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T able of Contents
Getting Started ........................................................................................... 2
Important cautions ........................................................................ 2
Safety precautions ......................................................................... 2
Checking the supplied accessories ................................................ 2
System outline ............................................................................................ 3
Installation .................................................................................................. 4
T o attac h non-slip rubbers to the center speaker ........................... 4
T o hang satellite speak ers from the wall ....................................... 4
About discs ................................................................................................. 5
Playable disc types ........................................................................ 5
V ideo CDs with Playback Control function ................................. 5
Disc structure ................................................................................ 5
Connections ................................................................................................ 6
Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas ............................... 6
T o connect the po wered sub-woofer ............................................. 6
Connecting the TV ........................................................................ 6
T o connect speak ers ...................................................................... 7
Connecting Audio/V ideo Components ......................................... 8
Connecting the power cord ......................................................... 10
Putting batteries in the remote control ........................................ 10
Parts Identification .................................................................................. 11
Principles of operation ........................................................................... 13
Operation with the remote control .............................................. 13
T o opera te via the on-screen menu ............................................. 14
Pre venting screen burn-out with the screen sa ver
[SCREEN SA VER] ................................................................. 15
Basic operations ...................................................................................... 16
T o tur n the system power supply ON and OFF (standby) .......... 16
T o turn TV power ON and OFF .................................................. 16
Adjusting volume ........................................................................ 16
Muting the sound ........................................................................ 17
Selecting the source to play ........................................................ 17
Changing the source name .......................................................... 17
Selecting the analog or digital input mode ................................. 18
Changing the decode mode ......................................................... 18
Adjusting the Input Signal Lev el ................................................ 19
Sub-woofer v olume control and phase setting ............................ 19
Audio channel display lamp ....................................................... 19
Using the Sleep T imer ................................................................ 20
Using the DSP Modes ................................................................. 20
Using the DVD player .............................................................................. 22
T o pla y a disc .............................................................................. 22
Pausing ........................................................................................ 23
Fast forward and r ewind ............................................................. 23
Locating the beginning ............................................................... 23
Resuming playback ..................................................................... 24
Selecting playback from the D VD menu .................................... 24
Selecting the location to vie w from the video CD men u ............ 25
T o specify the title or tr ack number for playback ....................... 25
T o pla y from the beginning of a title, chapter , or track .............. 26
T o specify the chapter number for playbac k
[CHAP . SEARCH] .................................................................. 26
T o specify the time for playbac k [TIME SEARCH] .................. 26
T o select the scr een for playback from the digest screen
[DIGEST] ................................................................................ 27
T o adv ance the picture one frame at a time ................................ 28
Slow-Motion Playbac k [SLOW] ................................................. 28
T o displa y Continuous Photos [STROBE] ................................. 28
Zooming a scene [ZOOM] .......................................................... 29
Changing the Subtitle Language [SUB TITILE] ........................ 29
Changing the audio language or sound [A UDIO] ...................... 30
Changing the audio channel [A UDIO] ....................................... 30
V ie wing from Multiple Angles [ANGLE] .................................. 31
Selecting the Picture Character [THEA TER POSITION] .......... 32
Repeating a current title, chapter or track, or all tracks
[REPEA T] ............................................................................... 32
Repeating a desired part [A-B REPEA T] ................................... 33
Sampling all tracks [INTR O] ...................................................... 33
Checking the Disc T ime [TIME SELECT] ................................ 34
Programming the Playing Order of the T racks [PR OGRAM] .... 34
Random Play [RANDOM] ......................................................... 35
Receiving radio broadcasts ................................................................... 36
T uning in stations manually ........................................................ 36
Using preset tuning ..................................................................... 36
Selecting the FM reception mode ............................................... 37
Beat cut ....................................................................................... 37
Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receiv e FM stations ..... 38
What information can RDS signals provide? ............................. 38
Searching for a program by PTY codes ...................................... 38
Switching to a broadcast program of your choice temporarily ... 39
Performing miscellaneous settings ..................................................... 40
A V amplifier settings on-scr een displa y ..................................... 40
D VD settings on-screen display ................................................. 40
MAIN MENU Settings ............................................................................. 41
Opening the MAIN MENU ........................................................ 41
ON SCREEN LANGU AGE ....................................................... 41
Setting the SLEEP TIMER ......................................................... 41
Changing the DECODE MODE ................................................. 42
Changing the DSP MODE .......................................................... 42
Adjusting the volume .................................................................. 42
SOUND MENU Settings .......................................................................... 43
Opening the SOUND MENU ..................................................... 43
Adjusting the balance ................................................................. 43
Using LOUDNESS ..................................................................... 43
Adjusting input signal ................................................................. 44
Adjusting the sub-woofer output le vel ........................................ 44
Adjusting the dynamic range ...................................................... 44
Adjusting the DSP effect ............................................................ 44
SPEAKER MENU Settings ....................................................................... 45
Opening the SPEAKER MENU ................................................. 45
Switching speaker mode ............................................................. 45
Playing a test tone ....................................................................... 46
Setting speaker size ..................................................................... 46
Setting speaker le vel ................................................................... 47
Adjusting delay time ................................................................... 47
DVD MENU Settings ................................................................................ 48
Opening the D VD MENU .......................................................... 48
Choosing menu language ............................................................ 48
Choosing audio language ............................................................ 49
Choosing subtitle language ......................................................... 49
On-screen guide settings ............................................................. 49
Select monitor type ..................................................................... 50
Screen sav er settings ................................................................... 50
Limiting playback by children ............................................................... 51
T o set P arental Lock for the first time [P ARENT AL LOCK] ..... 51
T o temporarily release the P arental lock ..................................... 52
Care and handling of discs .................................................................... 53
How to handle discs .................................................................... 53
COMPU LINK Remote Control System .................................................. 54
Operating JVC’ s Audio/V ideo Components ......................................... 55
Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment ........................... 57
T roubleshooting ........................................................................................ 59
Specifications .......................................................................................... 60
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