JVC XV-M512SL manual

D VD VIDEO PLA YER XV -M512SL DISC SELECT TV DVD TV DVD STANDBY/ON PLAY MODE 123 56 89 0 + 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV/VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV -/-- TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST P R E V IO U S N E X T C L E A R S T R O B E S L O W + S L O W – TITLE MENU CHOICE ENTER RM-SXVM52U REMOTE CONTROL CH + S[...]

W arnings, Cautions and Others 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. Caution –– switch! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can b[...]

Introduction 1 English English T able of Cont ents Introduction Page 3 Features .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .........3 Supplied accessori es .................. .............. .............. ............3 About this instru ction manual .............. .............. ..............4 Notes on handling ....[...]

Introduction 2 Initial settings Page 53 Selecting preferences ................... .............. .............. .......53 How to set preferences .......................................................... 53 LANGUAGE page ................................................................... 53 AUDIO page ................................ ..............[...]

3 Introdu ction English Intr oduction F eat ur es 7 7 7 7 Str obe function The unit can di splay nine contin uous still pictures on the TV screen. 7 7 7 7 Digest functi on Y ou can select the desired selection to be play ed from the opening scenes disp layed on the TV screen. 7 7 7 7 Angle function* Y ou can select a desired angle from multiple cam[...]

Introduction 4 Introduction About this instr uction manual • This instructio n manual basically explains operations according to the form at as below . • For operations for MP3 discs, see “MP3 disc playbac k” on and after page 42. The other sections of this manual do not refer to MP3 disc playbac k. Y o u can play titles or trac ks on dis c[...]

Introduction 5 Introdu ction English Not es on handling Important cautions Installati on of the u nit • Select a place whic h is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5 o C and 35 o C). • Leave suf ficient distance between the unit and the TV . • Do not use the player in a place subject to vibrations. Pow e r c o r d • Do not[...]

6 Preliminar y knowledge Pr eliminar y knowledge Names of par ts and contr ols Refer to the cor responding pages indicated in () for details. Front panel 1 ST ANDBY indicat or Light s when the power cord is connected and the uni t is on standby . Wh en the unit is t urned on, the ST AN DB Y indicat or goes off. 2 ST ANDB Y/ON but ton (23) T u rns t[...]

Preliminary knowledge 7 Prelim inary knowledge English Display window 4 Disc indicators 5 Function indicat ors 1 Disc number indicator 2 Title/chapt er/ trac k/k e y indicators 3 Time display KARAOKE 3D-PHONIC DISC TITLE CHAP. PROGRAM EACH REMAIN DVD VCD RANDOM RESUME REPEAT 1A-B THEATER TRACK KEY 1 Disc number indicator Shows the disc numb er bein[...]

Preliminary knowledge 8 Preliminar y knowledge Remote control unit 1 DISC SELECT butt on (24, 33, 43, 47) By pressi ng this button fol lowed by the appropri ate numeric button (among 1 through 3), you can select a disc to be pl ayed . 2 SHIFT but ton (46, 47 , 52) Us ed to geth er w ith oth er bu tto ns fo r activating their secondary functions f o[...]

Preliminary knowledge 9 Prelim inary knowledge English 7 SUBTITLE butt on (37) Us ed to disp lay the su btitle s elec tion d ispla y on the TV scre en , as w ell a s us ed to tu rn th e su btitle o n or of f (for D V D V IDE O). 8 DI G EST b u tton ( 30 ) Dis pla ys begi nni ng s cenes of each ti tl e, c hapte r or tr ac k on the TV screen ( for DV[...]

Preliminary knowledge 10 Preliminar y knowledge Rear panel 1 VIDEO OUT - VIDEO jack (16) Output s a composi t e vi deo si gnal . 2 VIDEO OUT - S-VI DEO jac k (16) Output s an S- vi deo si gna l. No te th at th is jac k is no t active w hen yo u m a ke the COMPON ENT VIDEO OUT jacks acti ve. See “ How to mak e t he COMPON ENT VIDE O OUT j acks ac [...]

Preliminary knowledge 11 Prelim inary knowledge English Oper ational Pr inciples The unit provides several on-screen displays. With some displays, you can set or select preferences or functions, while the o thers are display-on ly . Opening displays The Opening display appears automa tically in some conditions. At the bot tom, the following informa[...]

Preliminary knowledge 12 Preliminar y knowledge Play mode displays Pres sing the PLA Y MODE but ton brings up the play mode display in wh ic h you can control playbac k functions. Different displays appear de pending on the disc type and the unit ’ s status. Status displa ys Pressing the DISPLA Y but ton during playb ac k brings up the status dis[...]

Preliminary knowledge 13 Prelim inary knowledge English A television monitor screen ma y be burned out if a static picture is display ed for a long ti me. T o prevent this, the unit automatically activ ates the screen saver function if a static picture, suc h as an on-screen display or menu, is displayed for o ver 5 minutes. • Pressing any but to[...]

Preliminary knowledge 14 Preliminar y knowledge How to use numeric buttons The function of the nume ric buttons differs dependin g on the setting of the TV - DVD switc h. When set ting it to TV , the buttons are used to select a TV c hanne l (see page 21). When sett ing it to DVD, the but tons are used to select a trac k/title/gr oup or enter a dis[...]

Preliminary knowledge 15 Prelim inary knowledge English About discs Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Play able discs The DVD VIDEO Logo is a trademark. • CD-R and CD-R W discs recorded with the Audio CD or MP3 format can be play ed bac k, though some may not be played bac k because of the disc c haracteristics or recording con[...]

16 Getting started Getting star ted Connections *In the following description, “TV” may be substituted with “monitor” or “projector . ” *Before using the unit , you have to connect th e unit to a TV and/or amplifier . • Do not connect the A C po wer cor d until all other connections ha v e been made. • Since different components of [...]

Getting started 17 Getting started English Y ou can enjoy high picture quality by connec ting the unit ’ s COMPONEN T VIDEO OUT jac ks to the COMPONEN T VIDE O IN jac ks of your TV with the vi deo cables. Note that the COMPON ENT VI DEO OUT jac ks are not active in the initial (factory preset) c ondition. S ee below for details how to make them a[...]

Getting started 18 Getting started Y ou can enjoy hi gh-quality audio by connecting the unit's audio output to your amplifier or receiver . • Connect the unit's AUDIO OUT to an y line-level inputs (suc h as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or recei ver . Y ou can enhance the sound quality by co nnecting either of the unit &apos[...]

Getting started 19 Getting started English When all the audio/vi deo connections have bee n made, insert the smaller plug of the suppl ied AC power cord to the unit ’ s AC IN connec tor , then insert the other end to the w all ou tlet. Make sure that plugs are i nserted firmly . The ST ANDB Y indicator lights and s etup is completed. Wa r n i n g[...]

Getting started 20 Getting started Using the r emote contr ol unit Using the remote control, you can operate not only all the functio ns of the unit but also basic functions of your TV . The bat tery compar tment is located on the bac k of the remote control unit. 1 Press down on the point show n by the ar row at the top of the compartment cover , [...]

Getting started 21 Getting started English Y ou can operate you r TV from the rem ote control unit. Set ting the r emot e contr ol signal f or operating y our T V . 1 Holding dow n TV/VIDEO - CANCEL, enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed below by usin g the numeric butt ons (0 to 9). Do not release TV/VIDEO - CANCEL. K eep holding it u ntil[...]

Getting started 22 Getting started The following bu ttons can be used for operating the TV : T o use the CURSOR (CH – , CH+, V OL – , V OL+), TV/VIDEO - CANCEL and nu meric butto ns for TV control, set the TV - DVD switc h to “ TV ” . T ur ns the TV on or off . Switc hes the TV input mode between T V and VIDEO. Selects the T V c hannels dir[...]

23 Basic operations English Basic operations In the following description, the buttons on the remote control unit are mainly used, however , you may use the corresponding buttons on the front panel of the unit if available. T ur ning on/of f the unit Press D VD S T ANDBY/ON on the remote control unit or press on the fron t panel. • Y ou can turn [...]

Basic operations 24 Basic operations Basic pla ybac k Now you can play a d isc. First, let's enjoy simple playbac k using a D VD VIDEO , Audio CD, Vid eo CD or S VCD di sc according to the fol lowing procedur e. For basic operations with an MP3 disc, see pages 42. Method 1 Press 3 on the front panel or remote control unit. The unit star ts pla[...]

Basic operations 25 Basic operations English 7 During playbac k Fr om the Remote contr ol unit Press 1 or ¡ . Eac h press of 1 or ¡ increases the playbac k speed. Y ou can select the speed among 2x, 5x, 1 0x, 20x and 60x the normal speed. Pressing 3 returns the unit to normal playbac k . Fr om the Fr ont panel Hold down 4 or ¢ . Holding d own ¢[...]

Basic operations 26 Basic operations Resuming pla ybac k The unit can mem orize th e position on a d isc where you inter rupt playb ac k, and res ume playbac k from that position later . 1 Set the “RESUME” setting on the “SYSTEM” page of the preference display to “ON”. (See page 56 for details about how to set.) 2 At the position you wa[...]

27 Advanced operations English Advanced operations In this section, we d escribe advanced operati ons for playbac k of a D VD VIDEO , Audio CD, Video CD or SV CD disc. For operations with an MP3 disc, see pages 42 and 43. • When you use the functions described below while stopped, make sure that the desired dis c number is selected (the selected [...]

Advanced operations 28 Advanced operations 2 Use the numeric buttons to select the desired number of the item. • See page 1 4 for details about ho w to use the numeric but tons. The unit star ts playbac k of the selected it em. Y ou can return to the me nu by pressing the RETURN button. When “ NEXT ” or “ PREVIOUS ” appear s on the TV scr[...]

Advanced operations 29 Advanced operations English If the current title of a DVD VIDEO disc being played is divided into c hapter s, you can skip to a desired c hapter by specifying the c hapter number using the on-screen display . 7 During DVD VIDEO playbac k 1 Press PLA Y MO DE. The DV D play mode menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3[...]

Advanced operations 30 Advanced operations 3 Use the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter the time. Y ou can specify the elapsed time of the current title or trac k to set the location whic h you w ant to playbac k from. 4 Press ENTER. The unit star ts playbac k from the specified time. •“ 10 ” and “ +10 ” buttons are not used in this functi[...]

Advanced operations 31 Advanced operations English 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the desired scene. The selected scene is indicated by . If there are more than 9 scenes, the digest screen will have mo re than one page . In this ca se, pressing ¢ advances to the next page, while pressing 4 returns to the previous page. • When the lower r[...]

Advanced operations 32 Advanced operations • Pre ss in g 8 when the nine still pict ures is shown will advance to the next nin e still pictures. • Pre ss in g 3 when the nine still pict ures is shown will advance pictures in normal playbac k speed. • T o cancel str obe pla y Press and hold 8 for more than 1 second. 7 During playbac k 1 Press [...]

Advanced operations 33 Adva nced oper atio ns English Changi ng the pl a yback or der Y ou ca n play ti tles or trac ks on discs ins er ted in the desired orde r or in random orde r . Y ou ca n play ti tles or trac ks on discs ins er ted in the desired orde r by using the P rogram function. 7 While st opped 1 Press PL A Y MODE. The play m ode menu [...]

Advanced operations 34 Advanced operations Y ou can play titles or trac ks on discs inser ted in random order by u sing the Random function . 7 While stopped 1 Press PLA Y MO DE. The play mode menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 to move to [RANDOM]. 3 Press ENTER. The “ RANDOM ” indicator appears in the displa y window on the fron[...]

Advanced operations 35 Advanced operations English • D ur ing A udio CD/Video CD/S V CD playbac k • While A udio CD/V ideo CD/SV CD st opped • T o stop r epeat playback Pre ss 7 . When a DVD VIDEO dis c is set, the unit stops playbac k and quits the repeat mode. When an Audio CD, Video CD or SVCD disc is set, the unit stops playback but does [...]

Advanced operations 36 Advanced operations • T o quit A -B r epeat pla ybac k Pre ss 7 . The unit stops playbac k and quits A-B repeat mode. • During playback, pressing ENTER when is pointed at [A-B REPEA T] quits A-B repeat mode and c ontinues playbac k. • Y ou can also quit A-B repeat mo de by pressing 4 or ¢ . Selecting a scene angle of D[...]

Advanced operations 37 Advanced operations English 7 During DVD VIDEO playbac k 1 Press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 second. Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc appear on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the desired angle. 3 Press ENTER. The unit star ts playbac k by the selected angle on the full-sized screen. Changi[...]

Advanced operations 38 Advanced operations • For SV CD Pressing CURSOR 2 / 3 cycles among the four subt itle c hannels as follows reg ardless of whether the subtitle is recorded o r not. Y ou can also select the subtitle by pressing SUBTITLE. By AUDIO selection, you can c hoose the audio language of movies or c hoose to enjoy KARAOKE with or with[...]

Advanced operations 39 Advanced operations English Selecting the pict ur e ch a r a c te r Y ou can select the picture c haracter from among four options according to the source program, lightin g condition of the room and/or per sonal pre ference. 7 During playbac k 1 Press THEA TER POSITION. The theater position display appear s on the TV screen.[...]

Advanced operations 40 Advanced operations • THEA TER Y ou can enjoy sound ef fects like in a major theater in Hollywood . * When you play a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in Dolby Digital which contains more than 3 channels, ACTION does not appear . Chec king the stat us Y ou can view the disc/time inform ation, as well as the DVD functions st atus on [...]

Advanced operations 41 Advanced operations English 7 During DVD VIDEO playbac k 1 Press DISPLA Y . The DVD function status display appear s on the TV screen. The cur rent selections of the camera angle, audio language and subtitle lan guage are shown. • T o tur n off the D VD function status display Press DISPLA Y twice. T o dim, the br ightness [...]

42 MP3 disc playback MP3 disc playback This unit can playbac k CD-R/R W discs recorded by the MP3 format (we refer to those discs as MP3 discs in this manual). Operations for MP3 discs are similar to those for Audio CD discs, though there are some restrictions and differences. About MP3 disc On an MP3 disc, eac h material (song) is recorded on eac [...]

MP3 disc playback 43 MP3 disc playback English English English While stopped, you can select a Group to be played using the numeric buttons. During playbac k, you can select a T rac k in the cur rent Group to be played usi ng the numeric but tons. Note that you can specify a two-figure T rac k (up to T rac k 99) by using the nu meric but tons. Ho w[...]

MP3 disc playback 44 MP3 disc playback 3 Specify the disc by pressing DISC SELECT followed by the appropriate numeric (1 - 3) button. 4 Specify the group in the desired order using the numeric buttons. See page 1 4 for details about how to use the numeric buttons. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4. Up to 18 titles or trac ks can be programmed. Y ou may select[...]

MP3 disc playback 45 MP3 disc play back English English English Y ou ca n repeat p laybac k of the cur rent Gro up or all Groups. 7 During playba c k or w hile stopped 1 Press PL A Y MODE. The play m ode menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 to move to [REPEA T], then press ENTER. Eac h time you press EN TER, the repea t mode c ha nges [...]

46 KARAOKE operation KARAOKE operation Pr eparation 1 Press TITLE-KARAOKE while holding down SHIF T to turn on the KARAOKE function. Eac h time you perform the opera tion above, the KARAOKE function turns on or off . When “ on” , “KARAOKE” appears in the display on the front panel. 1 Connect microphone(s) to the MIC 1/2 jack(s) on the front[...]

KARAOKE operation 47 KARAOKE operation English Reserving songs Y ou can reserve up to 12 songs to play in the desi red order . Of course, it is possible to enjo y KARAOKE wi thout reserving songs. 7 When the KARA OKE function is active 1 Press MENU-RESERVE while holding down SHIF T . The reservation table appears on the TV screen. If any song(s) is[...]

KARAOKE operation 48 KARAOKE operation Selecting audio Most KARAOKE discs have the capability of adding a “ Guide vocal ” or “ Guide melo dy ” to the KARAOKE accompaniment. With most D VD VIDEO or SV CD KARA OKE discs, you can c hoose audio trac k(s) some options suc h as “ with guide voc al , ” “ with guide melody ” and “ accompa[...]

KARAOKE operation 49 KARAOKE operation English 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 to move to [KARAOKE SOUND]. 3 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ to select the desired sound to be played back. • Example 1: A multi-sound KARAOKE D VD VIDEO Pressing CURSOR 5 but ton cycles the sound as follows. P ressing CURSOR ∞ cycles the sound in rever se order . “ 2 ” and “ 1+2 ” a[...]

KARAOKE operation 50 KARAOKE operation Y ou may have experience s where you could not sing in the middle of a KARA OKE song because you forgot the melody , etc. In suc h cases, by using the vocal replace function, the guide v ocal automat ically replaces your voice when you stop sing ing. It may be useful for practicing KARA OKE. 7 During playbac k[...]

KARAOKE operation 51 KARAOKE operation English A dding an ef f ect t o y our vo i c e Y ou can add various effects to your voice using the Ec ho and V ocal Effect functions. 7 When the KARA OKE function is active 1 Press DISPLA Y . The KARAOKE men u appears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 to move to [ECHO]. 3 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ to adjust the e[...]

KARAOKE operation 52 KARA OKE opera tion Shifting the musi cal k e y Y ou can shift the m usica l k ey of a song record ed on a disc to fit to your vo ice. Fr om normal scr een 7 When the KARA OKE func tion is active 1 Use the CURSOR 5 / ∞ (KEY CONTROL +/–) while holding down SHIF T . Pre s s i n g 5 raises the key . Pre s s i n g ∞ dr ops th[...]

53 Initial settings English Initial settings Selecting pr ef er ences Y ou can set various preferences for playbac k via four dedicated displays. Note that you ca nnot bring up a pre ference display during playb ac k or wh en an Audio CD is loaded in the tray . 7 When no disc is inser ted in the tray , or when a D VD VIDEO , Video CD or S VCD is in[...]

Initial settings 54 Initial settings SUBTITLE Y ou can select the defaul t subtitle language to be display ed if it is contained on the disc. Eac h time you press CURSOR 3 , the language setting c hanges in the following or der: ENGLISH → → → → SP ANISH → → → → FRENCH → → → → CHINESE → → → → GERMAN → → → → IT[...]

Initial settings 55 Initial settings English DO WN MIX T o playbac k a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with sur rou nd multic hannel audio cor rectly , the DO WN MIX setting must be properly made according to your audio system. Note that this setting af fects the analog audi o output signal fr om the AUDIO OU T jac ks wh en playing bac k a DVD VIDEO disc r[...]

Initial settings 56 Initial settings • 1 6:9 WIDE (Wide T elevision screen) Should be selected when you connect a wide-screen TV to the unit. SCREEN SA VER A television monitor screen ma y be burned out if a static picture is display ed for a long ti me. T o prevent this, the unit automatically activ ates the screen saver function if a static pic[...]

Initial settings 57 Initial settings English Limiting pla ybac k b y c hildr en This function restricts playbac k of DVD VIDEO discs whic h contain violent (a nd other) scenes accordin g to the level set by the user . For example, if a movie whic h includes violent scenes suppor ts the parental loc k feature, suc h scenes whic h you do not want to [...]

Initial settings 58 Initial settings Y ou can c hange the Pa rental loc k settings later . 7 While a DVD VIDEO disc is stopped or no disc is inserted 1 Press ENTER while holding down 7 on the remote control unit. The P arental Loc k on- screen display appears on the TV screen. points [P A SSW ORD]. 2 Enter your current 4-digit password using the nu[...]

Initial settings 59 Initial settings English When you set the parental level strictly , some discs may not be play ed bac k at all. When you inser t suc h a disc and try to play it, the following P arental Loc k on-screen display appears on the TV screen, asking you whether you want the parental loc k to be temporarily released or not. 1 Use the C [...]

60 Additional information Additional infor mation A V COMPU LINK r emot e contr ol syst em The JV C A V COMPU LINK system a llows you to enjoy video o r audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio player (suc h a s a DVD play er , CD play er and VCR) and television or/and amplifier/recei ver support the JV C A V COMPU LINK system and are[...]

Additional information 61 Additional information English Y ou can enjoy pi ctures and/or sound by just put ting a source com ponent (whic h plays bac k the pictu res and/or sound suc h as a DVD play er or VCR) into play mode. Y ou do not have to oper ate the TV and recei ver including not ha ving to perform power switc hing. 1 T urn on the main pow[...]

Additional information 62 Additional information Car e and handling of discs Ho w to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touc h the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dir ty , dusty , scratc hed or w arped, the images and sound will no t be pic ked up correc tly , and suc h a disc may[...]

Additional information 63 Additional information English T r oubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go through the following list before requesting service. Sympt om P ossible case Remedy Power does not come on. P ower plug is not inserted securely . Plug in securely. Remote control does not work . T oo far[...]

Additional information 64 Additional information Specifications General Readable discs: DVD VIDEO , Audio CD, Video CD, SV CD Video form at: N TSC/P AL selectable Other P ower requirements: AC 240 V , 50 Hz P ower consumption: 17 W (PO WER ON), 3.1 W (ST ANDBY mode) Mass: 4.8 kg Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 mm x 127 mm x 329 mm Video outputs COMPONE[...]

Additional information 65 Additional information English Appendix B:Country code list f or par ental lock This list is used for the parental L oc k operation. Fo r details, see page 57. AD Andorra AE Un ited Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Ba rbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Ang ol a AQ Antar ctica AR A[...]

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