Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TH-SW8 JVC
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L VT1150-003C [B] D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTR UCTIONS Consists of XV -THSW9, RX-THSW8, SP-PWSW9, SP-THS9F, SP-THS9C and SP-THS9S Consists of XV -THSW8, RX-THSW8, SP-PWSW8, SP-THS5F, SP-THS5C and SP-THS7S TH-SW9SW8[B]-01Cov1.
G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the po wer points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approv ed extension lead or consult your dealer .
Warnings, Cautions and Others G-2 Caution: Proper Ventilation T o avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a lev el surface.
Warnings, Cautions and Others G-3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manufactu red to meet inte rnational safety standa rds but, like any electrical equipmen t, ca re must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.
Warnings, Cautions and Others G-4 IMPORTANT FOR L ASER PRODUCTS 1. CLASS 1 LASER PR ODUCT 2. CA UTION : Do not open the top cover . There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; lea ve all servici ng to qualified service personnel. 3. CA UTION : V isible and in visible lase r radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated.
1 T able of contents Introduction ............. .............. .......... 2 Notes on handling ............. ................. .................... ...............2 Supplied accessories ........ ........................................... .........2 About discs .
2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a plac e which is le vel, dr y and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leav e suff icient distance be tween the system and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place su bject to vibration.
3 About discs This system has been designed to play back the following d iscs: D VD VIDEO, D VD A UDIO, V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-R W . • This system accommodates the P A L system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system.
About discs 4 Notes on MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPE G4 discs • MP3/WMA/JPEG /MPEG4 discs (e ither CD-R or CD-R W) require a longer readout time. (It dif fers due to the complexity of the directory/file configuration.) • When making an MP3/WMA/JPEG /MPEG4 disc, select ISO 9660 Lev el 1 or Lev el 2 for the disc format.
5 Description of parts and controls The illustrations of the center unit and the subwoofer used in this manual are of TH-SW9 unless otherwise noted. Front panel (center unit) Rear panel (center unit) VOLUME ST ANDBY PHONES Display window pg. 26 pg. 41 pg.
Description of parts and controls 6 Wireless receiver unit RX-THSW8 Powered subwoofer SP-PWSW9/SP-PWSW8 NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer. SURROUND SPEAKERS RIGHT LEFT CHANNEL SELECTOR Front Rear P ower cord: pg.
Description of parts and controls 7 Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control If the range or effecti veness of the remote control decreases, replace both batteries. CAUTION • Do not expose batteries to heat or flame. Operating the system from the remote control Aim the remote contro l directly to the front panel of the center unit.
8 Connections 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up su pplied AM (MW) loop antenn a Connecting AM ( MW) loop antenna • T urn the loop antenna until you ha ve the best reception during AM (MW) broadcast program reception. NOTE • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cords.
Connections 9 The following procedur e explains the front speaker assembly . The assembly of both the front and surround speakers ar e done in the same manner . NOTE • The stands and the base plates are commonly used for both front a nd surround speakers assembly.
Connections 10 CAUTION • When you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPED ANCE) indicated near the speaker terminals on the rear of the po wered subwoofer . • DO NO T connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal.
Connections 11 • Connect the silver cords to the black ( r ) terminals. • Connect the copper cords to the ( q ) terminals referring to the table belo w: Speaker cord (supplied) FR ONT SPEAKERS (LE.
Connections 12 Setting up the wireless receiver unit 1 Make sure that the CHANNEL SELECTOR is set to the 1 position. 2 Fully extend the telescopic antenna upright. • If necessary , turn the telescopic antenna until you ha ve the best reception while hearing the sound of the surround speakers.
Connections 13 NOTE • Although the satellite speakers and the powered subwoofer are magnetically shielded, the TV screen may appear mottled. In this case, keep enough distanc e between the speakers and the TV. • The speakers are m agnetically shielded to avoid color distortions on TVs.
Connections 14 Y ou can enjoy the sound of an analog component. NOTE • If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic equalizer between the source components and this system, the sound output through this system may be distorted.
15 Operating external components with the remote control NOTE • Manufacturers’ codes are subj ect to change without notice. • Set the codes again after replacing th e batteries of the remote control. 7 To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the manufacturer’ s code.
Operating external components with the remote control 16 7 To set the manufact urer’s code 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selector to VCR. 2 Press and hold F VCR. K eep the button pressed until step 4 is finished. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number buttons (1 -9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).
17 Basic operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . On the remote control: Press F AUDIO. On the center unit: Press F . When D VD is selected as the so urce ( A pg.
Basic operations 18 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND). DV D : T o play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). ( A pg. 21) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. ( A pg. 41) Each time you press the b utton, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW).
Basic operations 19 The system turns of f automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the shut-of f time changes. Example: To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP r epeatedly .
Basic operations 20 NOTE • When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener, or replace the supplied speakers with other ones, perform Smart Surround Setup again. • Before you start the following procedure, be sure to change the WRLS SP setting to OFF.
21 Playback • The icon such as shows the types of discs the operation is av ailable for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press OPEN/ CLOSE.
Playback 22 NOTE • (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even th ough you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen. • If you do not want th e on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 39. 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.
Playback 23 7 Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a static picture is displayed for a long time. T o pre vent this, t he system automat ically dims the screen if a static picture is displayed for o ver 5 minutes (the screen save r function). • Pressing any b utton will cancel the screen saver function.
Playback 24 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press TITLE/ GROUP. “ _ _ ” or “ _ ” is sho wn in the title/group display area in the display window . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the display window shows “_ _” or “_”, use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number.
25 Advanced operations • The icon such as shows the types of discs the operation is av ailable 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 . • There are exceptio ns in the operation mentioned above .
Advanced operations 26 7 All Channel Stereo (DSP) All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST .) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound fi eld using all the c onnected (and acti vated) speak ers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.
Advanced operations 27 7 Contents of the on-scree n bar during playback DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD MPEG4 * * 7 – N are not available. A Shows disc type. B Show s current transfer rate (Megabits per second). C Show s current title (for D VD VIDEO) or group (for D VD A UDIO) number .
Advanced operations 28 Y ou can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify . Y ou can also play a disc from specif ied time. Locating a desired sc ene from the DVD menu D VD VIDEOs generally hav e their own menus which sho w disc contents and you can di splay them on the TV screen.
Advanced operations 29 Locating a desired po sition by specifying the time 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO: During playback For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during pla yback without PBC function For CD: Durin.
Advanced operations 30 7 For MP3/WMA: During playback or while stopped For JPEG/MP EG4: While stopped 1 Press Cursor 3 / 2 / Y / 5 to select the desired group/track/file. • For MP3/WMA, playback starts from the selected tra ck. 2 Press 3 (play button) or ENTER.
Advanced operations 31 When using the on-screen bar: 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3 / 2 to highlight . 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press Cursor Y / 5 repeatedly to select the desired subtitle. 5 Press ENTER.
Advanced operations 32 Selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most D VD A UDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S.P .), which usually appear b y turns automaticall y during playback according to the playback sequence.
Advanced operations 33 4 Press ENTER. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y / 5 to change the setting. 6 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appe ar again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP. NOTE • Although the setting display di sappears in the middle o f the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored.
Advanced operations 34 Y ou can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order . 7 While stopped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until appears on the TV screen. 2 Press 3 (play button). To quit Random mode While stopped, press PLA Y MODE repeatedly until both program window and d isappear from the TV screen.
Advanced operations 35 Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] Y ou can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning (point A) and ending (point B). 7 During playback When using the A-B RPT button: 1 Press A-B RPT at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A).
Advanced operations 36 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO . NOTE Before you start operation; • There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again.
37 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou can change the language us ed in the setup menus. See “Menu description” below . Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO .
Setting DVD preferences 38 : P icture menu (PICTURE) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play D VDs recorded in the picture’ s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9 (Wide televisi on con version) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 1 6:9 (wide TV).
Setting DVD preferences 39 7 Distance menu (DIST ANCE) Example: In this case, set the distance of each speak er as follows; • Distance of front speakers: 3.
Setting DVD preferences 40 Countr y/Area codes list for Parental Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao People’ s Democratic Republic RW R w a n d a AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain SA Saudi Arabi a AF A.
41 T uner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation; 1 Set the remote control mod e selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM /AM . 1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the band. Example: When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz.
T uner operations 42 When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy , you can change the FM reception mode to impro ve the reception. 7 While listening to an FM stat ion Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode appears on the display windo w . Each time you press the button, th e FM reception mode changes.
T uner operations 43 Searching for a program by P TY codes One of the adva ntages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels ( A pg.
T uner operations 44 Switching to broadcas t program of your choice temporarily Another con venient RDS servic e is called “E nhanced Other Network”.
45 References 7 Handling Discs • Remov e the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prev ent warping.
References 46 7 Center unit (XV-THSW9/XV-THSW8) Wireless section T ransmission frequency: CH1: 863.3 MHz CH2: 863.7 MHz CH3: 864.1 MHz CH4: 864.5 MHz Audio section T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference.
EN 0404SKMIDEJEM © 2004 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, LIMITED TH-SW9/TH-SW8 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM References 7 Satellite Speakers Front speakers (SP-THS5F) Speaker s: W oofer: 8.
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