JVC XV-M557GD manual

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] INSTRUCTIONS XV -M557GD/XV -M556TN D VD PLA YER For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this informa- tion for future reference. Model No. Serial No. Introducti[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] W arnings, Cautions and Others CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION - - LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM. ATTENTION RAYONNEMENT LASER EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. NE PAS REGARDER DANS LE FAISCEAU. - VORSICHT LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFENET. NICHT IN DEN STRAHL BLICKEN. - AD[...]

Introduction XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] T able of contents Features ............................................................................. 1 Supplied accessories ........................................................ 1 About this instruction manual ........................................ 2 Notes on hand[...]

Introduction XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Introduction 1 Features Picture functions 7 Strobe function The unit can display nine continuous still pictures on the TV screen. 7 Digest function Y ou can select the desired title from the opening scenes displayed on the TV screen. 7 Angle function* Y ou can select a desi[...]

Introduction XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Introduction 2 About this instruction manual This instruction manual basically explains operations as follows: These symbols indicate the types of discs which the operation can be used for . The number indicates the following procedural step(s) in which the button(s) is(are[...]

Introduction XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Introduction 3 Important cautions Installation of the unit • Select 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 unit and the TV . • Do not use the player in a place sub[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 4 Preliminary Knowledge Names of parts and controls Refer to the corresponding pages indicated in () for details. Front panel Pr eliminar y knowledge 1 button (17) T urns the unit on or off (standby). 2 ST ANDBY indicator Lights when the power cord is connected and[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 5 Preliminary Knowledge Remote control unit £ TV VOL buttons 1 DISC 1 through DISC 3 buttons 2 1 / ¡ (SLOW(–)/SLOW(+)) buttons 3 7 (STOP) button 4 4 / ¢ (PREVIOUS/NEXT) buttons 5 TITLE button (For DVD) 6 5 / ∞ / 3 / 2 (Cursor) buttons 7 RETURN - CHOICE butto[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 6 Preliminary Knowledge 1 DISC 1 through DISC 3 buttons (18) Used to start playback of the disc in the corresponding tray . Function the same as the 1 through 3 buttons on the front panel. 2 1 / ¡ (SLOW(-)/SLOW(+)) buttons (19, 25) Perform rapid advance/reverse pl[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 7 Preliminary Knowledge 3D-PHONIC DISC TITLE CHAP KEY PROGRAM KARAOKE EACH REMAIN DVD VCD RANDOM RESUME V. MASK REPEAT 1A-B THEATER V. REPLACE TRACK Display window 2 T itle/chapter/track/ key indicator 5 Function indicator 3 T ime display 1 Disc number indicator 4 [...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 8 Preliminary Knowledge Operational Principles On-screen displays P ARENT AL LOCK NOW READING Opening display MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH EXIT AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM LANGUAGE PRESS KEY DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 9 Preliminary Knowledge Play mode displays Pressing the PLA Y MODE button accesses the play mode display in which you can control playback functions. Different displays appear depending on the disc type and the unit’ s status. REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM DVD CONTROL RE[...]

Preliminary knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 10 Preliminary Knowledge On-screen guide icons During DVD playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. : Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles. (See page 29.) : Displayed at the beginning o[...]

Preliminary knowledge 11 Preliminary Knowledge XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] About discs Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs Disc structure A DVD disc is comprised of “titles,” while an Audio CD, Video CD or SVCD is comprised of “tracks.” Each title may be [...]

Getting started XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 12 Getting started VIDEO AUDIO RIGHT LEFT IN S-VIDEO PCM/STREAM OPTICAL VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Y P B P R COMPONENT AV COMPU LINK DIGITAL OUT ATTENUATOR L R OFF ON NTSC PAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT SELECT Connections *In the following description, "TV" may be substi[...]

Getting started XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 13 Getting started IN AUDIO RIGHT LEFT PCM/STREAM OPTICAL VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Y P B P R COMPONENT AV COMPU LINK DIGITAL OUT L R OFF ON NTSC PAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT SELECT ATTENUATOR VIDEO IN IN S-VIDEO YP B P R AUDIO RIGHT LEFT PCM/STREAM OPTICAL VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO [...]

Getting started XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 14 Getting started IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AUDIO RIGHT LEFT PCM/STREAM OPTICAL VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Y P B P R COMPONENT AV COMPU LINK DIGITAL OUT L R OFF ON NTSC PAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT SELECT ATTENUATOR T o connect to audio equipment with a digital input Y ou can enhan[...]

Getting started XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 15 Getting started Using the remote control unit Using the remote control, you can operate not only all the functions of the unit, but also basic functions of your TV . T o install batteries in the remote control unit The battery compartment is located on the back of the[...]

Getting started XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 16 Getting started T o use the remote control unit for TV operation Y ou can operate your TV fr om the remote control unit. Setting the remote control signal for operating your TV . 1 Holding down TV/VIDEO, enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed below by using the[...]

Basic operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 17 Basic operations POWER XV-M 555 DVD PLAYER STANDBY SHUTTLE DVD 3 DVD 2 DVD 1 DISC TITLE CHAP RESCUE DVD DIMMER RESERVE CANCEL 3 2 1 stop pause play skip DOLBY D I G I T A L EACH DVD / SUPER MIC1 MIC2 MIC1 MIC2 MIN MAX MIN MAX 12345 6789 1 0 0 +10 STANDBY/ON DVD PLAYE[...]

Basic operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 18 Basic operations Basic playback Now you can play a disc. First, let’ s enjoy simple playback according to following procedure. T o start playback Press # , or press one of the DISC buttons (1 through 3) on the front panel or DISC 1 through 3 on the remote control u[...]

Basic operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 19 Basic operations T o advance or reverse play rapidly while monitoring 7 During playback From the remote control unit Press ¡ or 1 . Pressing ¡ advances playback rapidly , while pressing 1 reverses playback rapidly . Each time you press the button, advance or revers[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 20 Advanced operations • When appears on the TV screen by pressing TITLE in step 1: The disc does not have a menu listing the titles. • When appears on the TV screen by pressing MENU in step 1: The disc does not have a menu. • The MENU button does not work whil[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 21 Advanced operations Advanced operations • T o activate the PBC function when a PBC-compatible Video CD or SVCD disc is being played back without the PBC function, press 7 then press # . • Y ou can also activate the PBC function using the play mode menu display as follows. 1. Pres[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 22 Advanced operations T o locate a desired scene by specifying the chapter number [CHAP . SEARCH] If the current title of a DVD disc being played is divided into chapters, you can skip to a desired chapter by specifying the chapter number using the on-screen display[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 23 Advanced operations Advanced operations 4 Press ENTER. The unit starts playback from the specified time. Selected time (for DVD) Message area (for Audio CD) (for Video CD/SVCD) Selected time Message area Selected time Message area • "10" and "+10" buttons are no[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 24 Advanced operations Selected scene • With some discs, depending on the contents, it may take some time until all the scenes appear on the screen. NOTE 3 Press ENTER. The unit starts playback from the selected title or track. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 / 5 / ∞ or 4 / ?[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 25 Advanced operations Advanced operations NOTES • T o cancel strobe play Press STROBE. • Pressing and holding 8 for more than 1 second also activates the Strobe function. • If you press STROBE during playback, nine still pictures also appear but they advance in realtime. • Pres[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 26 Advanced operations The programmed disc number and title/track number are shown under each program number . Changing the playback order Y ou can play titles and tracks on the discs inserted in the desired order or in random order . T o playback titles/tracks in th[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 27 Advanced operations Advanced operations 3 Press ENTER. The unit starts random playback of the selected disc. When all titles/tracks of the disc have been played once, the unit starts random playback of the next disc (if inserted). After playing all titles/tracks of the second disc, t[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 28 Advanced operations • Some DVD discs do not allow the title repeat or/and chapter repeat. • Some DVD discs automatically stops playback in the middle of the disc. If you execute REPEA T ALL with such a DVD disc inserted, when it automatically stops playback in[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 29 Advanced operations Advanced operations • T o quit A-B repeat playback Press 7 . The unit stops playback and quits A-B repeat mode. • During playback, pressing ENTER when is pointed at [A- B REPEA T] quits A-B repeat mode and continues playback. • Y ou can also quit A-B repeat [...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 30 Advanced operations 7 During DVD playback 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. 7 The selected angle appears on t[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 31 Advanced operations Advanced operations 1/3 ENGLISH 2/3 FRENCH 3/3 SPANISH 7 During playback 1 Press AUDIO. The Audio selection display appears on the TV screen. • For Video CD/SVCD Each time you press AUDIO or CURSOR 2 / 3 , the playback audio changes. Example: (For Video CD) (For[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 32 Advanced operations 3D PHONIC DRAMA 3D PHONIC ACTION* 3D PHONIC DRAMA 3D PHONIC THEATER 3D PHONIC OFF Enjoying virtual surround sound Using the 3D Phonic function, you can get a simulated surround effect from your stereo system. T o simulate surround sound [3D PHO[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 33 Advanced operations Advanced operations Checking the status Y ou can check the disc/time information, as well as the DVD functions, of the current disc. T o check the disc/time information DISC 2 DISC 1 SLOW (–) PREVIOUS SELECT NEXT SLOW (+) DISC 3 PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE DI[...]

Advanced operations XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 34 Advanced operations T o check the DVD function status 7 During DVD playback 2 Press DISPLA Y – TIME. The DVD function status display appears on the TV screen. DISC 2 DISC 1 SLOW (–) PREVIOUS SELECT NEXT SLOW (+) DISC 3 PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE DIGEST STR[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 35 KARAOKE operation KARAOKE operation KARAOKE operation Preparation T urning on the KARAOKE function 1 Press DIGEST -KARAOKE while holding down SHIFT to turn on the KARAOKE function (or press KARAOKE on the front panel). Each time you perform the operation above, the karaoke function s[...]

KARAOKE operation XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 36 KARAOKE operation 2 Specify the disc by a DISC (1-3) button and then the title or track by the numeric buttons. • T o cancel all songs While the unit is stopped and the reservation table is displayed on the TV screen , press STOP 7 . • For Audio CDs, the A-B rep[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 37 KARAOKE operation KARAOKE operation Selecting Karaoke sound [KARAOKE SOUND] Among “Karaoke” DVD discs, there are “Multi-sound Karaoke” discs. With such a disc, for example, you can sing along with the other vocal part recorded in a disc. 7 During playback, when the KARAOKE fu[...]

KARAOKE operation XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 38 KARAOKE operation Masking the vocal recorded on a disc [VOCAL MASK] Using the V oice cancel function, you can mask a vocal recorded on normal non-Karaoke discs. When playing back a Karaoke disc, such as a disc with multiplex audio and multi-sound Karaoke, eliminate [...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 39 KARAOKE operation KARAOKE operation Adding an effect to your voice Y ou can add various effects to your voice using the Echo and V ocal Effect functions. Adding an echo effect [ECHO] 7 When the KARAOKE function is on, 1 Press DISPLA Y -TIME. The Karaoke menu appears on the TV screen.[...]

KARAOKE operation XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 40 KARAOKE operation Operating from the front panel Shifting the musical key Y ou can shift the musical key of a song recor ded on a disc to fit to your voice. STANDBY SHUTTLE DVD 3 DVD 2 DVD 1 DISC TITLE CHAP RESUME DVD RESERVE CANCEL 3 2 1 DOLBY D I G I T A L EACH MI[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 41 KARAOKE operation KARAOKE operation Operating from the remote control unit 7 When the KARAOKE function is on 1 Press DISPLA Y -TIME. The Karaoke menu appears on the TV screen. • The Karaoke menu also appears by pressing STROBE-KARAOKE MENU while holding down SHIFT . 2 Use CURSOR 2 [...]

Initial settings XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 42 Initial settings Initial settings LANGUAGE LANGUAGE page MENU LANGUAGE Y ou can select a default “display” language to be displayed if it is contained on the disc. Each time you press CURSOR 3 , the language setting changes in the following order: ENGLISH = SP AN[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 43 Initial settings Initial settings MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH EXIT AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM LANGUAGE PRESS KEY SUBTITLE Y ou can select the default subtitle language to be displayed when it is contained on a playback disc. Each[...]

Initial settings XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 44 Initial settings DOWN MIX By setting DOWN MIX correctly , you can get the optimum stereo mix for your audio system from DVD discs recorded with Dolby Digital surround multichannel audio. • Lt/Rt (Dolby Digital disc only): For monitoring the unit's 2-channel au[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 45 Initial settings Initial settings ON SCREEN GUIDE The unit can display “on- screen guide” icons or characters on the picture, which show what is happening to the disc or the unit. •O N The guide display is turned on. • OFF The guide display is turned off. Examples of “on-sc[...]

Initial settings XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 46 Initial settings 4 Press ENTER. 5 Enter your 4-digit password using the numeric buttons (0 to 9) and press ENTER. The parental level and password are set. Country Code CN 8 ---- EXIT Set Level PASS WORD NEW PASSWORD? ··· PRESS 0~9 KEY. PARENTAL LOCK ”1” is the[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] 47 Initial settings Initial settings T o temporarily release the Parental lock [P ARENT AL LOCK] DISC 2 DISC 1 SLOW (–) PREVIOUS SELECT NEXT SLOW (+) DISC 3 PLAY MODE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE DIGEST STROBE ZOOM CANCEL 3D PHONIC THEATER POSITION ENTER MENU TITLE RETURN CHOICE DISPLAY TV ch[...]

Additional information 48 XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Additional information A V COMPU LINK remote control system When you buy a separate TV , VCR, DVD player , receiver , or other component and connect them to each other , you have to operate each component individually . JVC’ s A V COMPU LINK remote control sy[...]

Additional information 49 XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Additional information Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty , dusty , scratched or warped, the images and sound [...]

Additional information 50 XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Additional information T roubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go through the following list before requesting service. Symptom Power does not come on. Remote control does not work. No picture is displayed on the moni[...]

Additional information 51 XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] Additional information Specifications General Readable discs: DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, Video CD, SVCD Video format: NTSC color , P AL selectable Other Power requirements: AC 110-240 V , 50/60 Hz Power consumption: 20 W (POWER ON), 3.8 W (ST ANDBY mode) Mass: 5.1 kg[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE[...]

XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN) LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB] J V C VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED Printed in Japan 1099RIMUBNSAN EN. EN XV-M557GD/556TN[U]COVER 99.10.29, 4:55 PM 2[...]