JVC SP-THA55F manual

TH-A85 L VT1025-003A [B] TH-A55 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTR UCTIONS Consists of XV -THA85, SP-PW A 85, SP-THA85C and SP-THA85F Consists of XV -THA55, SP-PW A55, SP-THA55C, SP-THA55F and SP-THA55S TH-A85-55[B]-01Cov1.fm Page 1 T hursday, April 10, 2003 2:44 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT FO R LASER PR ODUCTS REPRODUCTION OF LABELS A A A A CLASSIFICA TION LABEL, PLA CED ON EXTERIOR S URF A CE B B B B W AR NING LA BEL, PL A CED I NSIDE TH E UNIT IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut of f the m ains plug from this equi pment. If th e plug fitte d is not su itabl e for t he power points in your[...]

W arnings, Cautions and Others G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o av oi d risk of el ectri c shoc k and fire and to protec t fro m damage, locate the appa ratus as follow s: Front: No obstructi ons open sp acing. Sides: No obstructions in 3 cm from the sides . T op: No obstruct ions i n 8 cm fro m the top. Back: No obstructi ons in 10 cm from t h[...]

1 T able of contents Introduction .............. .............. .......... 2 Notes on handling ....................... ................. .................... ......2 Supplied accessories ....... .......................................... ............2 About discs ..... ........... ............ .......... 3 Playable disc types ....... ..............[...]

2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a plac e whic h is level, dry an d nei ther too ho t no r too cold; betw een 5 °C a nd 3 5°C. • Leave suf ficient distan ce between t he system an d the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subj ect to vib ration. Power cord • Do not handle the po wer cord with wet[...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: D VD V ideo (D VD), V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD, CD-R and CD-R W . • T his system can also play back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD-Rs and CD-R Ws. ( A pg. 23) • This system can also play back finalized D VD-Rs recorded in D VD VIDEO format. [...]

About discs 4 IMPORTANT Befo re play ing a disc , ma ke sure of t he foll owing; • Check the connec tion with the TV. • Turn on your TV and s elect the correc t input mode on the TV to view the pic tures o r on-scr een inf ormat ion on th e TV scr een. • For DVD playback, you can change the i nitial setting to your prefer ence . ( A p g .5 0?[...]

5 Names of parts and controls The illustra tions of the c enter unit and the subwoo fer used in this manual are of TH-A85 un less otherwise no ted. Front pane l (center un it) A Source b utton (SOURCE) A pg. 20 B V olume bu ttons (V OLUME +/–) A pg. 2 0 C Disc tray A pg. 2 3 D Illumination lamp A pg. 21 E Stop button ( 7 ) A pg . 23 F Play b utto[...]

Names of parts and controls 6 Display window (center unit) A • Dolby Pro Logic II indicator ( G PLII) A pg. 33 • Linear PCM indicator (LPCM) A pg. 34 • Digital signal format in dicators A pg. 34 Dolby Digital ( G DIGIT AL), DTS ( C ) B MP3 indicator A pg. 24 C Channel indicator (CH) A pg. 28 D Main display A pg. 24 E Stereo indicator (ST) A p[...]

Names of parts and controls 7 Remote control NOTE • To use buttons L – Y and i – p , slide down the remote control cover. A Remote contro l mode selector A p g .1 7–5 8 A UDI O, TV , VCR B Open/close button (OPEN/CLOSE) A pg. 23 C Display window b utton (FL DISPLA Y) A pg. 24 D Dimmer button (DIMMER) A pg. 21 E Source selecting buttons A pg[...]

8 Getting started • Do not connect the A C power cor d until all other connecti ons have been made. • Since different co mponents often hav e different terminal names, carefully read the instructions supplied with the components y ou are going to connect. Connecting a TV T o view pictures and on-screen displa ys, connect the TV to the center un[...]

Getting started 9 Connecting t he FM and AM (MW) antenn as Make sure the antenna conduct ors do no t touch an y oth er termi nals, connecti ng cords an d power cords. This co uld cau se poor re ception. 7 AM (MW) loop ant enna Setting up sup plied AM (MW ) loop antenna Attach the AM (MW) loop to its base b y snapping the tabs on the loop in to the [...]

Getting started 10 Connecting the powered subwoofer Connect the supplied powered subwoofer (SP-PW A85/ SP-PW A55) using the system cord (supplied). • Connect the system cord by matching the 5 marks on the plugs to the ones on th e center unit and powered subw oofer . Connecting the satellite speakers 7 Speaker layout When positioning the speak er[...]

Getting started 11 7 Assembling t he satell ite speaker s (TH-A85 only) Each speaker (except the cente r speaker) has been divided into t wo parts for shipment. Before connec ting the satellite speake rs, first assemble them by following t he pr ocedur e below . Before as sembling — • P repare a Phillips screwdri v er . • T ake care not t o d[...]

Getting started 12 7 Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround ) speakers (TH-A85) Each speaker (SP-THA85F) can be used as a front or surround speaker . CAUTION • When you connect (larger) speak ers other than the supplied one s, only use speakers with the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IM PED ANCE) as indicated by the speaker terminals [...]

Getting started 13 7 Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround ) speakers (TH-A55) Be sure to identify each speaker (SP-THA55C/SP-THA55F/SP-THA55S) and connec t them to the corresponding terminals of the powered subwoofer . CAUTION • When you connect (larger) speak ers other than the supplied one s, only use speakers with the same speaker[...]

Getting started 14 Connecting to an an alog compo nent Y ou can enjoy the sou nd of an anal og compon ent such as a VCR, TV , or Cassett e recorder with th is system. Use RCA pin plug cords (not supplied) for connection. NOTE • I f you co nnec t a sound -enha ncing de vice su ch as a graph ic equal izer b etwee n the sou rce co mpo nents a nd thi[...]

Getting started 15 Connecting the power cord Make sure th at all c onnecti ons ha v e bee n comple ted, befo re pl ugging in the po wer cords of the ce nter un it and po wered su bwoo fer . CAUTION • Disconnect th e po wer cord bef ore cleaning or moving the system. • Do not to uch the po wer cor d with w et hands . • Do not pull on th e powe[...]

Getting started 16 The remote control make s it easy to use many of the system functions from a distance of up to 7 m away . • Y ou can also use the remote cont rol supplied for this system to operate other manufacturers’ TVs ( A pg. 17) and VCRs ( A pg. 18). Putting batteries in the remote control Before using the remote control, first put in [...]

Getting started 17 For TV operations Y ou can operate your TV using th e remote control supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instructio n manuals supplied with your TV . 7 To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the remote control signal. 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selector to TV. 2 Press and ho[...]

Getting started 18 For VCR operations Y ou can operate your VCR using th e remote contro l supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instructio n manuals supplied with your VCR. 7 To set the manufact urer’s code 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selector to VCR. 2 Press and hold F VCR. K eep the button pressed until step 4 is finished. 3 Pr[...]

19 Basic operations This section mainly explains operations co mmonly used when you enjoy this sys tem. • Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation, • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . 7 To turn the power on On the remote control: Press F AU[...]

Basic operations 20 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOU ND). DV D : T o play back a disc (DVD, V ideo CD etc.). ( A pg. 23, 25) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. ( A pg. 27) Each time you press the b utton, the band altern ates between FM and AM (MW). AU X : T o select the source [...]

Basic operations 21 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operatio n, • Set the remote control mode selector to AUD IO . Y ou can dim th e indicatio ns on the display wind ow an d the illuminatio n lamp le v el on the ce nter unit. On the remote contr ol: Press DI MMER. Each time y ou press the b utton, the brightness le ve[...]

Basic operations 22 Y ou can adjust the output le vel within the range from –10 to 10. On the remote contro l: Press S.WFR +/–. NOTE • You can also make adjustments using the choice menu shown on the TV screen. ( A pg. 54 ) • The adjustments on a source take effect for the other sources. Y ou can adjust each enhancement lev el from the fron[...]

23 Playback This section explains basic operations of D VD player . For more details about D VD player operatio ns, see pages 37 to 49. • show s the types of discs the operation is av ailable fo r . • Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the re[...]

Playback 24 NOTE • You can check playback information on the display window and the TV screen. ( A pg. 37 ) • Some tracks on an MP3 disc may be skipped or may not be played back normally. • When you play back a JPEG disc , press buttons after the whole picture appears on the TV screen. The system cannot accept operations even though you press[...]

Playback 25 NOTE • You can change the time information mode. ( A pg. 3 8) • You can also check the playback information on the TV screen. ( A pg. 37) 7 Tray lock Y ou can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection by children. On the center unit ONL Y : While the system is turned of f Press and hold 7 , then press 0 . • The system [...]

Playback 26 Fast-for ward/fast-reverse search Y ou can search for a particular point while playing a disc. 7 During playback On the remote contro l: Press ¡ / 1 . Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows; For war d: Rev erse: * and are only a vailable for D VD. To return to normal speed playback Press 3 (play button). On[...]

27 T uner operations Y ou can browse through all the stati ons or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remot e control mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM /AM . On the remote control: 1 Press FM/AM repeated ly to select the band. Each [...]

T uner operations 28 2 Press MEMORY. The channel number position st arts f lashing on the display window for about 5 seconds. While the channel numbe r position is flashing: 3 Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to select a channel number. The channel number and the CH indicator start flashing. Examples: For channel number 3: Press 3 . For cha nnel [...]

T uner operations 29 RDS allows FM station s to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For e xample, the stations send their station names, as well as inform ation about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. When tuned in to an FM station which provides the RDS service, the RDS indicator lig[...]

T uner operations 30 Searching for a program by P TY codes One of the adva ntages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels ( A pg. 27) by specifying the PTY codes. 7 To search for a pr ogram using the PTY code s NOTE Before you start operation; • The PTY Search is only app l icable to preset [...]

T uner operations 31 Description of the PTY codes NOTE • Classifica tion of the PTY codes for so me FM stati ons may be diffe rent fr om the a bove lis t. Switchin g to broadcast program of you r choice temporari ly Anoth er con venient RDS servic e is called “Enh anced Oth er Netw ork” . This allo ws the system t o switch tempora rily to a b[...]

T uner operations 32 To stop liste ning to the prog ram selected by Enhanced Other Network Press T A/NEWS/INFO repeat edly again so that the progra m type indica tor (T A/Ne ws/Inf o) goes of f from th e disp lay wind o w . The syste m exits from Enh anced O ther Netw ork s tandb y mode an d goes back to the pre viously select ed station. When an e[...]

33 Creating realistic sound fields Y ou c an use the fo llo wing sur round mode s to re produc e a rea listi c sound field. • Dolby Surround • Dolby Pr o Lo gic II • Dolby Digita l • DTS Digital Surround • DSP modes • DAP modes • All Channel Ste reo 7 Dolby Surr ound Dolby Pr o Logi c II * Dolby Pro Logic I I has a newly developed mul[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 34 Creating sound field All Channel Stereo All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST .) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound fi eld using all the c onnected (and acti va ted) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. • When All Channel Stereo is sele cted, the DSP indicator lights [...]

Creating realistic sound fields 35 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operatio n; • Set th e remote control mode selector to AUDIO . The system is set up to automatic ally select the optimal surro und mode for i nput signal fro m digital mu ltichannel softw are. When playi ng back 2 channel sourc e, you can select the de[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 36 On the remote contro l: 1 Press TEST. Check if you can hear the sounds through all the speakers at the equal le vel. “TEST TONE” and the correspondi ng signal indicator starts flashing on the display windo w , a nd the test tone comes out of the speaker s in the following order; ] Front left spea ker ( a ) ] C[...]

37 Advanced operations This section explains adv anced ope rations for disc playback using the remote control. • shows the types of discs an operation is av ailable fo r . • Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . NOTE •I f “ B ” appears on the TV screen when pressing a button, the disc cannot accept an operation you[...]

Advanced operations 38 Basic operatio n on the on-screen bar Example: Wh en select ing the Repeat mode of DVD 7 During pl ayback or while stop ped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. • The currently selected item show s green. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The pop-u p window appea rs under t[...]

Advanced operations 39 Locating a desired sc ene using a Video CD/SVCD menu with PBC A V ideo CD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of contained songs. Y ou can locate a specif ic scene b y using these menus. ( A pg. 4) 7 When the menu appears on the TV screen during playback with PBC function Press number buttons (1 -10, +1[...]

Advanced operations 40 2 Use number buttons (0- 10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number. The system starts pla yback from the first chapter/tr ack/file of the selected title/group. Example: T o select 8: Press 8 . T o select 10: Press 10 . Or press +10 , then 0 . T o select 20: Press +10 , then 10 . Or press +10 twice, then 0 . T o sele[...]

Advanced operations 41 To select th e other group Press Cursor 2 to return to the group list, t hen press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired group. To skip group s/tracks during playback Press Cursor / repeated ly for forward-skip. Press Cursor 5 repeatedly for re verse-skip. To start p layback by spe cifying the tra ck number Press number buttons [...]

Advanced operations 42 While pl aying back a D VD cont ainin g multi -view angle s, you ca n enjoy the same sc ene a t different ang les. Selecting a view angl e 7 During pl ayback When using the ANGLE button: 1 Press A NGLE. The following pop-up wind ow appears on the TV screen. Example: The first view an gle is select ed out o f 3 view angles rec[...]

Advanced operations 43 When playing back a D VD (or S VCD) containing subtitle s in several languag es, you can sele ct the sub titl e langu age to b e displ ayed on the TV screen. When a DVD contains aud io (s ound trac k) in several lan guage s, you ca n also sele ct th e languag e (sou nd trac k) to l isten t o. • Y ou can al so select spe cif[...]

Advanced operations 44 4 Press Curs or / / 5 to select the desired audio language. Each time y ou press the button, th e audio lang uage ch anges. 5 Press ENTER. The pop-u p window disappe ars. To turn off the o n-screen bar Press ON SCREEN . NOTE • Some a udio l angu ages ar e abbr eviat ed in the po p-up w indow . See “The l angua ge code s l[...]

Advanced operations 45 This system pro vides special pic t ure playback functions including frame-by-frame, slo w-motion and zoom. Frame-by-frame playback 7 During playback Press 8 repeatedly. Each time you press th e button, the still picture advances b y one frame. To return to normal playback Press 3 (play button). NOTE • You can perform the a[...]

Advanced operations 46 Changing t he VFP sett ing The VFP (V ideo Fine Process or) function enables you to adjust the pict ure characte r accord ing to the type o f progra mming, pict ure tone or pe rsonal prefe rence . NOTE Befo re you st art ope ratio n; • The VFP s ettin g scree n di sappears if no operat ions a re done for more than ab out 10[...]

Advanced operations 47 Y ou can play up to 99 tracks in any order . Y ou may program the same track more than once. 7 While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The program menu appears on the TV screen. • 10 orders appear at a time. 4 Press number buttons[...]

Advanced operations 48 Y ou can play tracks on a disc in random order . 7 While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . Example: For Audio CD 3 Press ENTER. The system starts Random Playback. After playing all tracks on th e disc, the system stops playback and quits the Rando[...]

Advanced operations 49 When using the on-scree n bar (except for MP3/ JPEG disc): 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The follow ing pop-up window appe ars under the selected item. 4 Press Cursor / / 5 repeatedly to select the Repeat mode. • Y ou can select the R[...]

50 Setting DVD preferences Y ou can adjust the init ial settings for D VD playback according to your preference or needs using 5 choice menus shown on the TV screen. • Adjustments are possible only when selecting D VD as the source. • Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . • Y ou can only use the remote cont rol for cho[...]

Setting DVD preferences 51 Basic operation on the choice menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remot e control mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press CHOICE. The language menu (LANGU A GE) ap pears on the TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 repeatedly to display one of the choice menus. Each[...]

Setting DVD preferences 52 : Language menu (L ANGUAGE ) NOTE • You can select “MENU LANGUAGE”, “AUDIO LA NGUAGE” and “SUBTI TLE” on ly whil e playba ck is stopp ed. 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs ha ve their o wn menus in multiple languages. • Select the initia l language* . ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMA N, IT ALIAN, J AP [...]

Setting DVD preferences 53 : Picture menu (PICTURE ) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the mo nitor t ype to m atch you r TV whe n you play D VDs recorded in the pictur e’ s height/width ratio of 16:9 . • 16:9 NO RMAL (Wide tel evision conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fix ed to 16:9 (wide TV). The system automatical ly [...]

Setting DVD preferences 54 7 CR OSS O V ER * Small sp eakers ca nnot re produc e bass so unds eff icien tly . If you use a small spea ker in an y po sition, this system automatical ly reallocates the bass so und e lements assi gned to th e small s peaker to one of the large speakers. T o use this fu nction prope rly , set crossov er frequ ency le v[...]

Setting DVD preferences 55 : Other setting menu (OTHERS) NOTE • You can select “PARENTAL LOCK” only while playback is stopped. 7 RESUME Y ou can activ ate or deactiv a te Resume Playback function. •O N Select this to activate the function. •O F F Select this to deactiv ate t he function. 7 ON SCREEN GUIDE Y ou can activ ate or deacti vate[...]

Setting DVD preferences 56 6 Press ENTER. 7 Press Cursor / / 5 repeatedly to select the level of rest riction, then press ENTER. The H mov es to “ P ASSWOR D”. • Select “NONE” to ca ncel this function. 8 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter a four-digit number as your password, then press ENTER. The H moves to “E XIT ”. 9 Press ENTER. [...]

Setting DVD preferences 57 Countr y/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao Peo ple’ s D emo crat ic Republ ic R W Rwanda AE U nit ed A rab Em ir ates ES S pai n SA S audi Ara bia AF Af ghanistan ET Ethiopi a LB Lebanon SB Solo mon Islands A G An tigua an d Barbuda FI Finlan d LC Sa int Lucia SC Seychelles AI Anguilla FJ Fi[...]

58 System sett ing Y ou can adju st the sound and speaker setting s of this system. • The ad justme nts on a so urc e ta ke effect for the other sourc es. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operatio n; • Set th e remote control mode selector to AUDIO . NOTE Befo re you st art ope ratio n; • There is a time li mit whe[...]

59 References Use this chart to help you solve d aily op erational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service cente r . General T r ouble shooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Power does not come on. The power cor d is not connected to the center unit or an A C outlet. Connect the power cord correctly . ( A pg. [...]

References 60 DVD Playback PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No sound. Th e system cord and/or speaker co rd is not co nnected . Che ck the conn ection . ( A pg . 10 – 13) There is a sho rt in the speaker cord. Reconnect t he speaker cord. The aud io cord is not con nected t o A UX IN and/or DIGI T AL I N co rrec tly . Connect t he cord correctly .[...]

References 61 MP3 Play back JPEG Playback FM/AM (MW) Others NOTE • Pr oble ms may be cause d by com pon ents con ne cted to the cente r unit, so also read al l manu als for the conne cted com ponen ts care f ully. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION A disc cann ot be playe d. No MP3 files are record ed to the disc. Replace the d isc. MP3 f iles do no[...]

References 62 Aspect rati o The rati o of vertical and h orizontal sizes o f a d isplayed image. The horizonta l vs. v ertical rati o of con v entional TVs is 4:3, and that of wide-screens i s 16:9. Chapter Refers to indiv idual chapte rs included i n a title. Composite video signal Refe rs to video sig nal co mprise d of three ki nds o f si gnals [...]

References 63 A A-B Repeat Playback .... ........... ......... ........... ........... ........... ......... .. 49 All Channel Stereo (ALL CH S T.) ..... ........... ........... ......... ... 34 – 36 Angle ....... ........ ............ ........... ........... ......... ........... ........... ........... .. 42 Audio CD ........ ............ .....[...]

References 64 7 Center unit (XV-THA 85/XV-THA55) Audio section T otal Harmonic Di stortion 0.01 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference. Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: A UX IN: 360 mV/47 k C Digital input*: DIGIT AL IN: –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E 30 nm) * C orresponding to L[...]

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