JVC SP-THC3S manual

GVT0150-003A [B] TH-C3 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM Consists of XV -THC3, SP-PWC3, SP-THC3 F, SP-THC3C and SP- THC3S INSTR UCTIO NS TH-C3[B ]_new.book Page 1 Thu rsday, May 19, 2 005 1:5 2 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equip ment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your ho me or the cable is too sho rt to reach a p o wer p oint, then o btain an appropriate safety ap proved extension lead or con sult your dealer . BE SURE to replace the fuse o[...]

Warnings, Cautions and O thers G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and f ire and to prote ct from damage, place the ap paratus on a level surface. The minimal clearances are shown below: SAFETY INSTRUC TIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has bee n designed and manufactured to m[...]

1 T able of contents Introducti on .......... ........... .......... ...... 2 Notes on handlin g ................. ................. ...................... .........2 Supplied accesso ries ............ ................. ...................... .........2 About dis cs ................. ........... ......... 3 Playable disc types .... ................[...]

2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place wh ich is level, dry and neither too hot no r too cold; between 5 °C and 3 5°C. • Leave suf ficient distance between the sy stem and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vib ration. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands! ?[...]

3 About discs This system has been desig ned to p lay back the following discs: • D VD Logo is a tradema rk of D VD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. • The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comp ly with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, th e use o f Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this produc t may not be recommen[...]

4 Description of parts and controls Front pane l (center unit ) Rear panel (center unit) DISC 5 DISC 4 DISC 3 DISC 2 DISC 1 SOURCE TUNING // WMA P L PCM SURR CH FM AM PROGRESSIVE B . S . P . CHAP . TRK P G P L BONUS ST RDS T A NEWS INFO PRG RND DISC ALL MHz kHz MONO MP3 RESUME Display wind ow pg. 22 pg. 35 pg. 18 pg. 22 pg. 15 pg. 26 pg. 20 pg. 18 [...]

Description of parts and controls 5 Powered subwoo fer SP-PWC3 NOTE • For s afety re asons, al ways e nsure th at ther e is suff icien t space b ehind th e powered subwoofe r. * Do not block the ventilation o penings . CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 Ω 16 Ω Front Rear POWER ON lamp: pg. 13 pg. 8 Po w e r c o r d : pg. 10 pg. 10 TH-C3[B ]_new.boo[...]

Description of parts and controls 6 Remo te control Putting batteries in the remote cont rol If the ra nge or effecti veness of th e remote c ontrol decrea ses, replace b oth batteries. CAUTION • Do not expose bat terie s to heat or flam e. Operating the system from the remot e control Aim the remote co ntrol directly to the front panel of th e c[...]

7 Connections 7 AM (MW) loop ant enna Setting up sup plied AM loop ant enna Connecting AM (MW) loo p antenna • T urn the loop an tenna until you have the best reception during AM (MW) broadcast program reception. NOTE • Mak e sure th e antenn a conduct ors do no t touch any other termi nal s, connec ting cor ds and pow er cords . This coul d ca[...]

Connections 8 CAUTION • Whe n you conne ct spea kers othe r than th e suppli ed one s, use speaker s of the same s peaker im pedan ce (SPEAKE R IMPEDANCE) indica ted ne ar the sp eaker t erminals on the r ear of the po wered subwoofe r . • DO NOT conn ect m ore th an one spe aker to on e speake r term inal. • Be sure to have them installed on[...]

Connections 9 • Place the sa tellite sp eakers o n a fla t and lev el surfac e. • The f ront a nd cent er spe akers are ma gneti cally shie lded t o avoid color disto rtion s on TVs. Howeve r, if not i nstall ed prope rly, t hey may cause co lor dis torti ons. So, pay at ten tion to the foll owing whe n instal ling the spe akers. – W hen plac[...]

Connections 10 NOTE • The wa y of conn ecting the sy stem cord var ies depe nding on th e type of the po wered sub woofer. Y ou can enjoy the sou nd of an analog componen t. NOTE • If yo u connect a sound -enhanc ing devi ce such as a graphi c equali zer betwee n the sour ce comp onents and this system , the soun d output throu gh this system m[...]

11 Operating external components with the remote control NOTE • Manufa cturer s’ codes are subje ct to c hange w ithout n otice. • Set the codes ag ain afte r replacin g the batt eries o f the remote control. 7 To set the manufactur er’s code Y ou can op erate a JVC TV without setting the m anufacturer’ s code. 1 Slide the remote control [...]

Operating external components with the remote control 12 7 To set the manufactur er’s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selec to r to VCR. 2 Press VCR. 3 Press a nd hold F VCR. Keep the button pressed until step 5 is finished. 4 Press ENTE R. 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Panason[...]

13 Basic operations IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; • Set the remo te control m ode selector to A UDIO . On the remote co ntrol: Press AUDIO. On the center u nit: Press . When DVD is selected as the source ( A pg. 1 4), the following messages will app ear on the TV screen. NOTE • T he STANDBY la mp turn s[...]

Basic operations 14 On the remote control: Press one of the source selec ting butt ons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND). DV D : T o play back a d isc (D VD VIDEO, VCD etc.). ( A pg. 17) FM/AM : T o tu ne in an FM or A M station. ( A pg. 35) Each time you pres s the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. AU X : T o select the source from a comp[...]

Basic operations 15 The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEE P. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. Example: To check th e remaining t ime Press SLEEP once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly . To cancel Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP – –” appear[...]

Basic operations 16 NOTE • Whe n you chang e the pos iti oning of the spea kers or l isten er, or repla ce the sup pli ed speake rs with other one s, perfor m Sma rt Surrou nd Set up ag ain. 7 While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your pos ition where you liste n t o the sound. 2 Press a nd hold SMART S. SETUP. “SETTING” appe[...]

17 Playback • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for . IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mo de selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press the desire d DISC (1-5) 0 on the center unit. • The system turns on an d the disc tray comes ou[...]

Playback 18 7 Playback i nformation on t he display wi ndow DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO enco ded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played DVD AUDIO VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back NOTE • Whe n a VCD or SVCD wit h PBC func tion is played, th e ela psed playin g time d oes not a ppear, but “ PBC” ap pears. MP3/WMA file Example: [...]

Playback 19 Example: During playba ck on the Playlist* * Pressing T OP MENU/PG or MENU/PL , you ca n change the play mode. ( A pg. 20) NOTE • You c an cha nge the time informa tion mod e (exce pt for MP3 /WMA/ JPEG ). ( A pg. 2 3) • You c an als o check the playb ack in formation on the T V screen . ( A pg. 22) 7 Disc inf ormation on the displa[...]

Playback 20 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press TITLE/ GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the displa y window . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the display window shows “_ _ ” or “_”, use numbe r buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desire d title or group number. The system starts playbac [...]

21 Advanced operations • The icon such as shows the disc formats or fi le types the operation is available for . IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; • Set the remo te control m ode selector to A UDIO . • There are exceptions in th e operation mention ed above. In such a case, follow each instruction. 7 Auto[...]

Advanced operations 22 7 All Channel Stereo (DSP) All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can rep roduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and acti vated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can b e used while reprod ucing 2 channel s tereo source. 7 Indica tors on the d isplay window Digital signa l format indica tors PPCM, SURR: L ig hts whe[...]

Advanced operations 23 7 Contents o f the on-scre en bar during p layback DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD DVD VR disc A Shows dis c ty p e. B Shows audio information. C Shows disc number . D Shows current title (for D VD VIDEO), group (for D VD A UDIO) number or play mod e (for D VD VR). E Shows current chapter number (for DVD VIDEO and DVD VR) or [...]

Advanced operations 24 Y ou can start playing a title, chap ter or track you specify. Y ou can also play a disc from specified time. Locati ng a desired scene from the D VD menu D VD VIDEOs generally ha ve their own menus whic h show disc contents an d you can d isplay them on the TV screen . Y ou can locate a de sired scene by using these me nus. [...]

Advanced operations 25 Locati ng a desired p osition by specif ying the ti me 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR: During playb ack For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during play back withou t PBC function For CD: During playback or while stopped 7 When specify ing the elapsed pla ying time from the beginning of the dis c Perform the following procedu re [...]

Advanced operations 26 When Resume Playba ck is set to “ ON ” ( A pg. 34) and you stop playback by t he following operation s, the position where p layback has been stoppe d is stored. ( “ RESUME ” appears on the disp lay window .) • T urning off the power ( A pg. 13) • Pressing 7 once • Changing the so urce ( A pg. 1 4) To start play[...]

Advanced operations 27 7 During playback of a disc contain ing audio in several langu ages When using the AUDIO button: 1 Press AUDIO. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ ENGLISH ” is selected out of 3 audio langua ges recorded. 2 Press AUDIO re peatedly or pres s Cursor Y / 5 to select the desired audio. When usin g the on-screen bar: 1 Press ON S CREEN tw[...]

Advanced operations 28 Select ing brows able st ill pict ure reco rded on DVD AUDIO Most D VD A UDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S.P .), which usually a ppear by tu rns auto matically during playb ack acco rding to the playbac k sequence. Y ou can chang e the picture (turn the page ) manually when the cu rrent group /track has selectable p[...]

Advanced operations 29 7 Whi le s topped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until program window appears on the TV screen. 2 Follow the instructions that a ppear on the TV scree n to program the desired chapters/track s. • For details on using the num ber buttons, see “ How to use the number buttons ” ( A pg. 19). • The conten t ’ s n umbers th[...]

Advanced operations 30 Repeatin g the current selecti on or all discs 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playb ack For VCD/SVCD: During playb ack witho ut PBC function or stopped For DVD AUDIO/CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG: During playback or stopped When using the REPEA T button: Press REPE AT. Each time you press REPEA T , the Repeat mode change s. NOTE • Whe n [...]

Advanced operations 31 Y ou can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection. On the c enter unit ONL Y : While the system is turned off • The system turns on an d “ LOCKED ” appear s on the display window . • If you try to eject the disc, “ LOCKED ” ap pears to indicate th at the tray is locked. To cancel Carry out the same op[...]

32 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou can ch ange the langu age used in the setup menu s. See “ Menu description ” below . Basic operatio n on the setu p menus IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mo de selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 7 While stop ped 1 Press SE T UP. 2 Follow the[...]

Setting DVD preferences 33 : Pictu re menu (PI CTURE) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the mon itor type to match you r TV when you play D VDs recorde d in the picture ’ s he ight/width ratio o f 16:9. • 16:9 ( Wide tele vision con ver sion) Select this wh en the a spect ratio o f your TV is fixed on 1 6:9 (wide TV). When you p lay D VDs recorde[...]

Setting DVD preferences 34 : Speaker setting men u (SPK. SETTING) 7 Level menu (LEV EL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While monitoring the test tone , adjust the output level of the speakers. TEST T ONE * Output s the test ton e. * The test tone comes ou t of all of the activ at[...]

35 T uner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mo de selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM/AM . NOTE • When FM or AM is select ed as the sour ce, yo u can selec t All Chann el Stere o (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mod e. 1 Press FM/AM repe atedly to selec t th e band. Example: When the s[...]

T uner operations 36 When the stereo FM prog ram currently tuned in is no isy , yo u can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception . 7 While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode ap pears on the display window . Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode cha nges. •A U T O : When a program is bro a[...]

T uner operations 37 Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that yo u can locate a particular kind of pro gram from the preset chan nels ( A pg. 35) by specifying the PTY code s. 7 To search f or a program using the PTY codes NOTE Before you start ope ration; • The P TY Se arch is o nly appl icable to pre[...]

T uner operations 38 Switch ing to broad cast program of your choice temporari ly Another convenient RDS service is called “ Enhanced Other Network ” . This allows the system to switch temporarily to a broadc ast program of your choice (T A, NEWS, and/or INFO) from a different station except in the following cases; • When you are listening to[...]

39 References 7 Handling Di scs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the sh iny surface of the disc or bend th e disc. • Put the disc back in its cas e after use to prevent warping. • Be careful not to scratch the su rface of the disc when placing it back in its ca[...]

References 40 7 Cent er unit (XV- THC3) Audio section T otal Harmo nic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE : This v alue is measured at Sys tem cord C ONNEC TOR fo r refere nce. Digital input* 1 : DIGIT AL IN: – 21 dBm to – 15 dBm (OPTICAL) ( 660 nm E 30 nm) * 1 Corres pondin g to Linea r PCM, Dolby Di gita l, and DTS Dig ital Surrou nd (wi th sa mpl ing f [...]

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