JVC TH-A55 manual

TH-A85 L VT1025-009B [A] TH-A55 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTR UCTIONS Consists of XV -THA85, SP-PW A85, SP-THA85C and SP-THA85F Consists of XV -THA55, SP-PW A55, SP-THA55C, SP-THA55F and SP-THA55S TH-A85-55[A]-01Cov1.fm Pag e 1 Thursday, July 31, 2003 4: 09 PM[...]

G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others I CAUTION T o reduce the risk of electrical shocks, f ire, etc.: 1. Do not remov e screws, cov ers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION — F button! (XV-THA85/XV-THA55) Disconnect the mains plug to shut the po wer of f completely (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The F button in an[...]

W arnings, Cautions and Others G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a le vel surface. The minimal cleara n ces are shown belo w: Wall or obstructions XV-THA85/ XV-THA55 15 cm 3 cm 3 cm 8 cm XV-THA85/XV-THA55 10 cm Wall or obstructions Front No obstructions 20 cm[...]

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

2 Introduction % Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is le vel, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F). • Leave sufficient distance between the syst em and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place su bject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the po wer cord wit[...]

3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following discs: D VD V ideo (D VD), V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD, CD-R and CD-R W . • This 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 f inalized D VD-Rs recorded in D VD VIDEO format. H[...]

About discs 4 IMPORTANT Before playing a disc, make sure of the follo wing; • Check the connection with the TV. • Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV to view the pictures or on-screen information on the TV screen. • For DVD playback, you can change the initial setting to your preference. ( A pg. 46 – 53) DVD A D V D [...]

5 Names of parts and controls The illustrations of the center unit and the subwoofer used in this manual are of TH-A85 unless otherwise noted. Front panel (center unit) A Source b utton (SOURCE) A pg. 20 B V olu me buttons (V OLUME +/–) A pg. 20 C Disc tray A pg. 2 3 D Illumination lamp A pg. 21 E Stop button ( 7 ) A pg . 23 F Play button ( 3 ) A[...]

Names of parts and controls 6 Display window (center unit) A • Dolby Pro Logic II indicator ( G PLII) A pg. 29 • Linear PCM indicator (LPCM) A pg. 30 • Digital signal format in dicators A pg. 30 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 9 – W and g – o , slide down the remote control cover. A Remote control mode selecting buttons (CONTR OL) A p g .1 7–4 7 CA TV/DBS, TV , VCR B Source selecting buttons A pg. 20 D VD, FM/AM, VCR, DBS C Surround buttons (SURR) Mode (MODE), On/Of f (ON/OFF) A pg. 31 D TV volume[...]

8 Getting started • Do not connect th e A C power cor d until al l other connections ha ve been made. • Since dif ferent components often hav e dif ferent terminal names, carefully read the instr uctions supplied with the components y ou are going to connect. Connecting a TV T o vie w pictures and on-screen displays, connect the TV to the cente[...]

Getting started 9 Connecting the FM and AM antennas Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch an y other terminals, connecting cords and power cords. This could cause poor reception. 7 AM loop anten na Setting up suppl ied AM loop antenna Attach the AM loop to its base by snapping the tabs o n the loop into the slot on the base. Connecting AM l[...]

Getting started 10 Connecting the powered subwoofer Connect the supplied po wered 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 the center unit and po wered subwoofer . Connecting the satellite speakers 7 Speaker layout When positioning the speak ers[...]

Getting started 11 7 Assembling the satellite speakers (TH-A85 only) Each speaker (excep t the center speaker) has been di vided into two parts for shipment. Before connecting the satellite speakers, fi rst assemble them by follo wing the procedure belo w . Before assembling — • Prepare a Phillips scre wdriv er . • T ake care not to drop the [...]

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) speakers other than the supplied ones, only use speakers with the same speak er impedance (SPEAKER IM PED ANCE) as indicated by the sp eaker terminals o[...]

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 connect them to the corresponding terminals of the powered subw oofer . CAUTION • When you connect (larger) speakers other than the supplied ones, only use speakers with the same speak er i[...]

Getting started 14 Connecting to an analog component Y ou can enjoy the sound of an analog component such as a VCR, TV , or Cassette recorder with this system. Use RCA pin plug cords (not supplied) for connection. NOTE • The signals input to the VIDEO jack of the VCR IN jacks will be output only from the VIDEO jack of the VIDEO OUT jacks, not fr [...]

Getting started 15 Connecting the power cord Make sure that all connections hav e been completed, before plugging in the power cords of the center unit and po wered subwoofer . CAUTION • Disconnect the power cord before cleaning or moving the system. • Do not touch the power cord with wet hands. • Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the c[...]

Getting started 16 The remote control mak es 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 control supplied for this system to operate other manufacturers’ TVs ( A pg. 17), VCRs ( A pg. 18) and DBS tuners/CA TV con ver ters ( A pg. 17). Putting batteries in the remote control Befo[...]

Getting started 17 For TV operations Y ou can operate your TV using the remote control supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV . % To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the remote control signal. 1 Press TV. 2 Press and hold . TV. K eep the butto n pressed unti[...]

Getting started 18 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer ’ s code (2 digits). Examples: For a GI Jerrold pro duct: Press 0 , then 1 . For a Son y product: Press 2 , then 0 . 5 Release F VCR/DBS. 6 Try operating your DBS tuner or CATV converter by pressing F VCR/DBS. When your DBS tuner or CA TV con verter turns on or off, you [...]

19 Basic operations This section mainly e xplains operations commonly used when you enjoy this syst em. • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . 7 To turn the power on On the remote contro l: Press F AUDIO. On the center unit: Press F . The ST ANDBY lamp goes off. When D VD is selected as the source ( A pg. 20), the openin[...]

Basic operations 20 On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS). DV D : T o play back a disc (D VD, V ideo CD etc.). ( A pg. 23, 25) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM station. ( A pg. 27) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM. VCR : T o select the source from a component co[...]

Basic operations 21 Y ou can dim the indications on the display window and the illumination lamp le vel on the center unit. On the remote control: Press DIMMER. Each time you press the button, the brightness le vel changes as follo ws; ] OFF ] DIMMER1 ] DIMMER2 ] (back to th e beginnin g) • OFF: Returns to t he normal le vel. • DIMMER1: Dims th[...]

Basic operations 22 Y ou can adjust each enhancement lev el from the front speakers within the range from –10 to +10. On the remote control: Press BASS +/ – for bass sound. Press TREBLE +/ – for treble sound. NOTE • You can also make adjustments using the choice menu shown on the TV screen. ( A pg. 49 ) • The adjustm ents on a source take[...]

23 Playback This section explains basic operations of D VD player . For more details about D VD player operations, see pages 33 to 45. • sho ws the types of discs the operation is ava il a b l e f o r . • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Pre[...]

Playback 24 NOTE • You can check playback information on the display window and the TV screen. ( A pg. 33 ) • 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 4) • You can also check the playback information on the TV screen. ( A pg. 33) 7 Tray lock Y ou can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection b y 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 control: Press ¡ / 1 . Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follo ws; For war d: Rev erse: * and are only av ailable for D VD. To return to normal speed playback Press 3 ( play butto n). [...]

27 T uner operations Y ou can bro wse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Press FM/AM . Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries use 10 kHz spacing. • 9 kHz interv al spacing is the initia [...]

T uner operations 28 2 Press MEMORY. The channel number position starts flashing on the display windo w for about 5 seconds. While the channel number 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 channel num[...]

29 Creating realistic sound fields Y ou can use the follow ing surround modes to reproduce a realistic sound f ield. • Dolby Surround • Dolby Pro Logic II • Dolby Digital • DTS Digital Surr ound • DSP modes • DAP modes • All Channel Stereo 7 Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic II * Dolby Pro Logic II has a ne wly dev eloped multichannel pl[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 30 Creating sound field All Channel Stereo All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST .) mode can reproduce a lar ger stereo sound fi eld using all the connected (and acti vated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. • When All Channel Stereo is selected, the DSP indicator lights on[...]

Creating realistic sound fields 31 The system is set up to automatically select the optimal surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software. When playing back 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually . On the remote contro l: 7 When playing back digital multichannel software The appropriate multichannel [...]

Creating realistic sound fields 32 On the remote control: 1 Press TEST. Check if you can hear the sounds through all the speakers at the equal le vel. “TEST TONE” and the correspondin g signal indicator starts flashing on the display windo w , and the test tone comes ou t of the speake rs in the follo wing order; ] Fr ont left speaker ( a ) ] C[...]

33 Advanced operations This section explains adv a nced operations for disc playback using the remote control. • shows the types of discs an operation is ava il a b l e f o r . • T urn 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 operati[...]

Advanced operations 34 Basic operation on the on-screen bar Example: When selecting the Repeat mode of DVD 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. • The currently sele cted item sho ws green. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to move H to . 3 Press ENTER. The pop-up windo w appears under the sel[...]

Advanced operations 35 Locating a desired scene using a Video CD/SVCD menu with PBC A V ideo CD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its ow n menus such as a list of contained songs. Y ou can locate a specific sce ne by using t hese menus. ( A pg. 4) 7 When the menu appears on the TV screen during playback with PBC function Press number buttons (1-10, +10[...]

Advanced operations 36 2 Use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number. The syst em starts playback fro m the first chapter/track/f ile 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 37 To select the other group Press Cursor 2 to return to the group list, then press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired group. To skip groups/tracks during playback Press Cursor / repeatedly for forward-skip. Press Cursor 5 repeatedly for re verse-skip. To start playback by spe cifying the track number Press number buttons (0-10,[...]

Advanced operations 38 While playing back a D V D containing multi-vie w angles, you can enjoy the same scene at different angles. Selecting a view angle 7 During playback When using the ANGLE button: 1 Press ANGLE. The follo wing pop-up windo w appears on the TV screen. Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recorded. 2 Pre[...]

Advanced operations 39 When playing back a D VD (or SVCD) containing subtitles in se veral languages, you can select the subtitle language to be displayed on the TV screen. When a D VD contains audio (sound track) in sev eral languages, you can also select the language (sound track) to listen to. • Y ou can also select specific audio channel(s) o[...]

Advanced operations 40 4 Press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired audio language. Each time you press the b utton, the audio language changes. 5 Press ENTER. The pop-up windo w disappears. To turn off the on-screen bar Press ON SCREE N . NOTE • Some audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See “The language codes list” ( A pg. 48[...]

Advanced operations 41 This system provides special picture 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 the button, the still picture adva nces by one frame. To return to normal playback Press 3 ( play butto n). NOTE • You can perform the abo[...]

Advanced operations 42 Changing the VFP setting The VFP (V ideo Fine Processor) function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferen ce. NOTE Before you start operation; • The VFP setting screen disappears if no operations are done for more than about 10 seconds. If the setti[...]

Advanced operations 43 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 44 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 45 NOTE • If you press REPEAT while stopped, you need to press 3 (play button) to start Repeat Playback. • When the Program mode is active with a Video CD, SVCD, Audio CD, the Repeat mode changes in the same manner. Note that, howe ver , in the “ ” mode th e system repeats all the programmed tracks, instead of all tracks[...]

46 Setting DVD preferences Y ou can adjust the initial settings for DVD playback according to your preference or needs using 5 choice menus show n on the TV screen. • Adjustments are possible only when selecting D VD as the source. • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . • Y ou can only use the remote control for choi[...]

Setting DVD preferences 47 Basic operation on the choice menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Press DV D . 1 Press CHOICE. The language menu (LANGU A GE) appears on the TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 repeatedly to display one of the choice menus. Each time you press the b utton, the choice menus change a[...]

Setting DVD preferences 48 : Language menu (LANGUAGE) NOTE • You can select “MENU LANGUAGE”, “AUD IO LANGUAGE” and “SUBTITLE” only while playback is stopped. 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs hav e their own menus in multiple languages. • Select the initial language*. ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINES E, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, J AP ANESE and [...]

Setting DVD preferences 49 : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play D VDs recorded in the picture’ s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9 NORMAL (Wide televis ion con version) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fix ed to 16:9 (wide TV). The system automatically ad justs [...]

Setting DVD preferences 50 : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 7 SIZE Accesses the SIZE sub-men u (speaker size setti ng menu). (See following.) 7 LEVEL Accesses the LEVEL sub-men u (speaker level setting menu). (See following.) 7 DIST ANCE Accesses the DIST ANCE sub-menu (speaker distance setting menu). (See follo wing.) 7 CR OSS O VER * * * * S[...]

Setting DVD preferences 51 : Other setting menu (OTHERS) NOTE • You can select “PARENTAL LOCK” only while playback is stopped. 7 RESUME Y ou can activ ate or deacti vate Resume Playback function. •O N Select this to activ ate the function. •O F F Select this to deacti vate th e function. 7 ON SCREEN GUIDE Y ou can acti vate or deactiv ate[...]

Setting DVD preferences 52 6 Press ENTER. 7 Press Cursor / / 5 repeatedly to select the level of restriction, then press ENTER. The H moves to “P ASSWORD”. • Select “NONE” to cancel this function. 8 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter a four-digit number as your password, then press ENTER. The H moves to “EXIT”. 9 Press ENTER. The O T[...]

Setting DVD preferences 53 Countr y/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao People’ s Democratic Republic RW R w a n d a AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain SA Saudi Arabia AF Afghanistan ET Ethiopia LB Lebanon SB Solomon Islands A G Antigua and Barbuda FI Finland LC Saint Lucia SC Seychelles AI Anguilla FJ Fiji LI Liechtenste[...]

54 System setting Y ou can adjust the sound and speaker settings of this sy stem. • The adjustments on a source take ef fect for the other sources. NOTE Before you start operation; • There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again. • When selecting DVD as the source,[...]

55 English A V COMPU LINK remote control system The A V COMPU LINK remote control system allo ws you to operate JVC TVs and VCRs through the center unit. This system is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK-III, which adds a function to operate JVC’ s video components via the video components terminals. T o use this remote control system, you need to [...]

56 References T o get the best performance out o f this system, keep your discs and mechanism clean. 7 General Notes In general, you will ha ve the best performance b y keeping your discs and the mechanism cl ean. • Store discs in their ca ses and keep them in cabinet s or on shelves. 7 Handling Discs • Remov e the disc from its case by holding[...]

References 57 DVD Playback PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No sound. The system cord and/or speaker cord is not connected. Check the connection. ( A pg. 10 – 13) There is a short in the speaker cord. Reconnect the speaker cord. The audio cord is not connected to A UDIO IN (VCR) and/or DIGIT AL IN (DBS) correctly . Connect the cord correctly . ( A[...]

References 58 MP3 Playback JPEG Playback FM/AM Others NOTE • Problems may be caused by components connected to the center unit, so also read all manuals for the connected components caref ully. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION A disc cannot be played. No MP3 files are recorded to the disc. Replace the disc. MP3 files do not ha ve the file extensio[...]

References 59 Aspect rati o The ratio of vertical and h orizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. ve rtical ratio of con ventional TVs is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. Chapter Refers to indi vidual chapters included in a title. Composite video signal Refers to video signal comprised of three kinds of signals combined: an ima[...]

References 60 A A-B Repeat Playback ...... ........... ........... .............. ........... ........... .... 45 All Channel Stereo (ALL CH S T.) ....... ........... ............ ......... 30 – 32 Angle ....... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ......... 38 Audio CD .. ........... ........... ...[...]

References 61 % Center unit (XV-THA 85/XV-THA55) Audio section T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.01 % NOTE: This value is m easured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference. Audio input sensiti vity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: A UDIO IN VCR: 360 mV/47 k C Digital input*: DIGIT AL IN (DBS): –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E 30 nm) * Corresp[...]

References 62 7 Front Speakers (SP-THA55F) Speakers: 8 cm Bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded Po wer Handling Capacity: 80 W Impedance: 6 C Frequency Range: 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions (W M H M D): 103 mm M 194 mm M 128 mm Mass: 0.77 kg 7 Center Spea ker (SP-THA55C) Speakers: 8 cm Bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded Po wer Handling Capacity: 80 W Impe[...]

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