JVC DX-T9 manual

COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM DX-T9 —Consists of CA-DXT9, SP-XT7, SP-WT9, SP-XCT9 and SP-XST9 INSTRUCTIONS GVT0147-007A [J] For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. DX_T9_Cover[J].fm Page 1 Thursday[...]

G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlever les vis [...]

1 Precautions Installation • Install the System in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup in the System. • Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F). • Leave sufficient distance between the System and the TV. • Keep the speakers away from[...]

2 Playable Disc Types In addition to the above discs, this System can play back audio data recorded on CD Text, CD-G (CD Graphics), and CD-Extra. • The following discs cannot be played back: DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. • In this manual, “file” and “[...]

3 Connections • Connect VIDEO OUT directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may interfere with your viewing when playing back a copy- protected disc. • Connecting VIDEO OUT to an integrated TV/VCR system may interfere with your viewing. Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been m[...]

4 ~ TV/monitor • To select progressive scanning mode (see page 15), use COMPONENT jacks. • Connect the VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack, or COMPONENT jacks whichever you want to use. Ÿ Digital audio component • Set “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” in the “AUDIO” menu correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment (see page 38). If the se[...]

5 @ Speakers To connect the speaker cords • When connecting the speaker cords, match their polarity with that of the speaker terminals: blue/red/green/white/ gray to (+) and black to (–). • Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the System. • The front and center speakers are m[...]

6 Display Indication The indications on the display tell you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 PROGRESSIVE indicator • Lights when the progressive scanning mode is selected. 2 Karaoke operation indicators (see pages 32 to 34) ?[...]

7 Daily Operations —Playback ¥ Turn on the power. The STANDBY lamp on the main unit goes off. • Without pressing AUDIO, the System also turns on by pressing one of the source select buttons in the next step. ø Select the source. Playback automatically starts if the selected source is ready to start playback. • If you press AUX, start playba[...]

8 Listening to the Radio To select the band (FM/AM) To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Frequency starts changing on the display. When a station (frequency) with sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the frequency search stops. • When you repeatedly press the button, the frequency changes step by step. To stop searching manual[...]

9 Playing Back a Disc Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “ Titles ” which includes “ Chapters, ” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA comprise of “ Groups ” which includes “ Tracks, ” JPEG comprises of “ Groups ” which includes “ Files, ” and CD/SVCD/VCD comprise of only “ Tracks .” • [...]

10 To locate a particular portion While playing a disc except MP3/WMA/JPEG... • No sound comes out while searching on DVD Video/ SVCD/VCD. To return to normal playback, press DVD/CD 3 . T o select an item directly You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback ,[...]

11 Playing Back a Tape To insert a tape You can play back type I tapes. • The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended. To change the tape running direction To reverse the tape automatically To play back both decks A and B continuously —Relay Play When the cassettes are set in both decks... You can start playback of either deck A or B. To[...]

12 Daily Operations —Sound & Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume The volume level can be adjusted in 32 steps (VOLUME MIN, VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 30, and VOLUME MAX). Adjusting the Speaker Output Level You can adjust the speaker output level from –6 (dB) to +6 (dB). • You can also use the SPK. SETTING menu to adjust the speaker output lev[...]

13 Reinforcing the Bass Sound To adjust the bass level gradually You can select the subwoofer level from level 0 (minimum) to level 4 (maximum). To emphasize rhythmical feeling—RHYTHM AX This function emphasizes the bass attack feeling. Selecting the Sound Modes You can select one of the preset Sound Modes. To cancel the Sound Mode, select “FLA[...]

14 Selecting the Surround Modes • For DVD/CD, TAPE-A, TAPE-B, AUX: • For FM/AM: To adjust the DSP effect level When one of the DSP Modes (except for “ALL CH ST”) is selected... • The initial setting is “EFFECT 3.” Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound Increase Level The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level than other [...]

15 Changing the Scanning Mode • If you connect a progressive TV through the COMPONENT jacks, you can enjoy a high quality picture from the built-in DVD player by selecting progressive scanning mode. • You can change the setting only while the disc playback is stopped. 1 Enter the scanning mode setting mode. 2 Select the scanning mode. 3 Store t[...]

16 Changing the Display Brightness * Except for the RHYTHM AX and KARAOKE SCORING lamps. Reducing Power Consumption While on Standby—ECO Mode You can reduce the power consumption while the System is turned off (on standby) by activating the ECO mode. To activate the ECO mode, press DIMMER while the System is turned off (on standby). The display i[...]

17 Unique DVD/VCD Operations Selecting the Sound Track For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing audio languages, you can select the language to listen to. For DVD Audio: While playing back a track containing audio channels, you can select the audio channel to listen to. For DVD-VR/Karaoke SVCD/VCD: When playing back a track, you can s[...]

18 Selecting the Subtitle Language For DVD Video: While playing back a chapter containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle language to display on the TV screen. For DVD-VR: While playing, you can turn the subtitle on or off. For SVCD: While playing, you can select the subtitles even if no subtitles are recorded on the d[...]

19 Playing Back Bonus Group For DVD Audio only: Some DVD Audio discs have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public. • To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a kind of password) for the bonus group. The way of getting the key number depends on the disc. 1 Select the bo[...]

20 Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order —Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 Before starting playback, activate Program Play. 2 Select chapters or tracks you want for Program Play. 1 Select a disc number. 2 Select a title or group number. 3 Select a chapter or trac[...]

21 * Resume does not work for Program Play. To check the programmed contents Before or after playback... To modify the program Before or after playback... To exit from Program Play Before or after playback... Playing at Random—Random Play You can play the contents of all the loaded discs at random. • Random Play cannot be used for some DVDs. 1 [...]

22 Playing Repeatedly—Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 24). • The indicator(s) lights on the display as follows to indicate the current repeat mode. • For DVD Video: While playing... • For DVD Audio: While playing or before playback... • For MP3/WMA: While playi[...]

23 On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information You can check the information on a disc (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on- screen bar. On-screen bars 123 456 789 10 0 +10 D VD/CD 3 REPEA T ZOOM ENTER ON SCREEN PL PG /// / A UDIO TV Remote control Number buttons DVD Video DVD Audio DVD-VR SVCD VCD CD 3 D VD[...]

24 O perations Using the On-screen Bar Basic operation procedures through the on-screen bar are as follows: Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video: While a disc is selected as the source... 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select (highlight) the item you want. 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select the desired option [...]

25 To change the time information You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the main unit. 1 Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Make sure is selected (highlighted). 3 Change the time indication. * Not available for DVD-VR. To remove the on-screen bar Repeat Play • See also page 22. 1 Whil[...]

26 A-B Repeat 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Select “A-B”. 5 Select the start point (A). • After selecting the starting point (A), you can search for the end point using ¡ . 6 Select the end point (B). To cancel A-B Repeat, repeat steps 1 to 3 , and select “OFF?[...]

27 Chapter/Track Search You can search for the number of the item to play. For DVD Video/DVD-VR: Chapter For DVD Audio: Track 1 While playing, display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu. 2 Select or . 3 Display the pop-up window. 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. • To correct a misentry, press the number buttons until the desired n[...]

28 Control screen for MP3/WMA/JPEG disc The control screen automatically appears on the TV screen when you load an MP3, WMA, or JPEG disc. To move the highlight (green) bar between group list and track list (for MP3/WMA/JPEG): To select an item in the list: To start playback • Once you start viewing a JPEG track, the control screen disappears. ?[...]

29 To stop playback To repeat title/play list for DVD-VR While playing or before starting playback... * Not available before starting playback. To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... • For Repeat Play of MP3/WMA, see pages 22 and 25. To zoom in the still picture (for JPEG) 1 During being paused... As the number[...]

30 Recording Operations Recording on a Tape You can use type I tapes for recording. • To play a tape, see page 11. 1 Insert a recordable cassette in deck B. 2 Check the tape running direction and Reverse Mode settings on the display. To change the direction Change the Reverse Mode if necessary DISC REC ST AR T T APE-A / T APE-B DISC 1–5 3 REC S[...]

31 3 Start playing the source—“FM,” “AM,” “DVD/CD,” “TAPE-A” or “AUX.” • When recording from a disc, you can also use “Synchronized Disc Recording” (see the right column). • When recording from deck A, you can also use “Dubbing” (see below). 4 Start recording. To stop recording Dubbing Tapes 1 Change the source to [...]

32 Enjoying Karaoke • For DVD Audio/DVD-VR: The functions described in this section are not available . • When you activate the Mic Mixing Mode or Voice Masking Mode, multi-channel sounds are downmixed into 2 channels. The multi-channel surround mode (“ALL CH ST,” “MOVIE,” “MUSIC,” or “AUTO” for multi-channel surround signals—[...]

33 To apply an echo to your voice While the Mic Mix Mode is activated... • As the number increases, echo level also increases. To adjust the key (disc playback only) While playing back... To cancel the Key Control • Key Control is also canceled when you deactivate the Mic Mixing Mode, or select another track or disc. Reducing the Lead Vocal —[...]

34 To turn on/off the fanfare 1 Enter the fanfare setting mode . 2 Select the fanfare setting. Reserving Karaoke Songs —Karaoke Program Play You can determine the playback order of the titles or tracks on the disc player. You can program up to 12 steps. 1 Change the source to “DVD/CD.” 2 Activate Karaoke Program Play. • PROGRAM indicator fl[...]

35 Timer Operations Setting the Timer Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite song. On the other hand, with Recording Timer, you can make a tape of a radio broadcast automatically. • You cannot activate Daily Timer and Recording Timer at the same time. (Activating either timer deactivates the other timer.) • To correct a misentry [...]

36 3 Turn off the System (on standby) if you have set the timer with the System turned on. To turn off the Timer after the setting is done You can turn off the timer after it has been set. • Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the timer you want to cancel (REC TIMER[...]

37 Setup Menu Operations Initial settings Some items in the menus cannot be changed during playback. 1 Press SET UP. 2 Press 2 ( or 3 ) to select the menu. 3 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to move to select the item. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press 5 ( or ∞ ) to select the options, then press ENTER. To erase a preference display Press SET UP. 123 456 789 10 0 +10 ENT[...]

38 AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly when using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal on the rear. PCM ONLY: When connecting to audio equipment which can decode only linear PCM signals. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built- in Dolby Digital decoder. STREAM/PCM: [...]

39 Operating the TV Operating TV You can operate JVC’s or other manufacturers’ TV using this remote control. 1 Slide the AUDIO/TV selector to “TV.” 2 Press and hold until the following steps are completed. 3 4 Enter the 2-digit manufacturer’s code number. 5 Release TV. To operate the TV 123 456 789 10 0 +10 TV V OL +/– TV TV/VIDEO CHANN[...]

40 Additional Information Learning More about This System Introduction (see pages 1 to 2) Playable Disc Types: • About audio format – Linear PCM: Uncompressed digital audio, the same format used for CDs and most studio masters. – Dolby Digital: Compressed digital audio, developed by Dolby Laboratories, which enables multi-channel encode to cr[...]

41 Unique DVD/VCD Operations (see pages 17 to 19) Selecting the Sound Track: • On some DVD Video discs, you cannot change audio languages while playing back. Playing Back Bonus Group: • You cannot select a track in the bonus group for Program Play. Special Picture Playback: • During slow-motion playback, no sound will be reproduced. • You c[...]

42 Enjoying Karaoke (see pages 32 to 34) General: • When the Mic Mixing or Vocal Masking Mode is activated: – Multichannel source will be downmixed into 2 channels temporarily. – Dolby Pro Logic II Mode will be canceled temporarily. Reducing the Lead Vocal—Vocal Masking: • The Vocal Masking Mode setting is not applied to the optical digit[...]

43 Maintenance To get the best performance of the System, keep your discs, tapes, and mechanism clean. Handling discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. ?[...]

44 Disc Operations: The disc does not play. ] Y ou have inserted a disc whose Re gion Code is not “1. ” (“REGION ERR” appears on the display .) ] The disc is placed upside down. Place the disc with the label side up. ID3 Tag on an MP3 disc cannot be shown. ] There are two types of ID3 T ag—V ersion 1 and V ersion 2. This System can only s[...]

45 Specifications Amplifier section Output Power: FRONT SPEAKERS: 150 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 4 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. CENTER SPEAKER: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 6 Ω at 1 kHz with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion. SURROUND SPEAKERS: 140 W per channel, min. RMS, driven int[...]

46 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Signals * 1 While playing some DVDs, digital signals may be emitted at 20 bits or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal if the discs are not copy-protected. * 2 There is no output for DVD Audio with content protection set. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Output Signals Playback disc STREAM/P[...]

47 Parts Index Remote control Main unit Button Page Button Page AUDIO z 7 KEY #/ : 33 TV x 39 MIC MIX d 32, 34 7 7 7 7 8 9 – 11, 21 MENU/PL W 10, 27 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ / 1 1 1 1 9 Q 8, 10, 11, 19 Number buttons T 8 – 10, 19, 20, 26, 34, 39 ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ / 4 4 4 4 7 . 9 8 8 8 8 P 9, 19 ON SCREEN R 24 – 27 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ / 3 3 3 3 / 2 2 2 2 /[...]

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