

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    Advanced operations 48 Adva nced oper ations Most D VD AU DIO discs in clude still pictures, whic h usually a ppear in tu rn automatica lly during play bac k accord ing to the pla ybac k sequence. Howeve r , there are other page(s ) of the cur rent still picture and y ou can c hange the picture (tu rn the page) ma nually . • At the beginning of a[...]

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    Advanced operations 49 Adva nced opera tions English So me DV D AUDIO discs con tain a s pecial group called “ bonus grou p ” whose cont ents are not opened to the public. The bonus group is alw ays ass igned to the last group of a dis c (for examp le, if a disc contains four groups inc luding a bo nus group, “ group 4 ” is the bonus group)[...]

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    Advanced operations 50 Adva nced oper ations Y ou can c hec k the sa mpling fre quency of di gital audio during playba c k. ¶ During playba c k 1 Press AUDIO - S.FREQ for more than one second. The samp ling frequenc y of the cur rent d igital audio is shown in the d isplay win dow temporarily . Note that a ny figu re below the decimal point is omi[...]

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    51 MP3 disc playbac k English English English MP3 disc playback This unit c an playbac k CD-R/R W discs re corded by the MP3 format (w e refer to those dis cs as MP3 d iscs in this manual) . Though ava ilable fu nctions wi th MP3 di scs are lim ited, operations fo r the availabl e functions are s imilar to those with Audio CD di scs . About MP3 dis[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 52 MP3 disc playba ck When loading an MP3 disc, af ter the di sc co ntents are read, the MP3 CON TROL dis play automa tically appears on the TV screen. Y ou can specify the desired Group and T rac k for playbac k via this display . Y ou can speci fy the desired Group/T rac k from the displa y by the following procedu re. ¶ When t[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 53 MP3 disc playbac k English English English Y ou can repeat p laybac k of the cur rent trac k or group. ¶ During playba c k or w hile stopped 1 Press REP EA T . Eac h time you press REP EA T , the repeat mod e toggles am ong cur rent group repeat, cur rent trac k repeat and o f f. Y ou can see t he selecte d mode by ic ons in t[...]

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    54 Initial set tings Initial settings Selecting pr ef er ences Y ou can set various preferences for p laybac k via two preferenc e disp lays. Y ou can bring up a prefe rence displa y at any time except the unit is turned off . ¶ In an y condition except the unit is tu rned of f . 1 Press C HOICE. One of the Pre ference on-screen d isplays appears [...]

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    Initia l settin gs 55 Initial se ttings English A UDIO LANGU A GE Y ou can selec t the default a udio lan guage to be pl ayed if it is contained on a D VD VIDEO/D VD A UDIO disc. Eac h time you press CURSOR 3 , the langua ge set ting c hanges in the following ord er: ENGLISH → → → → SP ANISH → → → → FRENCH → → → → CHINESE ?[...]

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    Initia l set tings 56 Initial settings MONIT OR TYPE Y o u can se lect t he monit or type to matc h your TV when you playbac k DVD VIDEO discs r ecord ed for wide scre en televisi ons. • 4:3 LB (Lette r Bo x Con v ersion) Should be select ed when yo u connec t a normal TV to the unit . When you play a wide picture recorded on a DVD VIDEO disc , t[...]

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    Initia l settin gs 57 Initial se ttings English • STREAM /PCM Should be selected w hen you c onnect to the digital input of an ampl ifier with a built-in DTS, Dol by Digital, or MPE G multic hannel decoder . • DOLB Y DIGIT AL/PCM Should be selected w hen you c onnect to the digital input of a Dolby Digital dec oder , or an amplifi er with a bui[...]

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    Initia l set tings 58 Initial settings COMPRESSION (only f or Dolby Digital D VD VIDEO Discs) When enjoyi ng a D VD VIDEO dis c re cord ed w ith the Dol by Digital format a t low or middle vo lume, set ting COMPRESSION to ON makes you hear so und com for tably . • ON Audio is p layed bac k with the dyna mic range compress ed. • OFF Audio is p l[...]

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    Initia l settin gs 59 Initial se ttings English Speak e r Channe l set ting Se lect the s peaker configur ation type accord ing to your speaker system. N ormally , simply select “ 5.1 CHA NNEL ” or “ 2 CHANNEL ” . However , by se lect ing “ EXPER T ” , you can make fine t uning to matc h you r speak er syst em. • 2 CHANNEL When you co[...]

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    Initia l set tings 60 Initial settings 2 Select the desired s peaker(s) to be set using CURSOR 5 / ∞ . • F. S P : Front s peakers . the le vel is fixed to 0dB. • C.SP : Center sp eaker • R.SP :R e a r s p e a k e r s • S.WOO FE R : Sub-woofer The set ting range is betwe en – 6dB an d +6dB i n 1dB steps . 3 Set the level using CU RSOR 2 [...]

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    Initia l settin gs 61 Initial se ttings English Limiting pla ybac k b y ch i l d re n This functi on restricts p laybac k of DVD VIDE O discs whic h contain viol ent (and other) s cenes acc ording to the level set by the user . F or ex ample, if a m ovi e whic h includes violent sce nes suppo rts the parental loc k feature, suc h scenes whic h you [...]

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    Initia l set tings 62 Initial settings Y ou can c hange the P arental Loc k set tings l ater . ¶ While a D VD VIDE O disc is st opped or no disc is inser ted 1 Press ENTER while holding down 7 on the remote control unit. The P arental L oc k on- screen dis play appe ars on the TV screen. points [P ASSW OR D]. 2 Enter your current 4-di git password[...]

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    Initia l settin gs 63 Initial se ttings English When you s et the parental level stric tly , some discs may not be pl ayed bac k at all. When y ou inser t suc h a disc and try to pla y it, the follow ing P arental L oc k on-screen display a ppears on the T V screen, as king you w hether you w ant the par ental loc k to be tempor arily re leased or [...]

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    64 Addit ional informat ion Additional information A V COMPU LINK r emot e contr ol syst em The JV C A V COMPU LINK s ystem allow s you to en joy video or a udio with the simplest operation. If y our vide o/a udio pla yer (su c h as a DVD p layer , CD pla yer an d VCR) a nd tele vis ion or/a nd amplifier /receiver suppor t the JVC A V COMPU LIN K s[...]

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    Addi tion al i nfor mati on 65 Addit ional inf orma tio n English Y ou can enjoy pictures and /or sound by just put ting a source com ponent (whic h plays bac k the pictures a nd/or sound suc h as a DVD playe r or VCR ) into play mode. Y ou do not hav e to operate th e TV and receiver including not having to perform power s witc hing. 1 T urn on th[...]

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    Additional inf ormation 66 Addit ional informat ion Car e and handl ing of di scs Ho w to handle di scs When handling a dis c, do not touc h the surface of the disc. Since disc s are made of plastic, they are easily damag ed. If a disc gets dir ty , dusty , scratc hed or w arped, th e images a nd sound will n ot be pic ked up cor rectly , and suc h[...]

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    Addi tion al i nfor mati on 67 Addit ional inf orma tio n English T r oub lesho oting What appears t o be a malfun ction may no t alw ays be se rious. Pleas e go through th e following l ist befo re requesting servic e. Symptom P oss ible case Reme dy Pow er does not come on. Pow er plug is not inser ted securely . Plug in se curely . Remote contro[...]

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    Additional inf ormation 68 Addit ional informat ion Specifications Gener al Reada ble discs: DVD A UDIO , D VD VIDEO , Audio CD, V ideo C D V ideo format: NT SC, 525i/525 p selectab le Other P owe r re qui reme nts: AC 120 V , 60 Hz Power c onsu mpti on: 15 W (POWER ON ), 2. 5 W (ST A NDBY mo de) Mass: 2.6 kg (5.8 lbs) Dimensi ons (W x H x D ): 435[...]

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    Addi tion al i nfor mati on 69 Addit ional inf orma tio n English Appendix A: T able of langu ag es and th eir ab br eviations When you s elect the s ubtitle langua ge or sound, the langu ages shown b elow are dis play ed as abbreviati ons. T o select the desired language, s elect the a bbreviation c or responding th e language y ou w ant to. AA Af[...]

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    Additional inf ormation 70 Addit ional informat ion Appendix B: Cou ntry code list f or par ental loc k This list i s used for th e parental L oc k operation. F or details, see page 61. AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antig ua and Barbuda AI Angu illa AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO A ngola AQ An tar ct ic a AR[...]

  • Page 73

    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 authorized servicer or visit our website at www [...]

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    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 PUERTO 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 services shall be rendered by JVC during norma[...]

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