Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TH-S55 JVC
Go to page of 49
TH-S66 GVT0152-001A [B] TH-S55 D VD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV -THS66, SP-PWS66, SP-THS66F, SP-THS66C an d SP-THS66S Consists of XV -THS55, SP-PWS55, SP-THS55F, SP-THS55C an d SP-THS55S TH-S66- S55[B].
G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NO T cut off the mains plug from this equipmen t. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your ho me or the cable is too sho rt to re ach a p o wer p oint, then o btain an appropriate safety ap proved extension lead or con sult your dealer .
Warnings, Cautions and Others G-2 Caution: Proper V entilation T o av oid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from dam age, place the appara tus on a lev el surface.
1 T able of contents Introducti on .......... ........... ....... ......... 2 Notes on handlin g ................. ........... ................. ................. ...2 Supplied accesso ries ............ ........... ................. ................. .
2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the sy stem • Select a place wh ich is level, dry and neithe r too hot no r too cold; between 5 °C and 3 5°C. • Leave suf ficient distance between the sy stem and the TV . • Do not use the system in a place subject to vib ration.
3 About discs This system has b een desig ned to p lay back the following discs: • D VD Logo is a trademark of DVD F ormat/Logo Licensin g Corporation. • The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comp ly with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” stand ard.
About discs 4 For all playa ble file s • The system can on ly recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, which can b e in any combination of up per and lower case; MP 3: “.M P 3”, “. mp3” WMA: “.WMA” , “.wma” JPEG: “.
5 Description of parts and controls The illustrations of the center un it, the subwoofer and sate llite speakers used in this manual are of TH-S66 u nless otherwise n oted. Front pane l (center unit ) Rear panel (center unit) PHONES WMA P L PCM SURR CH FM AM PROGRESSIVE B .
Description of parts and controls 6 Powered subwoo fer SP-PWS66/SP-PWS55 NOTE • For saf ety re asons , alwa ys ensu re that th ere is su fficien t space b ehind the p owere d subwo ofer. 4 Ω 16 Ω FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66 Fron t Rear POWER ON la mp: pg.
Description of parts and controls 7 Remo te control Putting batteries in the remote cont rol If the ra nge or effecti veness of the remote c ontrol decrea ses, replace b oth b atteries.
8 Connections 7 AM (MW) loop ant enna Setting up sup plied AM (MW) loo p antenna Connecting AM (MW) loo p antenna • T u rn the loop an tenna until you have the best reception during AM (MW) broadcast program reception. NOTE • Mak e sure th e antenn a cond uctors do not tou ch any oth er term inal s, connec ting cor ds and power cords .
Connections 9 The following procedure explains the fron t speaker assembly . The assembly of bo th the front and su rround speakers are d one in the same ma nner .
Connections 10 CAUTION • Whe n you conne ct sp eakers ot her than the supp lied one s, use speaker s of the same s peaker im ped ance (S PEAKER IM PED ANCE) indica ted near th e spea ker t erminals on th e rear of the po were d subwoofe r . • DO NOT conn ect m ore th an one spe aker to on e speake r term inal.
Connections 11 The satellite speakers are equipped with their speaker cords attach ed directly to their speaker unit instead of having speaker terminals o n their cabinet.
Connections 12 • Place the sa tellit e spea kers o n a fla t and l evel su rface. • The f ront and ce nter s peaker s are m agnet icall y shie lded t o avoid color disto rti ons on TVs. Howe ver, if no t insta lled pr operly , they may cause co lor dis tor tions.
Connections 13 Y ou can enjoy the sound of an an alog compon ent. NOTE • If yo u conne ct a sound -enhanc ing devi ce such as a graphi c equali zer betwee n the sour ce com ponen ts and th is syst em, the s ound outp ut throu gh th is syst em may be distor ted.
14 Operating external components with the remote control NOTE • Manufa cture rs’ co des ar e subje ct to c hange witho ut noti ce. • Set the code s again after r eplacin g the b atterie s of the r emote contro l. 7 To set the manufact urer’s c ode Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the manufacturer’ s code.
Operating external components with the remote control 15 7 To set the manufact urer’s c ode Y ou can opera te a JVC VCR without setting the manu facturer’ s code. 1 Slide the remote control mode se lector to VCR. 2 Press a nd hold VCR. Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished.
16 Basic operations IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; • Set the remo te con trol mode s elector to A UDIO . On the remote co ntrol: Press AUDIO. On the center u nit: Press . When DVD is selected as the source ( A pg.
Basic operations 17 On the remote control : Press one of the source se lecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND). DV D : T o play ba ck a disc (D VD VIDEO, VCD etc.). ( A pg. 20) FM/AM : T o tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. ( A pg . 39) Each time you pres s the button, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW).
Basic operations 18 The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEE P. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. Example: To check th e remaining t ime Press SLEEP once. To change the remaining time Press SLEEP repeatedly .
Basic operations 19 NOTE • Whe n you chang e the positi oning of the spea kers or l isten er, or repla ce the suppli ed speake rs with other one s, perfor m Sma rt Surrou nd Set up a gain. 7 While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your pos ition where y ou listen to the sound.
20 Playback • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for . IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote co ntrol mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press OPE N/CLOSE.
Playback 21 NOTE • (For JPEG) The s yste m canno t accept operat ions eve n though you press any button s befo re the entire picture appe ars on the TV scr een.
Playback 22 DVD VR disc Example: During playba ck on the Original p rogram* Example: During playba ck on the Playlist* * Pressing T OP MENU/PG or MENU/PL , you ca n change the play mode. ( A pg. 23) NOTE • You c an c hange the time informa tion mod e (exc ept fo r MP3/WMA / JPEG/M PEG-4/D ivX).
Playback 23 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press TITLE/ GROUP. “ _ _ ” or “ _ ” is shown in the title/group display area in the displa y window . Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2 While the display window shows “_ _” or “_”, use numbe r buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desire d title or group number.
24 Advanced operations • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for . IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; • Set the remo te con trol mode s elector to A UDIO . • There are exceptions in th e op eration mention ed above.
Advanced operations 25 7 All Channel Stereo (DS P) All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can rep roduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and acti vated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reprod ucing 2 channel s tereo source.
Advanced operations 26 7 Contents o f the on-s creen bar d uring play back DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD CD MPEG-4/DivX * * 7 – N are not av ailabl e. DVD VR disc * A Shows d isc typ e. B Shows audio information. C Shows current title (for D VD VIDEO), group (for DVD A UDIO) num ber or play mode (for DVD VR).
Advanced operations 27 Y ou can start playing a title, chapter or track you sp ecify . Y ou can also play a disc from specified time. Locati ng a desired scene from the D VD menu D VD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show disc contents an d you can display them on the TV screen .
Advanced operations 28 Locati ng a desired p osition by specif ying the ti me 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR: During playb ack For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during play back withou t PBC function F.
Advanced operations 29 When Resume Playba ck is set to “ ON ” ( A pg . 38) and you stop playback by t he following operation s, the position where p layback has been stoppe d is stored. ( “ RESUME ” appears on the disp lay window .) • T u rning off the power ( A pg.
Advanced operations 30 7 During playback of a disc contain ing audio in several langu ages When using the AUDIO button: 1 Press AUDIO. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ ENGLISH ” is selected out of 3 audio langua ges recorde d. 2 Press AUDIO re peatedly or press Cursor Y / 5 to select the desired audio.
Advanced operations 31 Select ing br owsabl e still pict ure reco rded on DVD AUDIO Most D VD A UDIOs inclu de browsable still pictures (B.S.P .), which usually a ppear by turns auto matically during playb ack acco rding to the playbac k sequence.
Advanced operations 32 4 Press ENTE R. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y / 5 to change the setting. 6 Press ENTE R. The current VFP settings appear again . 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP. NOTE • Altho ugh the set ting di splay disapp ears in the mid dle o f the pro cedure , the settin g at th at time w ill b e store d.
Advanced operations 33 Y ou can play titles or tracks on a disc in rando m orde r . 7 Whi l e stop ped 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until appears on the TV scree n. 2 Press 3 (play button). To quit Random mode While stopped, p ress PLA Y MODE repeated ly until both program window and disap pear from the TV screen.
Advanced operations 34 Repeatin g a desired pa rt [A-B Repeat] Y ou can repeat playback of a d esired part by specifying the b eginning (point A) and ending (point B). 7 During playb ack When using the A-B RPT button: 1 Press A-B RPT at the beginning of the part you want to repea t (point A).
Advanced operations 35 IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; • Set the remo te con trol mode s elector to A UDIO . NOTE Before you start ope ration; • There is a ti me limit whe n doing the fol lowing steps. If the setting is cancel led b efore you fi nis h, start f rom st ep 1 again .
36 Setting DVD preferences • Y ou c an chan ge the lan guage u sed in th e setup m enus. See “ Menu description ” below . Basic operatio n on the setu p menus IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote co ntrol mode selector to A UDIO .
Setting DVD preferences 37 : Pictu re menu (PI CTURE) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to match y our TV when you play D VDs recorded in the p icture ’ s height/width ratio of 1 6:9. • 16:9 ( Wide te levi sion c on ver sio n) Select this wh en the a spect ratio o f you r TV is fixed on 1 6:9 (wide TV).
Setting DVD preferences 38 7 Subwoo fer m enu (SUBW OOFE R) LEVEL Y ou ca n set the outp ut le vel of the s ubwoofer in the -6 dB to +6 d B range. CROSS O VER The signals below the preset frequ ency le vel will be sent to and be reproduce d by the subwoofer .
39 T uner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remo te control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote co ntrol mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s FM/AM . NOTE • When FM or AM is sele cted as th e source , you can selec t All Cha nnel Stere o (ALL ST) and SURR OFF m ode.
T uner operations 40 When the stereo FM prog ram currently tuned in is no isy , you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception . 7 While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode ap pears on the d isplay window . Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode cha nges.
T uner operations 41 Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that yo u can locate a particular kind of pro gram from the preset chan nels ( A pg.
T uner operations 42 Switch ing to broad cast program of your choice temporari ly Another convenient RDS service is called “ Enhanced Other Network ” .
43 References 7 Handling Di scs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly . • Do not touch the sh iny surface of the disc or bend th e disc. • Put the disc back in its cas e after use to prevent warping.
References 44 7 Center u nit (XV- THS66/XV-THS55 ) Audio section T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE : This valu e is mea sured at Sys tem cord CON NECT OR fo r refere nce.
References 45 7 Satelli te Speakers Front speake rs (SP-THS55F) Speaker unit: 8.0 cm Bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity: 140 W Impedance : 4 C Frequency Range: 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions (W M H M D): 106 mm M 119 .5 mm M 102 mm Mass: 0.
EN 0105TMMMDWJEM © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited TH-S66/TH-S55 DVD DIGIT AL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-S66- S55[B].book Pag e 46 Friday, Janu ary 14, 2005 10:40 PM.
An important point after buying a device JVC TH-S55 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought JVC TH-S55 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data JVC TH-S55 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, JVC TH-S55 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get JVC TH-S55 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of JVC TH-S55, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime JVC TH-S55.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with JVC TH-S55. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device JVC TH-S55 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
