JVC XV-M50BK manual

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       DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 123 56 89 0 + 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV/VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV -/-- TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST P R E V IO U S N E X T C L E A R S T R O B E S L O W + S L O W – TI[...]

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    W arnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an ide[...]

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    Introduc tion 1 T able of Co ntents Introduction Page 2 Features ............... ........... ................. ................. ........... ........ 2 Supplied ac cessories ................ ................. ........... ..............2 About this instruction manual ........... ............ ................ ... 3 Notes on h andling ......... ......[...]

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    2 Introduc tion Intr oduction F eatur es 7 7 7 7 Str obe function The unit c an display nine contin uous still p ictures on the TV screen. 7 7 7 7 Digest function Y ou can s elect the desired s election to be play ed from the openin g scenes dis play ed on the TV s creen. 7 7 7 7 Angle function* Y ou can sel ect a desi red angle from m ultiple cam [...]

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    Introduc tion 3 Introduc tion About this instr uction manual This instruc tion ma nual basic ally explain s operations as follows: Y ou can play titles or trac ks on discs inser ted in random order by usin g the R andom functi on. 7 While stopp ed 1 Press PLA Y MODE. The play m ode menu app ears on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 to move to [RAND[...]

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    Introduc tion 4 Introduc tion Notes on handli ng Important cautions Installation of the unit • S elect a place whic h is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5 o C and 35 o C, 41 o F and 95 o F). • Leav e suffic ien t dis tan ce b etwee n t he uni t and th e TV . • Do not us e the play er in a place subje ct to vibr ations. Po[...]

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    5 Preliminary knowl edge Pr eliminar y knowledge Names of par ts and contr o ls Refer to the cor respon ding page s indicated in () for detai ls. Front pane l 1 ST ANDB Y indicator Lights when t he power cord i s connected and t he unit is on st andby. When the uni t i s t urne d on, the ST ANDBY indicator goe s off . 2 S T ANDB Y/ON but ton (2 0) [...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 6 Preliminary knowle dge Remote contro l unit DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 123 56 89 0 + 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV/VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV -/-- TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST P R E V IO U S N E XT C LE AR S TR O B E S LO W + S LO W – TITLE MENU CHOICE ENTER RM-SXVM50J REMOTE [...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 7 Preliminary knowl edge 1 DISC SELECT bu tt on (21) By pres si ng thi s butt on fo ll owed by t he appro pri at e numeri c butt on (among 1 t hro ugh 3), yo u can sel ec t a di sc to be playe d. 2 PLA Y MODE but ton (26, 30 , 31, 32) Displ ay s an on-s cr een dis pl ay for c ont rol l ing t he advanc ed play bac k f unct io n[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 8 Preliminary knowle dge Displa y wind ow 4 Disc indicators 5 Function indicat ors 1 Disc number indicator 2 Title/chapt er/ trac k indicators 3 Time display 3D-PHONIC DISC TITLE CHAP. PROGRAM EACH REMAIN DVD VCD RANDOM RESUME REPEAT 1A-B THEATER TRACK 1 Disc nu mbe r i ndi cato r Shows the di sc number bei ng sel ect ed. 2 Ti[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 9 Preliminary knowl edge Oper ational Pr inciples The unit pro vides s everal on-sc reen displa ys. With some dis plays, you ca n set or selec t preferences or functions, while th e others are display -only . Opening displays The Openi ng display appears automa tically in some conditi ons. At the bot tom, th e following i nfor[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 10 Preliminary knowle dge Play mode displa ys Pr essing the PLA Y MODE but ton brings up the play mode displ ay in w hic h you can control playbac k functions. Dif ferent displays a ppear dependi ng on the disc ty pe and the unit ’ s statu s. Status displa ys Pr essing the DISPLA Y button du ring play bac k brin gs up the s [...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 11 Preliminary knowl edge On-s creen gu ide ic ons During D VD VIDEO play bac k, you may se e icons displa yed o ver the picture. T hese have the followin g meanin gs. : Dis play ed at the beg inning of a s cene record ed from multiple angles. (S ee page 33.) : Dis play ed at the beg inning of a s cene record ed with multi ple[...]

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    Preliminary knowledge 12 Preliminary knowle dge About discs Playable a nd non-pl ayable dis c types are as follows: Play able discs The D VD VIDEO Logo is a trademar k. • CD-R and CD-R W discs recorded with the Aud io CD format can be play ed bac k, though s ome may not be play ed bac k because of the disc c har acteristics or re cording cond iti[...]

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    13 Getting starte d Getti ng star ted Connections *In the follo wing de scription, “ TV ” may b e substituted w ith “ monitor ” or “ proj ector . ” *Before usin g the unit, you have to co nnect th e unit to a TV a nd/or amplifie r . • Do not conne ct the A C pow er cord un til all other co nnections ha ve been ma de. • Since dif fer[...]

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    Getting started 14 Getting st arted Y ou can enjoy using the unit by sim ply connec ting it to your t elevision s et with a 2 1 -pin SCAR T ca ble. T o hear audio sound with bet ter qua lity , connect the a udio output to y our audio equi pment. Set the COMP -Y/C switc h cor rectly ac cording to yo ur TV . • If the T V only acco mmodates the comp[...]

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    Getting started 15 Getting starte d 3 K eep holding down the 7 (S T OP) but ton on the front pa nel. Afte r a few more second s, “ R OUT ” replac es “ S OUT ” in the di splay wind ow. Now the RG B signal ca n be output w hen set ting the CO MP . - Y/C switc h to “ COMP . ” . • T o make the S-VIDEO outputs, use the similar procedure. Y[...]

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    Getting started 16 Getting st arted Y ou can enhanc e the soun d quality by connecting either of the un it's DIGIT AL OUT jac ks (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) to the digital input of an am plifier , MD, etc. by us ing an optiona l digital ca ble. The digi tal audio sig nal from a disc is direc tly transfer red. If y ou connect the unit to a Dolby Digi[...]

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    Getting started 17 Getting starte d Using the r emot e contr ol unit Using the remo te control, yo u can op erate not only all the func tions of the u nit but also b asic functions of your TV . The bat tery c ompar tment is loc ated on the b ac k of t he remote con trol unit. 1 Pr ess dow n on the poin t shown by the ar r ow at the top of the compa[...]

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    Getting started 18 Getting st arted Y ou can operate your TV from the remote co ntrol unit. Setti ng the r e mot e contro l signal for oper ating your T V . 1 Holding dow n TV/VIDEO - CANC EL, enter the manufacturer cod e of you r TV listed bel ow by usin g the numeric but tons (0 to 9). Do not relea se TV/VIDEO - CANCE L. Kee p holding it un til t[...]

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    Getting started 19 Getting starte d The follow ing but tons can be used for o perating th e TV : T o use the CURSOR (CH–, CH+, V OL–, V OL+), TV/VIDEO - CANCEL and nume ric but tons for T V control, set the TV - D VD switc h to “TV” . T u rns the TV on or o ff . Switc hes th e TV i nput mode betw een TV and VIDEO . Selec ts the TV channels [...]

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    20 Basi c operatio ns Basic operations In the fo llowing descrip tion, the but tons on the remote c ontrol unit are m ainly used, however , you may u se the cor respondin g butto ns on th e front panel o f the unit if available. T ur ning on/of f the unit Pr ess D VD ST ANDBY/ON on the remo te control unit or press on the front p anel. • Y ou can[...]

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    Basic operations 21 Basi c operati ons Basic pla ybac k Now you can play a disc. First, let ’ s enjoy simp le playbac k acco rding to follow ing procedure. Method 1 Press 3 on the front panel or remote control unit. The unit sta r ts playb ac k from the selec ted disc ind icated in th e display w indow Method 2 Press any of the DISC (1 through 3)[...]

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    Basic operations 22 Basi c operatio ns . 7 During playba c k Fr om the Remote contr ol unit Press 1 or ¡ . Eac h press of 1 or ¡ inc reases the pla ybac k speed. Y ou can select the speed among 2x, 5x, 1 0x, 20x and 60x the normal spee d. Pre s s i ng 3 returns the u nit to normal pl aybac k. Fr om the Fr ont panel Hold down 4 or ¢ . Holding d o[...]

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    Basic operations 23 Basi c operati ons 7 While the di sc you inte rrup t playbac k last time is still in the disc tray . Press 3 . The unit sta r ts playbac k from the position whe re you inter rupted playbac k last time. • T o clea r the r esume position memo ry Car ry out one of the followi ngs. *T ak e out the di sc from the tra y . *Pre ss an[...]

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    24 Adva nced oper ations Advanced operations When you use the functions described below while stopped, make sure that the desired disc number is selected (the selected disc number is shown in the display window). If it is not selected, press the appropriate DISC (1 - 3) button to star t playbac k and then press 7 . When controll ing the unit us ing[...]

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    Advanced operations 25 Adva nced opera tions 2 Use the numeric buttons to select the des ired number of the item. • S ee page 1 1 for detail s about how to use the numeric but to ns. The unit sta r ts playbac k of the s elected item. Y ou can return to the menu b y pressing the RETURN but ton. When “ NEXT ” or “ PREVIOU S ” appears on the[...]

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    Advanced operations 26 Adva nced oper ations If the cur rent title of a D VD VIDEO di sc being p lay ed is divided into c hapters, you can sk ip to a desire d c hapte r by speci fying the c hapter nu mber usi ng the on-sc reen display . 7 During DVD V IDEO playbac k 1 Press PL A Y MODE. The D VD play mod e menu appe ars on the TV scree n. 2 Use CUR[...]

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    Advanced operations 27 Adva nced opera tions 3 Use the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter the time. Y ou can specify the elaps ed time of th e cur rent title or trac k to set the location w hic h you wan t to playbac k from. 4 Press ENTER. The unit sta r ts playbac k from the specified ti me. •“ 10 ” and “ +1 0 ” butt ons are not used i n [...]

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    Advanced operations 28 Adva nced oper ations 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the des ired scene. The selec ted sc ene is ind icated by . If there a re more tha n 9 scene s, the digest screen will have more than one page. In this case, pressi ng ¢ advances to the next page, w hile pressing 4 returns to the previous pag e. • When the lower [...]

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    Advanced operations 29 Adva nced opera tions • Pres sing 8 when the ni ne st ill pi ctur es is shown wi ll advance to the next nine s till pictures. • Pres sing 3 when the nine still p ictures is shown wil l advance pictures in normal playbac k speed. • T o canc el str obe pla y P ress and hold 8 for more t han 1 s econd. 7 During playba c k [...]

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    Advanced operations 30 Adva nced oper ations Changi ng the pl a yback or der Y ou can play ti tles or trac ks on discs inser ted in th e desired orde r or in random orde r . Y ou can play ti tles or trac ks on discs inser ted in th e desired orde r by using the Pro gram function. 7 While stopp ed 1 Press PL A Y MODE. The play m ode menu app ears on[...]

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    Advanced operations 31 Adva nced opera tions Y ou can play ti tles or trac ks on discs ins er ted in random order by u sing the R andom functio n. 7 While stopp ed 1 Press PL A Y MODE. The play m ode menu app ears on the TV s creen. 2 Use CURSOR 2 / 3 to move to [RANDOM]. 3 Press ENTER. The “ RANDOM ” indicator appears in the dis play window on[...]

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    Advanced operations 32 Adva nced oper ations • Dur ing A udio CD/V ideo CD pla ybac k • While A udio CD/V ideo CD stoppe d • T o st op r epeat playba ck Pre s s 7 . • If you press 7 in R EPEA T ALL mode, the unit stop s playbac k but remains i n the mode. • If you press 7 in REPEA T1, TITLE REPEA T or CHAPTER REPEA T mode, the unit stops [...]

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    Advanced operations 33 Adva nced opera tions • T o quit A -B r epeat pla ybac k Pre s s 7 . The unit stops playb ac k and quits A-B repeat mode. • During playbac k, pressing EN TER when is pointed at [A- B REPE A T] quits A-B repeat mode an d continu es playbac k. • Y ou can also q uit A-B r epeat mode by pressing 4 or ¢ . Selectin g a scen [...]

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    Advanced operations 34 Adva nced oper ations 7 During DVD V IDEO playbac k 1 Press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 second. Up to nine camera angles r ecorded on a disc app ear on the TV screen. 2 Use CURSOR 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the des ired angle. 3 Press ENTER. The unit sta r ts playb ac k by the selec ted angle on the full-siz ed screen. Chan[...]

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    Advanced operations 35 Adva nced opera tions By A UDIO selec tion, you can c hoose th e audio la nguage of mov ies or c hoose to en joy karaoke with or withou t the vo cal. 7 During playba c k 1 Press AUDIO. The Audio se lection dis play appea rs on the TV scree n. 2 Use AUDIO or CURSOR 2 / 3 to select the desired audio. • Fo r D VD VIDEO Eac h t[...]

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    Advanced operations 36 Adva nced oper ations Selecting the pict ur e ch a ra c te r Y ou can select the picture c haracte r from among fou r options ac cording t o the source program, lighting conditi on of the room a nd/or personal p reference . 7 During playba c k 1 Press THEA TER POSITION. The theater position display appears on the TV screen. 2[...]

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    Advanced operations 37 Adva nced opera tions • THEA TER Y ou can enjo y sound ef fects like in a major theater i n Hollywood . % When you play a D VD VIDEO di sc recorde d in Dolby Digital wh ic h contains more tha n 3 c hannels, A CTION does not appear . Chec king the status Y ou can view the disc/tim e informati on, as wel l as the DVD fu nctio[...]

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    Advanced operations 38 Adva nced oper ations 7 During DVD V IDEO playbac k 1 Press DI SPLA Y . The D VD function s tatus disp lay appears o n the TV scree n. The cur rent s elections of the camera angle, audio language a nd subtitle l anguage are shown. • T o t ur n of f the D VD function stat us disp lay Pr ess DISPLA Y twice. T o dim, the br ig[...]

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    39 Initial s ettings Initial settings Selecting pr ef er ences Y ou can set various preferences for p laybac k via four dedica ted displays. Note that y ou cannot brin g up a pre ference dis play during playba c k or w hen an Audio C D is load ed in the tray . 7 When no dis c is inser ted in the tray , or when a D VD VIDEO or V ideo CD is inser ted[...]

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    Initia l set tings 40 Initial set tings SUBTITLE Y ou can selec t the defaul t subtitle lan guage to be disp layed i f it is co nta ined on the d isc. Eac h time you press CURSOR 3 , the langua ge set ting c hanges in the following ord er: ENGLISH → → → → SP ANISH → → → → FRENCH → → → → CHINESE → → → → GERMAN → →[...]

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    Initia l settin gs 41 Initial s ettings DOWN MIX T o playbac k a DVD VID EO disc recorded wit h sur round multic hannel audio corre ctly , the DO WN MIX set ting mus t be properly made accordin g to your audio syste m. Note that this set ting af fects the output signal from the A UDIO (both DIGIT AL and ANAL OG) output jac ks wh en playing bac k a [...]

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    Initia l set tings 42 Initial set tings ON SCREEN GUIDE The unit ca n displ ay “ on - screen gui de ” icons or c har acters on the pict ure, whic h show what is happen ing to the disc or the unit. • ON The on -screen guide w ill be displaye d. • OFF The on -screen guide w ill not be display ed. Examples of “ on-screen guide ” icons or c[...]

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    Initia l settin gs 43 Initial s ettings Limiting pla ybac k b y ch i l d r e n This functi on restricts p laybac k of DVD VIDE O discs whic h contain viol ent (and other) s cenes acc ording to the level set by the user . For ex ample, if a movi e whic h includes violent sce nes suppo rts the parental loc k feature, suc h scenes whic h you do no t w[...]

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    Initia l set tings 44 Initial set tings Y ou can c hange the P are ntal loc k settin gs late r . 7 While a D VD VIDE O disc is st opped or no disc is inser ted 1 Press ENTER while holding down 7 on the remote control unit. The P arental L oc k on- screen dis play appea rs on the TV screen. points [P ASSW ORD]. 2 Enter your current 4-di git password[...]

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    Initia l settin gs 45 Initial s ettings When you s et the parental level stric tly , some discs may not be pl ayed bac k at all. When y ou inser t suc h a disc and try to pla y it, the follow ing P arental L oc k on-screen display a ppears on the T V screen, as king you w hether you w ant the par ental loc k to be tempor arily re leased or not. 1 U[...]

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    46 Additio nal informatio n Additional information Car e and handl ing of di scs Ho w to handle di scs When handling a dis c, do not touc h the surface of the disc. Since disc s are made of plastic, they are easily damag ed. If a disc gets dir ty , dusty , scratc hed or warped, th e images a nd sound will n ot be pic ked up cor rectly , and suc h a[...]

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    Addi ti onal inf orma tio n 47 Additio nal information T r oub lesho otin g What appears t o be a malfun ction may no t alw ays be se rious. Pleas e go through th e following l ist befo re requesting servic e. Symptom P oss ible case Reme dy Pow er does not come on. Pow er plug is not inser ted securely . Plug in securely . Remote control does not [...]

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    Additional inf ormation 48 Additio nal informatio n Specifications Gener al Reada ble discs: DVD VI DEO, Audio CD, V ideo CD V ideo format: P AL Other P owe r re qui reme nts: AC 230 V , 50 H z Power c onsu mpt ion: 17 W (P O WER O N), 3.1 W (ST AN DBY mo de) Mass: 4.8 kg (1 0.6 lbs) Dimensi ons (W x H x D ): 435 mm x 1 27 mm x 329 mm (17 - 3/16 in[...]

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    Addi ti onal inf orma tio n 49 Additio nal information Appendix B:Country cod e list f or par ental loc k This list i s used for th e parental L oc k operation. F or details, see page 43. AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Angu illa AL Albania AM Armenia AN Neth erlands Antilles AO A ngola AQ An ta rct i ca [...]

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    SAFETY INS TRUCTIONS “ SOME DOS AND DON ’ TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT ” This equipm ent ha s bee n desi gned and man ufac tured to meet inter nati ona l safet y stan dard s but, li ke any elect rical eq uipmen t, care must be taken if you are to obtain the be st resul ts and safety is to be a ssured. Do rea d the ope rat ing ins tru ction[...]