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    PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / All Cover Cover01 PDP COLOUR TELEVISION INSTRUCTIONS PD-35S50J PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 1 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM[...]

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    PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  Warning DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power poin ts in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety ap proved extension lead or adaptor or cons ult your dealer. If nonetheless the mains plug [...]

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    1 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Thank you for buying this JVC colour television. To make sure you understand how to use your new TV , please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. WARNING Always use the power cord which is supplied with th e TV and insert it into a correctly earthed outlet. Failure to use the supplied power cord [...]

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    2 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Burn-in A characteristi c of Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) is that displaying the same image for a long time causes a part of the image to stay on th e screen (this is called phosphor burn-in). Avoid burn-in as follows.  Use the PICTURE SHIFT function. To pr event burn-in, the picture d isplayed on the [...]

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    3 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Failure to take the following prec autions may result in damage t o the TV or remote control. DO NOT block the TV’s vent ilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc. , the heat may not be able to get out.) DO NOT place anything on top of the [...]

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    4 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) CONTENTS Checking the contents of pack ages ....... 5 Setting up your TV ............. .............. ........6 Installation ...... ............. ............. .............. .... 6 Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder ( VCR) .............. ............. ............ 7 Connecting the power co[...]

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    5 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Checking the contents of packages Check that all components are presen t. Contact your retailer immediatel y if any components are missing. TV and Wall mounting unit 1 Remote control unit 1 (RM-C1811H) AA/R6 batteries 2 (used to check operation) Ferrite core 1 (attach to power cord) Hooks 2 (to prevent th[...]

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    6 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Setting up your TV  Be sure to have someone help you wh en you lift up the TV. The TV is too heavy to lift up by yourse lf. I f the TV falls, it will cause inju ries and damage. Installation  When using a table top st and, always use a JVC approved unit. Warning for wall mounting unit: • Use only [...]

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    Setting up your TV 7 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Caution • Turn off all the equipment includi ng the TV before connecting anything. Connecting the aerial and vide o cassette recorder (VCR) • The connecting cabl es are not provided. • For further details, refer to the manuals provided with th e devices to be connected.  If you[...]

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    8 Setting up your TV PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  Rear Panel 1 Aerial socket (page 7) 2 EXT-1 terminal (pages 7, 43, 47) 3 EXT-2 terminal (pages 7, 12, 43, 47) 4 EXT-3 terminal (pages 43, 47) 5 EXT-4 terminal (pages 43, 47) 6 AUDIO OUT terminal (page 48) 7 CENTRE CH input terminal (page 49) 8 Subwoofer out terminal (page 48) 9 AC I[...]

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    Setting up your TV 9 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Initial settings When the TV is first turned on, it goes into the initial settings mode, and you will see the JVC logo. Follow the inst ructions on the screen display to make the initial settings. 1 Press the A button on th e TV The power lamp lights blue and the JVC logo appears. • I[...]

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    10 Setting up your TV PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 5 Press the blue button to start the AUTO PROGRAM function The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received T V channels are automatically stored in the programme numbers (PR). • Perform the “ACI function” operation (see page 11) when “ACI START/ACI SKIP” is displayed. • To cance[...]

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    Setting up your TV 11 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • The AUTO PROGRAM function does not set the programme number PR 0 (AV) for your video cassette recorder. You will need to set this using the MANUAL function. • In some areas you may get TV reception from more than one transmitter, for example different ITV regions. In this case ea[...]

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    12 Setting up your TV PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 1 Turn on the VCR 2 Press the a button The data transmission begins. The T-V LINK menu disappears once the data transmission ends. When the T-V LINK menu is changed over to anoth er menu: The TV has finished its menu. This new menu is operated from the VCR. See the VCR instruction manu[...]

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    Setting up your TV 13 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  Direct Rec “What You See Is What You Record” You can easily record to VCR the imag es that you are watching on the TV. For details, read the manual for your VCR. Use your VCR controls. “VCR IS RECORDING” is displayed. In the following situatio ns, the VCR will stop recordin[...]

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    14 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) TV buttons and functions See the pages in brackets for details. 1 A (power) bu tton 2 r (Volume) q buttons (page 14) 3 P p buttons (page 14) 4 MENU/OK button (pages 43, 47) 5 Power lamp (pages 9, 14) 6 TV/AV button (pages 43, 47) 7 EXT-5 terminal (pages 43, 47) 8 PC IN (D-SUB) terminal (pages 43, 47) 9 H[...]

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    15 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Remote control buttons and functions 1 Muting button 2 Number butt ons 3 Information button 4 c button 5 i button 6 b button 7 7 buttons 8 g (Text) button 9 p p buttons 0 VCR/DVD/Teletext control buttons - p buttons = d (Favourite) button ~ # (Standby) button ! VCR/TV/DVD switch @ G button # Colour butto[...]

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    16 Remote control b uttons and functions PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Choose a TV channel and watch images from external devices  Use the number buttons: Enter the programme number (PR) of the channe l using the number buttons. Example: •P R 6 → press 6 • PR 12 → press 1 and 2  Use the p p buttons: Press the p p butt ons [...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 17 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • The VCR sends its playback image along the aerial ca ble as an RF (radio frequency) signal. • Also see your VCR instruction manual. Adjust the volume Press the r q buttons to adjust the volume. The volume indicator appears and the volume changes as you press the[...]

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    18 Remote control b uttons and functions PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) ZOOM function You can change the screen size according to the picture aspect ratio. Choose the optimum one from the following ZOOM modes. • The ZOOM mode is fixed at FULL when you are using the TV as a PC screen. AUTO: When a WSS (Wide Screen S ignalling) signal, w[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 19 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  Adjustin g the visible are a of the picture If subtitles or the top (or bottom) of the picture are cut off, you can adjust the visible area of the picture manually. 1 Press the c button The ZOOM menu appears. 2 Press the a button to display the ZOOM mode indicator[...]

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    20 Remote control b uttons and functions PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Using the MULTI-PICTURE function 1 Press the X button The MULTI-PICTURE menu appears. 2 Press the 5 buttons to choose the number of screens and th en press the a button 2-pictures multi: With 1125i and 750p signa ls, the screen is split into two as shown below. 12-pi[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 21 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • A picture of EXT-4 cannot be displayed as the sub-picture. • The MULTI-PICTURE function does not work for a PC signal. • You cannot view a scrambled channel in the sub-picture. • When set to 12-pict ures multi, press the 7 buttons to choose the screen you wa[...]

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    22 Remote control b uttons and functions PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Favourite channel function You can register your favourite TV ch annels in the number buttons 1 to 4. After registering, the channel can be called by pressing the d (favourite) button and a number button 1 to 4.  Favourite channel reg istration 1 In the normal scr[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 23 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  Showing the favourite channels Press the h (information) button to display the PR LIST. You can see the favourite channel that has the registered number button icon at the right of the channel number. • When you want to delete a favourite channel, delete the set[...]

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    24 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Teletext function Basic operation You can view three types of teletext broadcasts on the TV: FLOF (Fastext), TOP and WST. • TOP is not available when the COUNTRY setting is UNITED KINGDOM. 1 Choose a TV channel with a teletext broadcast 2 Set the VCR/TV/DVD swit ch to the TV position 3 Press g (Text) b[...]

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    Teletext function 25 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 2 Press a colour butto n to choose a position. Then press the number buttons to enter the page number 3 Press and hold down the A (Store) button The four page numbers blink white to show that they are stored in memory.  To call up a stored page: 1 Press the B button to enter the List[...]

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    26 Teletext functi on PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Index You can return to the index page instantly. Press the G (Index) button Returns to page 100 or a previously specified page. Cancel You can search for a teletext page while watching TV. 1 Press the number button to enter a page numb er, or press a c olour button The TV searches for[...]

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    27 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Using the TV’s menu This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To use all your TV’s functions, you need to understan d the basic menu operating techniques fully. Buttons used to operate the menus Basic operation 1 Press the H button to display the menu bar 2 Press the 5 buttons to[...]

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    28 Using the TV’s menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Operation with t he buttons on the TV You can also operate the menus using the buttons on the front panel of the TV. The menu will disappear after about one minute if no operation is performed. PM EN U /O K T V /A V P MENU/OK TV/A V 6 buttons 5 buttons TV/AV button MENU/OK button PD[...]

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    29 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PICTURE menu • While the PICTURE menu is d isplayed, pressing the blue button will set the CONTRAST, BRIGHT, SHARP, COLOUR, HUE settings to their default settings. • When watching the picture from EXT-1 to EXT-5 or the PC, picture effect settings can be memorised for each external input by setting th[...]

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    30 PICTURE menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) WARM: A reddish white. Using this mode when watching films allows you to enjoy colours that are char acteristic of films. FEATURES Choose FEATURES and press the a or 3 button to display the sub-menu.  DIGITAL VNR The DIGITAL VNR function cuts down the amount of ‘noise’ (‘snow’ or [...]

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    PICTURE menu 31 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) MIN: The level of DigiPure effect is set to the minimum. When you set the Super DigiPure function to AUTO and notice some noise, change the setting from AUTO to MIN. • The MIN setting is not suitable for high- quality pictures which contain very little noise. MAX: The level of DigiPure eff[...]

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    32 PICTURE menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  COLOUR SYSTEM The colour system is chosen automatica lly. However, if the picture is not clear or no colour appears, choose the colour system manually. 1 Choose COLOUR SYSTEM. Then press the a or 3 button The sub-menu of the COLOUR SYSTEM function appears. 2 Press the 5 buttons to choose[...]

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    33 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) SOUND menu • When the headphones are connected, only “STEREO / I • II” and “SPE AKER” can be used. • When the “SPEAKER” setting (see page 34) is CENT RE, BALANCE a nd 3D SOUND cannot be ch osen from the SOUND menu. STEREO / I • II When you are viewing a bilingual broadcast programme, [...]

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    34 SOUND menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) BBE You can use the BBE function to enjoy easy- to-listen sound that is fa ithful to the original sound recorded. ON: This function is turned on. OFF: This function is turned off. • Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. BBE is a registered trademark of BBE Sound, Inc. SPEAKER You can set the TV speake[...]

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    35 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) FEATURES menu SLEEP TIMER You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a set period of time. 1 Choose SLEEP TIMER. Then press the a or 3 button A Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function appears. 2 Press the 5 buttons to set the period of time. Then pres s the a button You can set the period of time fo[...]

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    36 FEATURES menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 4 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme number (PR) changes, and the picture of the TV channel registered in the Programme number (PR) is displayed on the screen. 5 Press the blue bu tton and set the CHILD LOCK function. Then pres s the[...]

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    FEATURES menu 37 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) REFRESH When burn-in is minimal, burn-in and residual images may be softened with the REFRESH function. 1 Choose REFRESH 2 Press the a button Snow appears on the screen. Leave the TV in this condition f or a few hours. 3 After a few hours, press the TV, number buttons , or # button Press th[...]

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    38 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) SET UP menu AUTO PROGRAM You can again perform the AUTO PROGRAM function TV channel automatic registration which was performed in the “Initial setti ngs” (page 9). To receive SKY 1 you need a satellite tuner. You must have the sate ll ite tuner set to SKY 1 before starting the AUTO PROGRAM function. [...]

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    SET UP menu 39 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • Using the MANUAL function for a TV channel for which the DECODER (EXT-2) unction has been set to ON returns the setting of the DECODER (EXT-2) function for that channel to OFF. • When a TV channel has already been registered in PR 99, using the INSERT function deletes that T V channel. [...]

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    40 SET UP menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  DELETE 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the programme number (PR) changes and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programme number (PR) appears on the screen. 2 Press the yellow button to delete the TV channel The TV channel is delet[...]

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    SET UP menu 41 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • When the COUNTRY setting is not FRANCE, use a two-digit CH/CC number. When the COUNTRY setting is FRANCE, use a th ree-digit CH/CC number.  INSERT 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a programme number (PR) for which you will regis ter a new TV channe l 2 Press the gre en button and star t[...]

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    42 SET UP menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 4 Press the green or red button to search for a TV channel Scanning stops when the TV finds a TV channel. Then the TV channel is displayed. 5 Press the green or red button repeatedly until the TV channel you want appears If the TV channel reception is poor: Press the blue or yellow button to [...]

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    SET UP menu 43 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 6 Turn on the VCR, and then press the a button to transmit the data to VCR The T-V LINK menu disappears once the data transmission ends. 7 If you have an other TV channel capable of being uns crambled with a Decoder, repeat steps 2 to 6 If the DECODER (EXT-2) function has been set to “ON”[...]

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    44 SET UP menu PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) 1 Press the 5 or 6 buttons to choose an EXT te rminal 2 Press th e yellow button and set the S-IN (S-VIDEO input). Then pres s the a button An S-IN (S-VIDEO input) mark is displayed. You can view an S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) instead of the regular video signal (com posite signal). To cancel[...]

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    SET UP menu 45 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  DUBBING You can choose a signal source to be output from the EXT-2 terminal. You can do this with the output signals of th e devices connected to ot her EXT terminals, or with the picture and sound from a TV channel you are currently viewing. 1 Press the 5 buttons to choose the arrow from[...]

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    46 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Displaying a computer screen This TV can be us ed as a computer screen. Connecting to the computer Use a commercially ava ilable D-SUB cable to connect the TV’s PC IN terminal to the computer’s analogue RGB output terminal. If you want to listen to the sound from the computer, use a co mmercially ava[...]

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    47 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Additional preparation Connecting external equipment Connect the equipment to the TV, making the correct rear panel and front panel connections. Before connectin g anything: • Read the manuals that cam e with the equipment. Depending on the equipment, the connection method may be differen t from the di[...]

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    48 Additional preparation PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK)  Equipment which can output the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) such as an S-V HS VCR Connect the equipment to an EXT terminal. You can choose between an S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) and a regular video signal (composite signal). For details of how to operate the equipment, see “S-[...]

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    Additional preparation 49 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • The subwoofer is interlocked with the TV volume. • You cannot connect an amplifier and a subwoofer at the same time.  Using the TV speaker as the surround centre speaker The TV speaker can be used as the centre speaker when listening to Dolby Surround sound. Connect the AV[...]

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    50 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) CH/CC numbers When you want to use the INSERT function on page 41, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table. CH Channel CH 02 / CH 202 E2, R1 CH 03 / CH 203 E3, ITALY A CH 04 / CH 204 E4, ITALY B, R2 CH 05 / CH 205 E5, ITALY D, R6 CH 06 / CH 206 E6, ITAL[...]

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    CH/CC numbers 51 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • When two CH/CC numbers correspond to one Cha nnel number, choos e either one according to the current COUNTRY setting. When the COUNTRY setting is other than FRANCE, choose a two-digit CH/CC number. When the COUNTRY se tting is FRANCE, choos e a three-digit CH/ CC number. • Find the C[...]

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    52 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Troubleshooting If a problem arises while you are using the TV, pl ease read this troubleshooting guide carefully before you ask to have the TV repaired. You may be able to fix it easily by yourself. For example, if the mains plug is di sconnected from the mains outlet, or the TV aerial has problems, you[...]

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    Troubleshooting 53 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) • When viewing images from commercially available video soft ware products, or videos from videotapes which have been recorded improperly, the top of the image may be distorted. This is due to the condition of the video signal. There is nothing wrong with the TV. • Since this TV is de[...]

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    54 PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) Specifications We may change the design and specific ations without notice. Pictures displayed on the screen using this TV’s ZOOM functions should not be shown for any commercial or demonstration purpose in public plac es (cafes, hotels, etc.) without the consent of the owners of copyright of the or ig[...]

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    © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / All Cover Cover04 LCT1653-00 1A-U 0304-T-CR-JMU K PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 4 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM[...]