Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XV-THS3 JVC
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TH-S3 GVT0133-008A [B] DVD DIGITAL CI NEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV-THS3, SP-WS3, and SP- THS3F THS3-EN.book Page i Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM.
G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut of f the mains pl ug fro m this equipme nt. If the plug f itt ed is no t suitab le for th e po wer poi nts in your h ome or the cable is too short to reach a po wer point, then ob tain an approp riate saf ety approved extens ion lead or cons ult your dealer.
G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o avoid risk of el ectri c shock and fire and to prote ct from dam age, pl ace the ap paratu s on a level surface. Th e minima l clear a nc es are shown belo w: SAFE.
1 T able of contents Introducti on ...... ........ .......... ....... ...... 2 Notes on handlin g ................. ....................... ................ .........2 Supplied accesso ries ............ ....................... ........... ............
2 Introduction 7 Important cauti ons Installation of the system • Select a pl ace which is le vel, dry and neither too hot n or too cold; betw een 5 °C a nd 35° C. • Leave suf f icient distance betwee n the system and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibrat ion.
3 About discs This sy stem has been d esigned t o pl ay back the following discs: D VD VIDEO, DVD A UD IO, V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-R W . • This sys tem accommoda tes the P A L system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system.
About discs 4 Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • User-edited CD-Rs (Recordable) an d CD-R Ws (Rewritable) can be playe d back onl y if they are already “finali zed”. • When m akin g yo ur own dis c, sele ct IS O 966 0 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 descri bed. Front pane l (center un it) Rear panel (cente r unit) Display wi ndow 21 3.
Index of parts and controls 6 Remo te control Putting batteries in the remote control If the ra nge o r effectiv e ness of t he remo te control d ecreases, replace both ba tteries.
7 Connections 7 AM (MW) loop ant enna Setting up sup plied AM (MW) loop an tenna Connecting AM (MW) loop an tenna • T u rn the loo p antenn a until you have the best rece ption during AM (MW) bro adcast prog ram rece p tion . NOTE • M ake s ure the an tenna co nduct ors d o not tou ch any other te rmina ls, connec ting cor ds and pow er cor ds.
Connections 8 Do not c onnect the po wer cord until al l other c onne ctions ha ve be en made . CAUTION • W hen yo u connect spea kers othe r than th e supp lied one s, use speaker s of the sa me spe aker imped ance (S PEAKE R IMPEDANCE) indic ated on the r ear of th e center unit.
Connections 9 Do not c onnect the po wer cord until al l other c onne ctions ha ve be en made . NOTE • Although the sat ellit e speakers and the subwoofer ar e magneti cally shielded, th e TV scree n may appea r mottled. In this case, ke ep enough d istanc e betw een the s peakers and the TV .
Connections 10 Do not c onnect the po wer cord until al l other c onne ctions ha ve be en made . Y ou can enjoy the sou nd of an analog componen t. NOTE • I f you con nect a so und-e nhanci ng device such as a graphi c equali zer betw een the so urce com pon ents and this sy stem, th e sound ou tput through th is syst e m may be d istorte d.
11 Operating external components with the remote control NOTE • Manufa ctur e rs’ code s ar e su bjec t to c hange wit hout noti ce. • Set the codes ag ain after r eplacing the batter ies of the r emote cont rol. 7 To set the m anufact urer’s code Y ou c an operate a JVC TV with out setting th e manuf acturer ’ s code.
Operating external components with the remote control 12 7 To set the m anufact urer’s code 1 Slide the remote cont rol mode selec tor to VCR. 2 Press a nd hold VCR. K eep the bu tton pre ssed until step 4 i s fin ished. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).
13 Basic operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operatio n, • Set th e remote control m ode s elector t o A UDIO . On the remote co ntrol: Press AUDIO. 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 scr een.
Basic operations 14 On the remote control: Press one of the source selec ting buttons (DVD, FM/AM , AUX or TV SOUND). 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 (MW) st ation. (See page 35.) Each tim e you press th e button, the ban d alternat es between FM and AM (MW).
Basic operations 15 The system tu rns of f automati c ally when th e specified period of time has pass ed. Press SLEE P. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. Example: To check th e remaining time Press SLEEP once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeated ly .
16 Playback • The mark shows th e type s of disc s the opera tion is avail able for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following opera tion; 1 Se t the remote c ontrol mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Pres s OP EN/ CLOSE.
Playback 17 7 Playback i nformat ion on the display 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 • “VCD” appears instea d of “CD” when lo ading a VCD or SVCD.
Playback 18 7 Screen saver A TV screen may b urn out if a static picture is displayed for a long time. T o prevent this, the system aut omatically dims the screen if a static p icture is disp layed for ov er 5 m inute s (the scree n save r functio n).
Playback 19 During pl ayback o r while stoppe d. 1 Press TITLE/ GROUP. “_ _” o r “_” is shown in the ti tle/group display a rea in the displa y 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.
20 Advanced operations • The mark shows th e type s of disc s the opera tion is avail able for . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operatio n; 1 Se t the remote c ontrol mode selector to A UDIO .
Advanced operations 21 7 All Channel Stere o (DSP) All Chan nel Ste reo (ALL CH ST .) mode can rep roduce a larger stereo sound field using all the con nected (an d activ at ed) speakers. All Chan nel Stere o can b e used while re producin g 2 ch annel s tereo source.
Advanced operations 22 7 Contents o f the o n-scre en bar d uring play back DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD MPEG4* * 7 — r are not a vailable. A Shows dis c ty pe. B Sho ws current trans fer rate (Megabits p er second ). C Sho ws current title (for DVD VIDEO) or group (for DVD A UDIO) number .
Advanced operations 23 Y ou c an star t playing a title, chapter or track you spec ify . Y ou can also play a disc fr om sp ecif ied time. Locati ng a desi red scene from t he DVD menu D VD VIDEOs ge nerally have their o wn menus which show disc con tents and yo u can display them on the T V screen.
Advanced operations 24 5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON S CREEN. The on-screen ba r disappears. NOTE • You can select up to the 99th chapter /track. Locati ng a desi red position by specifying the ti me Y .
Advanced operations 25 7 For M P3/W MA: During pl ayback or while stop ped For J PEG /MPE G4: Whil e stop ped 1 Press C ursor 3 / 2 / Y / 5 to selec t the desired group/trac k/file. • For MP3/WMA, play back starts from the se lected track . 2 Press 3 (play button) or ENTER.
Advanced operations 26 When usin g the on-s creen bar: 1 Press ON SCRE EN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to highli ght . 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press C ursor Y / 5 repea tedly t o selec t the desir ed subtitle . 5 Press ENTER.
Advanced operations 27 Select ing brows abl e sti ll pi ctur e reco rded on DVD AUDIO Most D VD A UDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S. P), whi ch us ually appe ar by tu rns aut omatical ly du ring playback ac cording to the playb ack sequen ce.
Advanced operations 28 4 Press ENTER. Example: 5 Press C ursor Y / 5 to change the setting. 6 Press ENTER. The curren t VFP settin gs appea r again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adj ust ot her parameters. 8 Pres s VF P. NOTE • Although the set ting di splay dis appears in the middle of th e procedure, t h e settin g at that time will b e store d.
Advanced operations 29 Repeatin g the current sel ection 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-s creen bar: 1 Press ON SCRE EN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to highli ght . 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press C ursor Y / 5 repea tedly t o selec t “A-B”. 5 Press ENTE R at the beginning of the part you want to r epeat (point A).
31 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou can change the l anguage used in th e setup menu s. See “Men u descr iption”. Basic operatio n on the setup men us IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operat ion; 1 Set the remote con trol mode se lector to A UDIO .
Setting DVD preferences 32 : Pictu re menu (PICTURE ) 7 MONITOR TYPE Y ou can sele ct th e monitor type to match y our TV whe n you play D VDs recorded in the pi cture’ s height/width ratio of 16 :9. • 16:9 (Wide televisi on conversion ) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV).
Setting DVD preferences 33 7 Distance menu (DIST ANCE) Example: In this case, set the distan ce of each speaker as foll o ws; • Distance of fron t speakers: 3.
Setting DVD preferences 34 Countr y/Area codes list for Parental Lo ck AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA La o Peo ple’s Democ ratic Republ ic RW R w a n d a AE U nit ed A rab Em irat es ES S pai n SA Saud i .
35 T uner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing operat ion; 1 Set the remote con trol mode se lector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM/AM . 1 Press FM /AM repeatedly to se lect t he band. Example: When the system is tuned in to 81 0 kHz.
T uner operations 36 When the ste reo FM program curren tly tune d in is noisy , you can change th e FM re ception m ode to impro ve the re ception. 7 While listening to an F M stati on Pres s FM MODE . The FM reception m ode appe ars on th e di splay window .
T uner operations 37 Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantage s of the RDS service is t hat you ca n locate a part icular kind of progr am fro m the pre set chan nels (see pag e 35) by specifying the PTY codes.
T uner operations 38 Switch ing to broad cast pro gram of your choice temporari ly Anothe r con venie nt RDS service i s called “Enhan ced Other Network” .
39 References 7 Handling Di scs • Remove the disc f rom it s case by hold ing it at the edge wh ile pressing th e center hole lightly . • Do not touc h the shiny su rface of the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back i n its case a fter use to prev ent warping.
References 40 7 Center u nit (XV -THS3) Audio se ction T otal Harmonic Disto rtion 0.02 % Audio inp ut sensi tivity/Impedan ce (at 1 kHz ) Digital inpu t*: OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN: –21 dBm t o –15 dB m(660 nm E 30 nm) * Corres pondin g to Linea r PCM, Do lby Digital , and DTS Digital Surrou nd ( with sampl ing f requency — 3 2 kHz , 44.
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