Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TH-S3 TH-S2 JVC
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TH-S3 GVT0133-002B [C] TH-S2 DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM SYSTÈME CINÉMA NUMÉRIQUE DVD INSTRUCTIONS MANUEL D’INSTRU CTIONS Consists of XV-THS3, SP-WS3 , SP-THS3F, and SP-THS3S Consists of XV-THS2, SP-WS3 , and, SP-THS3F TH-S3[C].
G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Ot hers/Mise s en g rade, précaut ion et ind ications diverses CAUTION T o reduce the risk of el ectrical shocks , fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, co vers or cabinet. 2. Do not expo se this appliance to rain or moisture.
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1 T able of contents Introducti on ...... ........ .......... ....... ...... 2 Notes on handl ing ........... ............ ................. ................ .........2 Supplied accesso ries . ................. ................. ................ .....
2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a pla ce which is le vel, dry and neither too h ot nor too cold; between 5 ° C a nd 3 5 ° C. • Leave suf ficient distance between the sy stem and the TV . • Do not use the system in a pl ace subject t o vibratio n.
3 About discs This sy stem has been d esigned to pl ay back the following discs: D VD VIDEO, D VD A UD IO, V ideo CD (VCD), Supe r V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-R W . • This syste m accommoda tes the NTSC sys tem, and also can play discs recorded with P AL system.
About discs 4 Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • User-edited CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-R Ws (Rewritable) can be playe d back on ly if th ey are already “ fina lized ” . • When m akin g your own dis c, sele ct IS O 9660 Level 1 or Level 2 for the disc format.
5 Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indi cate the pag es where the deta ils of the parts are de scribed. Front pane l (center un it) Rear panel (cente r unit) Display wi ndow 21 35 17 21 15 17 19 27 35 35 36 29 16 16 16 14 Disc tra y (inside): 16 Remote sensor: 6 16 14 14 13 17 17 18 18 17 17 13 8 9 10 7 10 9 10 37 TH-S3[C].
Index of parts and controls 6 Remo te control Putting batteries in the rem ote control If the ra nge o r effectiv eness of the remo te control decreases, replace both ba tteries.
7 Connections 7 AM loop anten na Setting up sup plied AM loop antenna Connecting AM loop antenna • T urn the loop a ntenna unt il you ha ve the best rec eption du ring AM broadcas t program receptio n. NOTE • Make su re t he ant enna c onduc tors do not touc h any other t erm inals , connec ting cor ds and pow er cor ds.
Connections 8 Do not c onnect the po we r cord until al l other co nnection s hav e been made. CAUTION • Whe n you co nnect sp eakers other t han the su pplied ones, use speaker s of the sa me spe aker imped ance (SPEAKE R IM PED AN CE) indic ated on the r ear of th e center unit.
Connections 9 Do not c onnect the po we r cord until al l other co nnection s hav e been made. NOTE • Although th e satellit e speakers and the subwoof er are magneti cally shielded, the TV screen may appear mott led. In th is case, ke ep enough d istanc e betw een the s peake rs and th e TV.
Connections 10 Do not c onnect the po we r cord until al l other co nnection s hav e been made. Y ou can enj oy the sound of an an alog comp onent. NOTE • If you con nect a so und-e nhanc ing devi ce such as a graph ic equal izer betw een the so urce com pon ents and this sy stem, th e soun d output through th is syst em may be dis torted.
11 Operating external components with the remote control NOTE • Manufa ctur ers ’ co des ar e subj ect t o ch ange wi thout noti ce. • Set the cod es again after r eplacing th e batteries o f the remote cont rol. 7 To set the manufactur er’s code Y ou can ope rate a JVC TV withou t setting the m anufacturer ’ s cod e.
Operating external components with the remote control 12 7 To set the manufact urer’s c ode 1 Slide the remote control mode selec tor to VCR. 2 Press and hold VCR. K eep the b utton p ressed until step 4 is finish ed. 3 Press EN TER. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufact urer ’ s code (2 digits).
13 Basic operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operatio n, • Set t he remo te con trol mode select or to AUDIO . On the remote co ntrol: Press AUD IO. On the center u nit: Press . When DVD is selected as the so urce (see page 14), the follo wing messages will appear o n the TV screen.
Basic operations 14 On the remote control : Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or AUX DIGITAL). DV D : T o play bac k a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 16 .) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM sta tion. (S ee page 3 5.) Each tim e you press th e button, th e band altern ates between FM and AM.
Basic operations 15 The system tu rns off automatically wh en the specifie d period of time has pass ed. Press SLEE P. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time chang es. Example: To check th e remain ing time Press SLEEP once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly .
16 Playback • The mark shows th e type s of disc s the o peration is avail able for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation ; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Pres s OP EN/ CLOSE.
Playback 17 7 Playback i nformatio n on the dis play window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played DVD AUDIO VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back NOTE • “V CD” appears in stead of “CD” when loading a VCD or SVCD.
Playback 18 7 Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a sta tic pictur e is displaye d for a long time. T o prevent this, the system a utomatically dims the sc reen if a static p icture i s disp layed for over 5 minute s (the s creen s aver functio n).
Playback 19 During pl ayba ck or while stoppe d. 1 Press TITLE/ GROUP. “_ _” o r “_” is sho wn in the title/gr oup displa y area in th e displa y window . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the displa y window sho ws “ _ _ ” or “ _ ” , use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number.
20 Advanced operations • The mark shows th e type s of disc s the o peration is avail able for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operatio n; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO .
Advanced operations 21 7 All Channel Stereo (DS P) All Chan nel Ste reo (ALL CH ST .) mode can re prod uce a larger stereo sound field using all the con nected (an d activ ated) speakers. All Chan nel Stere o can b e used while re produc ing 2 channel s tereo source.
Advanced operations 22 7 Contents o f the on-s creen bar d uring p layback DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD MPEG4* * 7 — r are not a vailable. A Shows dis c ty pe. B Sho ws cu rrent trans fer rat e (Megabits per seco nd). C Sho ws current title (for D VD VIDEO) or gro up (for DVD A UDIO) n umber .
Advanced operations 23 Y ou can start playin g a title, chapter or t rack you specify . Y ou can also play a di sc f rom sp ecif ied tim e. Locati ng a desi red scene from t he DVD menu D VD VIDEOs generally have their o wn menus which sh o w disc con tents and yo u can display them on the T V screen.
Advanced operations 24 5 Press EN TER. 6 Press ON S CREEN. The on-screen ba r disappears. NOTE • You can selec t up to the 99th chapter/tr ack. Locati ng a desi red position by specifying the ti me .
Advanced operations 25 7 For M P3/W MA: During pl ayback or while stop ped For J PEG /MP EG4: Whil e stoppe d 1 Press C ursor 3 / 2 / Y / 5 to sel ect the desired group/track/file. • For MP3/WMA, playbac k starts from the sele cted track. 2 Press 3 (play button) or ENTER.
Advanced operations 26 When usin g the on-scr een bar: 1 Press ON S CREEN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to highli ght . 3 Press EN TER. 4 Press C ursor Y / 5 repeate dly to sel ect the desir ed subtit le. 5 Press EN TER.
Advanced operations 27 Select ing br owsabl e sti ll pict ure re corded on DVD AUDIO Most D VD A UDIOs include browsable still pictu res (B.S. P), whi ch u sually appe ar by tu rns aut omati cally during playback ac cordi ng to the playb ack sequen ce.
Advanced operations 28 4 Press EN TER. Example: 5 Press C ursor Y / 5 to change the setting. 6 Press EN TER. The curren t VFP settings a ppear ag ain. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adj ust o ther parameters. 8 Pres s VF P. NOTE • Although the settin g display disappears in the middle of the procedure, t he setting at that time will be sto red.
Advanced operations 29 Repeatin g the curren t selection 7 For DVD VIDEO: During pl ayback For VCD/SVCD: During playb ack without PBC funct ion For DVD AUDIO/CD/MP3/ JPEG/MPEG4: During pl ayback or stopped When using the REPEA T button: Press R EPEAT.
Advanced operations 30 When usin g the on-scr een bar: 1 Press ON S CREEN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to highli ght . 3 Press EN TER. 4 Press C ursor Y / 5 repeate dly to sel ect “ A-B ” . 5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A).
31 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou ca n chan ge the langu age us ed in t he set up menu s. See “ Menu des cript ion ” . Basic operatio n on the setup men us IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operation ; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO .
Setting DVD preferences 32 : Picture menu (PI CTURE) 7 MONITOR TYPE Y ou can select the moni tor type to mat ch you r TV when yo u play D VDs re cord ed in the pictu re ’ s heigh t/width ratio of 16:9. • 1 6:9 (Wide television con version ) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV).
Setting DVD preferences 33 7 Distance menu (DIST A NCE) Example: In this case, set the distan ce of each speaker as fol lows; • Distance of fron t speakers: 3.
Setting DVD preferences 34 Countr y/Area codes l ist for Parenta l Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao Pe ople ’ s Democratic Republ ic RW R w a n d a AE Un ited A rab E mir ates ES Sp ain SA S aud i .
35 T uner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operation ; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM/AM . 1 Press FM/AM repe atedly to select the band. Example: When the system is tuned in to 81 0 kHz.
T uner operations 36 When the ste reo FM pro gram currently tu ned in is noisy , you can change th e FM recep tion mode to impro ve th e receptio n. 7 While listening to an FM station Press FM M ODE. The FM rece ption mo de app ears on the displa y wind ow .
37 A V COMPU LINK remote control system The J VC A V COMP U LINK s ystem allo ws you to enj oy vid eo or audio with the sim plest op eration . If your vi deo/au dio pla yer (suc h as a D VD player, CD.
38 References 7 Handling Di scs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge wh ile pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touc h the shiny surface o f the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc b ack in its case af ter use to prev ent warping.
References 39 TH-S3 7 Center u nit (XV -THS3) Audio se ction Fron t/Cen ter/Su rrou nd: 52 W per ch annel, RMS at 6 C at 1 kHz, with 10 % t otal harmon ic distort ion.
References 40 TH-S2 7 Center u nit (XV -THS2) Audio se ction Fron t/Cen ter/Su rrou nd: 45 W per ch annel, RMS at 6 C at 1 kHz, with 10 % t otal harmon ic distort ion.
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