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T able of Contents
Par ts identification ................................................ 2
Getting star ted ...................................................... 5
Precautions ................................................................................. 5
Checking the supplied accessories ............................................ 5
Putting batteries in the remote control ........................................ 5
Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas .............................. 6
Connecting the speakers and DVD player ................................. 7
Connecting other video components .......................................... 8
Connecting the power cord ....................................................... 10
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Basic operations ................................................ 1 1
1 T ur n on the power .................................................................. 1 1
2 Select the source to play ....................................................... 1 1
3 Adjust the volume ................................................................. 12
Selecting the digital decode mode ............................................ 12
Activating TV Direct .................................................................. 13
T u rning off the sounds temporarily—Muting ............................. 13
T u rning off the power with the Sleep Timer .............................. 14
Changing the display brightness .............................................. 14
Speaker settings ................................................. 1 5
Setting the speakers information automatically
—Smart Surround Setup .................................................... 15
Setting the speakers and subwoofer information quickly
—Quick Setup .................................................................... 16
Setting the speakers and subwoofer information manually
—Manual Setup .................................................................. 17
Basic settings ..................................................... 1 9
Operating procedure ................................................................. 19
Setting the digital Input (DIGIT AL IN) ter minals
—DIGIT AL IN ...................................................................... 19
Setting A uto Surround—A UTO SR ........................................... 20
Setting the A uto Function Mode—MODE ................................. 20
Sound adjustments ............................................ 2 1
Operating procedure ................................................................. 21
Adjusting the tone—BASS, TREBLE ........................................ 21
Adjusting the subwoofer output level—SUBWFR ..................... 21
Adjusting the front speakers output balance—BAL .................. 22
Reinforcing the bass—B.BOOST ............................................. 22
Attenuating the input signal—A TT ............................................ 22
T uner operations ................................................ 2 3
T uning in to stations man ually .................................................. 23
Using preset tuning ................................................................... 23
Selecting the FM reception mode ............................................. 24
Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to
receive FM stations ............................................................ 25
Searching for a program by PTY codes .................................... 26
Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily ..... 27
Creating realistic sound fields ............................ 2 8
Reproducing theater ambience ................................................. 28
Introducing the Surround/DSP modes ....................................... 28
About relations between speaker layout
and Surround/DSP modes .................................................. 30
Using Surround modes ............................................................. 30
Using DSP modes .................................................................... 32
Using the DVD MULTI pla ybac k mode ................. 3 4
Activating the D VD MUL TI playbac k mode ................................ 34
Adjusting the speaker output level ............................................. 34
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Bef ore operation ................................................. 3 5
About this manual ..................................................................... 35
About discs ............................................................................... 35
Basic operations ................................................ 3 6
T u rning on/off the player ........................................................... 36
Initial setup ............................................................................... 36
Basic playback .......................................................................... 37
Resuming playback .................................................................. 38
V arious speed playback ............................................................ 39
Locating the beginning of a scene or song ............................... 40
Ad vanced operations ......................................... 4 1
Playing from a specific position ................................................ 41
Changing the playback order .................................................... 42
Repeat playback ....................................................................... 44
Changing the language, sound and scene angle ..................... 45
Special picture/sound eff ect ...................................................... 46
Menu bar functions ................................................................... 47
MP3/WMA disc pla ybac k .................................... 4 9
Operations ................................................................................ 49
JPEG disc pla ybac k ............................................ 5 1
About JPEG discs ..................................................................... 51
Basic operations ....................................................................... 51
Viewing pictures contin uously (slide show mode) .................... 52
Changing the initial settings ............................... 5 4
Selecting preferences ............................................................... 54
Limiting playback by children .................................................... 57
Ad ditional inf ormation ........................................ 5 9
Appendix A: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock ............ 59
Appendix B: T a ble of languages and their abbre viations ........ 60
Appendix C: Digital output signal chart .................................... 60
Appendix D: Glossary .............................................................. 61
Operating other JVC pr oducts ............................. 6 2
Operating other manufacturer s’ equipment ............
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T r oubleshooting .................................................. 6 5
Specifications ...................................................... 6 8
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