JVC XV-THA9 manual

L VT0562-010A [ UW ] For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No. TH-A9 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM SYSTEMA D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SISTEMA DE CINEMA DE D VD DIGIT AL INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV -THA9, [...]

Warnings, Cautions and Others Avisos, Precauciones y otras notas Advertêcias, precauções e outras notas Caution - button! Disconnect the XV -THA9 and SP-PW A9 main plugs to shut the power off completely . The button on the XV -THA9 in any position do not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled. CAUTION T o reduce the risk o[...]

Caution: Proper Ventilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage. Locate the apparatus as follows: Front: No obstructions and open spacing. Sides: No obstructions in 3 cm from the sides. T op: No obstructions in 5 cm from the top. Back: No obstructions in 15 cm from the back. Bottom: No obstructions, place on the lev[...]

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS/IMPORTANTE PARA LOS PRODUCTOS LÁSER/IMPORTANTE PARA PRODUCTOS LASER REPRODUCTION OF LABELS/REPRODUCCIÓN DE ETIQUETAS/REPRODUÇÃO, DE ETIQUETAS 1 CLASSIFICA TION MARK, PLACED ON REAR ENCLOSURE 1 ETIQUET A DE CLASIFICACION, PROVIST A SOBRE LA QUPERFICIE EXTERIOR 1 ETIQUET A DE CLASSIFIÇÃO LOCALIZADA NA P ARTE POSTERI[...]

1 1 1 1 English ■ ■ Table of Contents Getting Started ........... ...................... .................... . 2 Important cautions ................................................................ 2 Safety precautions .......... .. .............. .. ............. .. .............. .. ...... 2 Checking the supplied accessories ............ ....[...]

2 2 2 2 English ■ ■ Getting Started 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 d istance between the unit and the TV. • Do not use the unit in a place subject to vibrations. Power cord • Do not handle the p[...]

3 3 3 3 English ■ ■ System outline This system consists of the unit containing a DVD player, a rad io, and a pre-amp, as well as the powered sub-woofer, the center speaker, and four satellite speaker units. It provides a fully functional DVD theater system by simply connecting to a TV set. RM-STHA9U DVD CINEMA SYSTEM DVD MENU TUNING UP DOWN REC[...]

4 4 4 4 English ■ ■ Installation The following shows an example of the system installation. System setting example CAUTIONS: • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is suffi- cient place behind the powered sub-woofer. • If the front a nd rear spea kers are plac ed on the furni- ture etc., always ensure that they are level. To hang sa[...]

5 5 5 5 English ■ ■ About discs Playable di sc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs Non-playable discs * Audio formatted CD-R and CD-RW can be played. • Playing back discs list as “Non-playable discs” above may gen- erate noise and damage speakers. • Only audio can be played for CD-G, CD-EXTRA and CD[...]

6 6 6 6 English ■ ■ Connections CAUTION: • Make all connection before plugging the system in an AC outlet. Connecting the FM and AM anten- nas FM antenna connections A.Using the supplied FM antenna The FM antenna provided can be connected to the FM 75 Ω CO- AXIAL terminal as temporary measure. B.Using the standard type connector (Not sup- p[...]

7 7 7 7 Connections Connections Connections Connections English Connecting the TV with the component video input jacks Connect the TV with the component video input jacks to view high quality picture. Selecting the color system: The center unit is compatible with the PAL and NTSC systems. Set the VIDEO OUT SELECT switch on the rear panel to match t[...]

8 8 8 8 Connections Connections Connections Connections English Connecting speakers Connect the satellite speakers and center speaker to the terminals on the powered sub-woofer using the speaker cords supplied. Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the speaker and terminal to which each is to be connected. • The four satellite spea[...]

9 9 9 9 Connections Connections Connections Connections English Connecting an audio component You can connect an analog audio component, such as VCR, TV and MD recorder to this system. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components. Use the cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the left jack, and the red plug t[...]

10 10 10 10 Connections Connections Connections Connections English Setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR To avoid damaging the powered sub-woofer, set the VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear panel to the correct voltage for your area. CAUTION: Do not plug in the power cord of the powe red sub- woofer before setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the correct voltage. Con[...]

11 11 11 11 English ■ ■ Parts Identification Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the center unit and powered sub-woofer before use. Refer to the pages in paren theses for details. Center unit Front panel (top view) Front panel (front view) Rear panel 1 Disc cover (22) 2 SOURCE button (18) 3 SURROUND button (21) 4 DSP mode button (2[...]

12 12 12 12 Parts Identification Parts Identification Parts Identification Parts Identification English Display window Powered sub-woofer (Front) (Rear) 1 Decode mode indicator 2 Radio indicator (40, 41) 3 Multi-information window Displays ti me, st atus information, etc. 4 Audio channel indicator (19) 5 Radio reception mode indicator (40, 41) 6 RE[...]

13 13 13 13 Parts Identification Parts Identification Parts Identification Parts Identification English Remote controls RM-STHA9U DVD CINEMA SYSTEM TUNING UP DOWN REC /REW FF/ P A USE STROBE MEMORY F .SEARCH B.SEARCH PLA Y CHANNEL TV V OL V OLUME ST OP DVD AUDIO TV/CA TV/DBS ST ANDBY/ON VCR DECODE SUBTITLE TITLE AUDIO TIME DIGEST ZOOM VCR TV TV RET[...]

14 14 14 14 English ■ ■ Principles of operation The system may be operated via the r emote control or the buttons on the center unit, or via the menu on the screen. Operation with the remote control Select the appropriate mode for the remote control when the remote control is used for operation. The remote control mode is selected by pressing t[...]

15 15 15 15 Principles of op eration Principles of op eration Principles of op eration Principles of op eration English On-screen displays The center unit provides several on-screen displays. With some displays, you can set or select preferences or functions, while the others are display-only. Opening screens The Opening screen appears automaticall[...]

16 16 16 16 Principles of operation Principles of operation Principles of operation Principles of operation English On-screen menus for setting preferences LANGUAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM On-screen menus for setting parental lock PARENTAL LOCK On-screen menus for using discs The disc status and items are displayed as follows on the on-screen menus for usin[...]

17 17 17 17 English ■ ■ Basic operations The basic operations for this system are as follows. IMPORTANT Check that remote control mode selector is set to the appropriate position: Set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” to operate an audio system, TV, or VCR. Set to “CATV/DBS” to operate a CATV converter or DBS tuner. The system will not operate normally[...]

18 18 18 18 Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations English Sub-woofer volu me control and phase setting Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the pow- ered sub-woofer. Volume control Turn the VOLUME knob. Adjust to a volume appropriate for balance with the other speak- er(s). The mark indicates the volume [...]

19 19 19 19 Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations English Changing the decode mode [DECODE] You can change the decode mode for digital audio playback. From the re mote control only: 1 Press DVD to select DVD as the source. 2 Press DECODE to select the decode mode. The display changes as shown below each time the button[...]

20 20 20 20 Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations English Using the Sleep Timer [SLEEP] Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the system will turn off by itself rather than play all night. From the remote control: Press SLEEP repeated ly. The shut-off time changes as follows (in minutes): = = = =[...]

21 21 21 21 Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations English To select the DSP mode From the re mote control: Press DSP MODE. The currently selected DSP mode appears on the display when th e button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently. = = = = SURROUND ON = = = = THEATER = = = = [...]

22 22 22 22 English ■ ■ Using the DVD player and represent disc types. To turn on the system and TV From the remote control: 1 Press AUDIO to turn power on. • Pressing on the center unit also turns on power. 2 Press TV/CATV/DBS to turn TV on. • On the TV, select the TV input source to VIDEO (e.g. VIDEO 1) . • To turn on the other manufact[...]

23 23 23 23 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Display when a disc is inserted Opening on-screen: Note: • Playback begins immediately with some DVD discs. When a DVD is inserted Display window: When a Video CD or SVCD is inserted: Display window: When an Au dio CD is inserted Display window[...]

24 24 24 24 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Pausing From the remote control: Press PAUSE. On the center unit: Press 8 8 8 8 . Playba ck is paused. When using a DVD, Video CD, or SVCD disc, pressing PAUSE or 8 while paused moves to the next still picture. To resume playback From remote cont[...]

25 25 25 25 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Resuming playback The center unit stores the position on a disc where you want to in- terrupt playback at, and resumes playback fr om that position later. To let work the resuming play back, the item RESUME in the SYS- TEM menu must be set to ON [...]

26 26 26 26 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Selecting the locatio n to view from the Video CD/SVCD menu When playing back Video CDs or SVCDs recorded with PBC (playback control), a list of the recorded contents may appear on the TV as a menu. The location to view may be conveniently called[...]

27 27 27 27 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English To play from the beginning of a ti- tle, chapter, or trac k The beginning of previous or later titles, chapters, or tracks may be skipped. From the re mote control only: 1 Press ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ or 4 4 4 4 . • Press ¢ the required number of times t[...]

28 28 28 28 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English To specify the time for playback [TIME SEARCH] You can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the elapsed time from the beginning of the disc use the TIME SEARCH function. Note that some DVD discs do not contain time information, and[...]

29 29 29 29 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English To select the scree n for playback from the digest screen [DIGEST] The center unit can display the opening scene of each title or chap- ter on a DVD or each track of a Video CD or SVCD. You can select a desired title, chapter or track fr om the o[...]

30 30 30 30 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Slow-Motion Playback [SLOW] ❏ During playback From the remote control only: 1 Press PAUSE at the section you wish to view in slow motion. The image will paus e. 2 Press ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ or 1 1 1 1 . Pressing ¡ will playback your selection in slow m[...]

31 31 31 31 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Zooming a scene [ZOOM] ❏ During playback or while paused. From the re mote control only: 1 Press ZOOM. “ZOOM” appears on the TV. The unit zooms in to the center part of the scene to produce a double-sized image. 2 Press the 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 [...]

32 32 32 32 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Changing the audio language or sound [AUDIO] Some DVD discs contain multiple audio tracks. With such discs , you can choose which audio track to listen to during playback. At the beginning of “multi-audio language” parts, appears on the TV. ?[...]

33 33 33 33 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Viewing from M ultiple Angles [ANGLE] You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used to sho ot the same scene from different angles. You can select one of these viewing a[...]

34 34 34 34 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Selecting the Picture Character [THEATER POSITION] You can select the quality of the image from among four options (OFF, 1, 2, and 3) according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences. ❏ During playback From the remote [...]

35 35 35 35 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English To stop repeat playback Press STOP. • When a DVD disc is set, the center unit stops playback and quits repeat mode. • When an Audio, Video CD, or SVCD is set, the center unit stops playback but remains in repeat mode. To quit repeat playback [...]

36 36 36 36 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Programmin g the Playing Order [PROGRAM] You can play titles or tracks on a disc in the desired order using the Program function. ❏ While stopped From the remote control only: 1 Press PLAY MODE. The on-screen display appears on the TV. 2 Press [...]

37 37 37 37 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English Random Play [RANDOM] You can play titles or tracks in random order. ❏ While stopped From the re mote control only: 1 Press PLAY MODE. The on-screen display appears on the TV. 2 Press the 2 2 2 2 / 3 3 3 3 cursors to move the pointer to [RANDOM][...]

38 38 38 38 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English To check the disc information You can check the disc informatio n of the disc. ❏ During playback From the remote control only: 1 Press DISPLAY once for a Audio CD, Video CD, or SVCD or twice for a DVD disc. The disc information display appears [...]

39 39 39 39 Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player Using the DVD player English To check time on the display window You can check the time information on the display win dow, rather than using the on-screen menu. ❏ During playback or while stopped From the re mote control only: 1 Press TIME repeatedly. Each time you press [...]

40 40 40 40 English ■ ■ Receiving radio broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. IMPORTANT When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position: To operate this unit, set it to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” (except when[...]

41 41 41 41 Receiving radio broadcas ts Receiving radio broadcas ts Receiving radio broadcas ts Receiving radio broadcas ts English 4 Press MEMORY ( ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ REC) again while the selected channel number is flashing . The selected channel number stops flashing. The station is assigned to the selected channel number. 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 until yo[...]

42 42 42 42 English ■ ■ Preference settings You can set various preferences for playback via three dedicated on-screen displays. Using the preference setting menus The procedure how to set the pr eferences is explained here. From the remote control only: 1 Press DVD. If no disc is inserted, proceed to the next step. If a DVD, Video CD or SVCD d[...]

43 43 43 43 English ■ ■ LANGUAGE MENU settings Choosing menu language Some DVD discs feature menu display in multiple languages. With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for menu display. 1 Open the LANGUAGE menu. See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 42 2 Move the pointer to MENU LANGUAGE using the 5 5 5 5 / [...]

44 44 44 44 English ■ ■ DISPLAY MENU settings Select monitor type Most movie DVD discs are recorded for wide-screen TVs with a height/width ratio of 16:9. It is possible to optimize playback of these wide-screen TV images for viewing on a regular TV with a height/width ratio of 4:3. 1 Open the DISPLAY menu. See “Using the preference setting m[...]

45 45 45 45 English ■ ■ SYSTEM MENU setting AUTO STANDBY When the system is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 min- utes in the source DVD, the system enters standby mode automat- ically. 1 Open the SYSTEM menu. See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 42. 2 Move the pointer to AUTO STANDBY using the 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ cu[...]

46 46 46 46 English ■ ■ Limiting playback by children This function restricts playback of DVD discs which contain vio- lent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature, such scenes wh ich you do not want to let children view can be cut or rep[...]

47 47 47 47 Limiting playback by ch ildren Limiting playback by ch ildren Limiting playback by ch ildren Limiting playback by ch ildren English To temporarily rele ase the Parental lock When you set the parental level strictly, some discs may not be played back at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the Parental Lock on-screen disp[...]

48 48 48 48 English ■ ■ Amplifier settings Perform amplifier settings (balance, tone, speaker size and delay time, crossover frequency, LFE (Low Frequency Effect) level and dynamic range) for the powered sub-woofer unit to obtain opti- mum listening performance. Note: • Before starting settings, be sure that each speaker is prop- erly install[...]

49 49 49 49 Amplifier settings Amplifier settings Amplifier settings Amplifier settings English Setting tone Adjust the tone (bass and treble) for the front speakers. 1 Press SETTING. 2 Press the 5 5 5 5 / ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ cursors until “BASS” or “TRE- BLE” appears on the display. • After a while, the current setting value appears. 3 Withi[...]

50 50 50 50 Amplifier settings Amplifier settings Amplifier settings Amplifier settings English Adjusting crossover When using a small speaker with weak bass as a front , center, or rear speaker, you can redi rect bass audio to the sub -woofer. Select a cross- over frequency t o match the size of the small speaker being used. • When you use the s[...]

51 51 51 51 English ■ ■ Sound settings You can adjust the sub-woofer output level, output level of each speaker using a test tone, and DSP effect, to obtain preferable sound for you. Note that you need to adjust them at the position you will listen to. Adjusting sub-wo ofer level You can adjust the sub-woofer output level to increase or decreas[...]

52 52 52 52 Sound settings Sound settings Sound settings Sound settings English Adjusting DSP effect You can adjust the strength of DSP (Digital Signal Processor) ef- fect for each DAP mode so that you can customize sound effect. About the DAP, see “Using the DSP Modes [DSP MODE]” on page 20. 1 Press DSP MODE to select one of DSP modes. The cur[...]

53 53 53 53 English ■ ■ AV COMPU LINK remote control system The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC video components (TV and VCR) through the center unit. To use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate, follow the diagrams and proced ure ex- plained here. Connection and [...]

54 54 54 54 AV COMPU LINK remote control system AV COMPU LINK remote control system AV COMPU LINK remote control system AV COMPU LINK remote control system English Operation You can enjoy pictures and/or sound by just putting a source com- ponent (which plays back the pictures and/or sound such as the center unit or a VCR) into play mode. You do no[...]

55 55 55 55 English ■ ■ Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment This remote control supplied with the receiver can transmit contr ol signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs, TVs, CATV converters and DBS tuners. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manu- facturer[...]

56 56 56 56 Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment English To change the transmittable signals for oper- ating a CATV converter or DBS tuner 1 Slide the remote control mode to “CATV/ DBS.” [...]

57 57 57 57 English ■ ■ Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are m ade of plastic, they are e asily damaged. If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, the image sand sound will not be picked up correctly, and such a disc may cause the player to malfunction[...]

58 58 58 58 English ■ ■ Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve d aily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot so lve, contact your JVC service center. Note: • Problem may be caused by the components connected to the system. So, please rea d the manuals for the components care- fully. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION [...]

59 59 59 59 English ■ ■ Specifications Center unit (XV-THA9) Powered Sub-woofer (SP-PWA9) Satellite Speakers (SP-XSA9) Center Speaker (SP-XCA9) Designs & specifications are subject to change without notice. Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % AUX Input Level 290 mV/47 k Ω Video section Color Syatem PAL/NTSC selectable Horizonta[...]

60 60 60 60 English ■ ■ Appendix A: Table of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. To select the desired language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to. AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Ruman[...]

61 61 61 61 English ■ ■ Appendix B: Country code list for parental lock This list is used for the parental Lock operation. For details, see page 46. AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antil les AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria[...]

62 62 62 62 English LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova, Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV M[...]

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