Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RX-DV3SL JVC
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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. LVT0875-003A [C] RX-D V3SL MASTER VOLUME DVD/SUPER VCD/VCD/CD INPUT ATT .
G-1 CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
G-2 English Français Caution–– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line.
1 English T able of Contents Parts Identification ...................................... 2 Front Panel ................................................................................. 2 Remote Control .................................................
2 English Par ts Identification Fr ont Panel See pages in the parentheses for details. 1 ST ANDBY/ON button and ST ANDBY lamp (11) 2 Disc tray and illumination lamp (15) 3 D VD player operation button.
3 English Par ts Identification Remote Control See pages in the parentheses for details. 1 ST ANDBY/ON buttons (11, 60 – 63) • DBS, VCR, TV , A UDIO 2 Source selecting buttons (11, 13, 59 – 63) .
4 English Getting Star ted Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. • When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the unit. 1 On the back of the remote contr ol, remo ve the battery cover .
5 English Getting Star ted Connecting the FM and AM Antennas AM loop antenna (supplied) If AM reception is poor, connect an outdoor single vinyl-covered wire (not supplied). FM antenna (supplied) If FM reception is poor, connect outdoor FM antenna (not supplied).
6 English Connecting the Speakers After connecting the front, center and rear speakers, and/or a subwoofer , set the speaker setting information properly to obtain the best possible Surround effect. F or details, see page 20. CA UTIONS: • Use speakers with the SPEAKER IMPEDANCE indicated by the speaker terminals (8 – 16 Ω ).
7 English Getting Star ted Connecting Audio/V ideo Components T urn off all the components and the unit bef ore connection. TV connection ■ About connecting cords A B C Composite video cord (supplie.
8 English T urn off all the components and the unit bef ore connection. Getting Star ted Illustrations of the input/output terminals below ar e typical examples. When you connect other components, refer also to their manuals since the terminal names actually printed on their rear v ary among the components.
9 English Getting Star ted ■ VCR connection T urn off the TV and the unit befor e connection. AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM EXT SUB- WOOFER OUT DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKERS RE.
10 English ■ Cassette deck/CD recor der connection AM LOOP FM 75 COAXIAL AM EXT SUB- WOOFER OUT DIGITAL 1 (DBS) DIGITAL 2 (TV) PCM/STREAM FRONT SPEAKERS REAR SPEAKERS CENTER SPEAKER DIGITAL IN DVD C.
11 English 1 T urn On the Power Press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel or ST ANDBY/ON A UDIO on the remote control. The ST ANDBY lamp goes off and the illumination lamp lights up.
12 English T urning Off the Sounds T emporarily Press MUTING to m ute the sound. “ MUTING ” appears on the display and the volume turns of f (the V OLUME indication goes off). • When D VD is selected as the source with your TV turned on, “ V OLUME –” appears on the TV .
13 English Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode When you hav e connected digital source components using both the analog connection and the digital connection methods (see pages 7 to 10), you ca n select the input mode.
14 English Attenuating the Input Signal When the input lev el of the analog source is too high, the sounds will be distorted. If this happens, you need to attenuate the input signal lev el to prev ent the sound distortion. • Y ou hav e to make this adjustment for each analog source .
15 English By pressing the following buttons, you can pause, advance, or re verse playback, and locate the beginning of the title, chapter, or track. T o stop playback temporarily Press 8 . • Pressing 3 starts playback again. T o move back the playback position by 10 seconds (for D VD VIDEO only) Press 3 during D VD VIDEO playback.
16 English Basic DVD Player Operations 4 A djust the V olume For details, see “ Basic Operations ” on page 11. 5 Activate Realistic Sound Field Y ou can activate Surround mode f or crea ting realistic sound f ields.
17 English T uning into Stations Manually On the front panel: 1 Press FM/AM to select the band. The last receiv ed station of the selected band is tuned in. The CONTR OL buttons no w work for tuner operations. • Each time you press the button, the band alter nates between FM and AM.
18 English Selecting the FM Reception Mode When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receiv e or noisy , you can change the FM reception mode while recei ving an FM broadcast. • Y ou can stor e the FM reception mode for each preset station. Befor e you start, r emember .
19 English Some of the follo wing settings are required after connecting and positioning your speakers while others will make operations ea sier . Y ou can set the items by using the SETTING button and CONTR OL 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons on the front panel.
20 English 7 Speaker information —“ SUBWFR (subwoofer), ” “ FRNT SP (fr ont speaker), ” “ CNTR SP (center speaker), ” and “ REAR SP (speaker) ” T o obtain the best possible ef fect from the Surround modes (see pages 25 to 28), register the follo wing information after all connections are completed.
21 English Basic Settings 7 Crossover fr equency —“ CROSS (cr ossover) ” Small speakers cannot reproduce the bass sounds ef ficiently . If you use a small speaker in any position, this unit automatically reallocates the bass sound elements assigned to the small speaker to the large speak ers.
22 English 7 Auto surr ound —“ AUTO SR ” Surround mode is automatically activ ated when the digital multichannel source such as Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround software or 2-channel matrix source such as Dolby Surround is played back.
23 English The following settings are required after connecting and positioning y our speakers. Y ou can adjust the items by using the ADJUST button and CONTR OL 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons on the front panel.
24 English 7 Front speaker output balance —“ BAL (balance) ” If the sounds you hear from the front right and left speakers are unequal, you can adjust the speaker output balance. Adjust the output balance appropriately fr om the listening point within the range of R (Right) – 21 to CENTER (0) or CENTER (0) to L (Left) – 21.
25 English ** Manuf actured underlicense from Digital Theater Systems , Inc. US P A T . No. 5,451,942 and other w or ld-wide patents issued and pending. “ DTS ” and “ DTS Digital Surround ” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Cop yright 1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
26 English The following D AP modes are pro vided for this unit: LIVE CLUB : Gi ves the feeling of a liv e music club with a low ceiling. D ANCE CLUB : Gives a throbbing bass beat. HALL : Gives clear v ocal and the feeling of a concert hall. P A VILION : Gives the spacious feeling of a pa vilion with a high ceiling.
27 English Cr eating Realistic Sound Fields Activating Surr ound Mode When Auto Surround is set to “ OFF ” or 2-channel source other than Dolby Surround software is played back, acti vate Surround mode manually . Make sur e that you hav e set the speakers information corr ectly (see page 20 or 51).
28 English Adjusting Surr ound Mode Using Remote Control When playing back the source with Surround mode, you can adjust the speaker output le vels for Surround modes. Once you hav e adjusted the Surround modes, the adjustment is memorized for each source.
29 English DVD Player Operations Disc Information 7 Playable Disc T ypes This unit has been designed to play back the following discs: D VD VIDEO, V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), audio CD, CD-R, and CD-R W . • This unit can also play back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD-R and CD-R W .
30 English 7 Disc structur e D VD VIDEO consists of “ titles , ” and each title may be di vided into some “ chapters ” (see Example 1). For e xample, if DVD VIDEO contains some movies, each mo vie may hav e its own title number and it may be further di vided into some chapters .
31 English This section explains adv anced operations of the built-in D VD player using the remote control. For MP3 playback, see pages 43 a nd 44, and for JPEG playback, see pages 45 and 46. Bef ore using the remote contr ol, press D VD to change the remote control operation mode.
32 English Basic Operation through the On-scr een Bar Ex. : When selecting the repeat mode f or DVD VIDEO & During playback or while stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar with pull-down menu appear s on the TV . 2 Press cursor 3 (or 2 ) r epeatedly to move to OFF on the pull-down menu.
33 English Locating a Desired Scene fr om the Disc Menu Using the disc menu, you can start playing a title, chapter , or track you specify . If the on-screen bar is sho wn on the TV , press ON SCREEN repeatedly to go off the on-scr een bar . 7 From the DVD menu D VD VIDEO generally have their o wn menus which show the disc contents.
34 English Selecting a V iew Angle — ANGLE While playing back D VD VIDEO containing multi-view angles, you can enjoy the same scene at dif ferent angles. The icon appears at the beginning of playback when the current scene has multi-vie w angles. 7 Selecting a view angle & During playback 1 Press ANGLE.
35 English DVD Player Operations Changing the Languages — SUBTITLE and AUDIO While playing back D VD VIDEO or SVCD containing subtitles in dif ferent languages, you can select the subtitle language to be displayed on the TV . The icon appears at the beginning of playback when the current scene has plural subtitles.
36 English 3 Press cursor ∞ (or 5 ) r epeatedly to select the desired audio language. • Each time you press the button, the audio langua ge changes. 4 Press ENTER. The pop-up window goes of f. T o turn off the on-screen bar Press ON SCREEN. Notes: • Some audio languages are abbre viated in the pop-up window .
37 English Playing from a Specified Position on a Disc Y ou can start playing a title, chapter, or track you specify . Y ou can also play a disc from the specified time. 7 Locating a desired chapter — Chapter Sear ch When playing back D VD VIDEO, you can search for the chapter number to be played.
38 English 2 Press cursor 5 / ∞ / 3 / 2 to mo ve to the desired scene. • If there are more than 9 scenes, the digest screen will hav e more than one page. T o show other pages of the digest screen T o display the pr evious page, select the left top scene, then press cursor 2 .
39 English DVD Player Operations Special Picture Playback This unit provides special picture playback functions including frame-by-frame, strobe, slo w-motion, and zoom. 7 Frame-by-frame playback • Bef ore using the remote control, pr ess D VD to change the remote contr ol operation mode.
40 English T o move the zoomed-in position Press cursor 5 / ∞ / 3 / 2 . T o return to normal playback Press ENTER. Note: • While being zoomed in, the picture ma y look coarse. 7 Changing the VFP setting — VFP The VFP (V ideo Fine Processor) function enables you to adjust the picture based on the picture tone, or personal preference.
41 English Program Playback and Random Playback Y ou can play tracks on VCD, SVCD or CD in the desired order or in the random order . • Y ou cannot use Resume play for the program or random playback. 7 Playing back in the desired or der Y ou can play up to 99 tracks in the desired order.
42 English Repeat Playback Y ou can r epeat playback of the current title or chapter (for D VD VIDEO) or track (for VCD/SVCD/CD). Y ou can also repea t playback of a desired portion.
43 English MP3 Disc Playback This unit can play back MP3 files on a CD-R or CD-R W . W e call such a disc “ MP3 disc ” in this instruction. • Before using the remote control, press D VD to change the remote control operation mode for the MP3 disc operations.
44 English Operations through the MP3 CONTROL Screen Y ou can search for and play the desired groups and trac ks through the MP3 CONTR OL screen shown on TV . 7 MP3 CONTROL scr een 7 Operations • Bef ore using the remote control, pr ess D VD to change the remote contr ol operation mode.
45 English This unit can play back JPEG files on a CD-R or CD-R W . W e call such a disc “ JPEG disc ” in this instruction. • Before using the remote control, press D VD to change the remote control operation mode for the JPEG disc operations. • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV .
46 English Notes: • The follo wing functions are not av ailable to JPEG disc playbac k: program pla yback, random pla yback, repeat pla yback (during the slide-show pla yback ONL Y), fast-f orward/re verse pla yback, on-screen bar , and choice menus.
47 English Button CHOICE 5 / ∞ 3 / 2 ENTER To do display the choice menu on the TV. Each time you press the button, the choice menu is turned on and off alternately. select an item. adjust the selected item on the choice menu. move to the submenu of the selected item or decide the setting.
48 English Operating Procedur e Ex. : When setting the progressi ve mode. Bef ore operating the choice menu, press D VD to change the source to D VD. 1 Press CHOICE. The LANGU A GE menu appears on the TV . 2 Press cursor 3 (or 2 ) r epeatedly to display PICTURE menu.
49 English Choice Menu Operations 7 LANGUAGE menu Y ou can select “ MENU LANGU A GE, ” “ A UDIO LANGU A GE, ” and “ SUBTITLE ” only before playback. ¶ MENU LANGUAGE Some discs hav e multiple menu languages. Select one of the languages or language codes from AA to ZU (see “ Language code list ” on page 50) as the menu language.
50 English ¶ MP3/JPEG If both MP3 files and JPEG f iles are recorded on a disc, you can select which files to play . Select one of the follo wing settings: MP3 : Select this for playing MP3 files.
51 English Choice Menu Operations 7 SPK. SETTING menu ¶ SIZE Select this to enter the SIZE submenu. FR ONT SPEAKER, CENTER SPEAKER, and REAR SPEAKER Select one of the follo wing settings for each speaker: LARGE (LRG) : Select this when the speaker size is relati vely large.
52 English Setting DVD preferences ¶ CROSS OVER When you use a small speaker in any position, this unit automatically reallocates the bass sound elements assigned to the small speaker to the large speak ers. T o use this function properly , set this crossover frequenc y level according to the size of the smallest speaker connected.
53 English Choice Menu Operations Restricting Playback by Parental Lock Y ou can r estrict playback of D VD VIDEO containing violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members.
54 English 7 Changing the setting of Parental Lock 1 Press CHOICE, then pr ess cursor 3 (or 2 ) to display the O THERS menu. 2 Press cursor ∞ (or 5 ) r epeatedly to move to “ P ARENT AL LOCK, ” then press ENTER. The P ARENT AL LOCK submenu appears on the TV .
55 English Setting DVD preferences Choice Menu Operations Country/Area codes list for P arental Loc k AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM.
56 English Glossar y for DVD Player Aspect ratio The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed ima ge. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of con ventional TVs is 4:3 and that of wide-screen TVs is 16:9. Chapter The smallest division on D VD VIDEO.
57 English The A V COMPU LINK r emote control system allows y ou to operate JVC ’ s video components (TV and VCR) thr ough the unit. This unit is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK-III, which has added a function to operate JVC ’ s video components through the video components terminals.
58 English 1. If y ou have alr eady plugged your VCR, TV , and this unit into the A C outlets, unplug their A C power cords f irst. 2. Connect y our VCR, TV , and this unit following “ CONNECTIONS 1 ” on the pre vious page, using the cables with the monaural mini-plugs (not supplied).
59 English Operating JVC ’ s Audio/V ideo Components You can operate JVC ’ s audio and video components with this unit ’ s remote control, since control signals for JVC ’ s components are preset in the remote control.
60 English Operating V ideo Components T o operate JVC ’ s video components using this r emote control • Y ou need to connect JVC ’ s video components through the A V COMPU LINK-III jacks (see page 57) in addition to the audio/video connections (see pages 7 to 10).
61 English Operating Other Manufactur ers ’ Equipment This remote control supplied with the unit can transmit control signals for other manufacturers ’ TVs, DBS tuners, and VCRs. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to other manufacturers ’ , you can operate other manufacturers ’ components using this remote control.
62 English Operating Other Manufacturers ’ Equipment Manufactures ’ codes for DBS tuner Manufacturer Codes JVC 56, 57 * , 67 Amstrad 43 – 49 Blaupunkt 30 Echostar 50, 51, 67 General Instrument 2.
63 English Operating Other Manufacturers ’ Equipment 7 T o change the transmittable signals for operating other manufacturers ’ VCR 1. Press and hold ST ANDBY/ON VCR. 2. Press VCR. 3. Enter the manufacturer ’ s code using the number buttons (1 – 9, 0).
64 English General Notes In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your discs and mechanism clean. • Store discs in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves. Handling Discs • Remov e the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly .
65 English T r oubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your dealer. PROBLEM The power does not come on. No sound from speakers. Sound from one speaker only. “ OVERLOAD ” starts flashing on the display.
66 English POSSIBLE CA USE The video cord is not connected correctly . TV input selection is incorrect. The disc is not playable. The scan mode is set to “ PR OGRESSIVE ” though the unit is connected to the TV which does not support the progressiv e video input, such as a con ventional TV .
67 English 7 For T uner T roubleshooting PROBLEM Hard to listen to broadcast because of noise. Continuous hiss or buzzing during FM reception. Occasional cracking noise during FM reception. POSSIBLE CAUSE The AM loop antenna is too close to the unit. The supplied FM antenna is not properly extended and positioned.
68 English Designs & specif ications are subject to change without notice. Specifications Amplifier Output Power At Stereo operation: Front channels: 100 W per channel, min. RMS, driven into 8 W , 40 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion.
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