JVC XV-N33SL manual

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    XV -N33SL/GNT0024 -0 1 4B/English DVD VIDEO PLA YER XV -N33SL GNT0024-014B [US/UB/UG/UX/UW/A] Before operation 2 Preparations 3 Basic operations 6 Advanced operations 11 MP3 disc playback 19 Changing the initial settings 21 Additional information 26 INSTRUCTIONS VIDEO N33SL(USUBUGUXUWA).book Pa ge i Monday, February 24, 2 003 7:26 PM[...]

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    XV -N33SL/GNT0024 -0 1 4B/English Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or hol es are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out). • Do not place any naked flame so ur ces, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus. • When discarding[...]

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    1 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Supplied accessories Check that y ou have all the f ollowing accessories supplied to you. If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately . • Audio/video cab le (Y ello w/Wh ite/Red) ( × 1) • Remote control unit ( × 1) • R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) batter y ( × 2) • AC po wer plug ( × 1) (except f or A[...]

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    2 B e f o r e o p e r a t i o n XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Bef ore operation About discs Playable disc types Discs with the follo wing mar ks can be pla yed back on the unit. The D VD Logo is a trademark. The unit can also play back the f ollowing discs: • D VD-R, D VD-RW and +RW discs written in the D VD VIDEO format and finalized • CD-[...]

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    3 Preparations XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Preparations Connections Before using the unit, connect the unit to a TV and/or amplifier . Before making connections • Do not connect th e A C power cord until all other connections have been made . • Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input of your TV . Connecting VIDEO OUT of [...]

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    Preparations 4 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English P reparations Connecting to optional audio equipment Connecting to a stereo audi o amplifier/receiver Connect the unit’ s A UDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line- lev el inputs (such as A UX, D VD , CD , etc.) of an audio amplifier or receiver . NO TE Sound recorded on DTS-encoded D VD VIDEO or D[...]

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    Preparations 5 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Preparations Selecting NTSC or P AL Set the VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR on the rear panel to “NTSC” or “P AL ” to match the color system of your TV . Make sure that the color system of a D VD VIDEO/SVCD/video CD disc labeled on the package matches y our TV . If you use a multi-color system TV , you[...]

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    6 Basic operati ons XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Basic operations T urning on/off the unit Press ST ANDBY/ON on the remote contr ol unit or press ST ANDBY/ON on the front panel. The ST ANDBY indicator on the front panel, which lights in red during standby , goes off. The opening display appears on the TV screen, and the f ollowing messages may[...]

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    Basic operations 7 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Basic operations 6 Press 5 / ∞ to se lect a desired digital output signal type. Set this item correctly when you connect the unit to an external surround decoder or D/A conv er ter. (If y ou do not connect the unit to such a device , you do not ha ve to set this item.) • When connecting to a [...]

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    Basic operations 8 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Basic operati ons T o check the playba ck status Y ou can see the current select ion number (the title/chapter number f or D VD VIDEO or track number f or SVCD/Video CD/ Audio CD), time inf or mation (the track or chapter time while stopped, or elapsed track or chapter time during playbac k) and [...]

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    Basic operations 9 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Basic operations T o resume playback When the resume mode is “ON” While the di sc you interrupted playbac k is still on the di sc tray , press 3 . The unit resumes playbac k from the position where playback was interrupted. The TV screen shows [RESUME PLA Y]. T o play back from the beginning [...]

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    Basic operations 10 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Basic operati ons T o replay the previous sc enes (One touch replay function) During D VD VIDEO playbac k, press . The playbac k position moves bac k 10 seconds before the current position. NO TES • This function works only within t he same title, though it works between chapters. • This fun[...]

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    11 Advanced operations XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Ad v anced operations Playing from a specific position Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu D VD VIDEO discs generally hav e their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain v ar ious items such as titles of movies , names of songs, or ar tist information, and display t[...]

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    Advanced operations 12 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advan ced ope rations Locating a desired position in the current title or track (T ime search) Y ou can play a disc from the d esired position by specifying the time from the beginning of the current title (for D VD VIDEO) or the disc (for SVCD/Video CD/A udio CD). F or D VD VIDEO/Audio CD: D[...]

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    Advanced operations 13 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advanced operations 4 Press the numeri c buttons to sp ecify tracks in the desired or der . T o select 5: press 5. T o select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. T o select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. T o correc t the program Press 5 / ∞ to mov e to the trac k to be corrected, then press CANC[...]

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    Advanced operations 14 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advan ced ope rations Repeat playback T o repeat the current selection or all trac ks F or D VD VIDEO: During playback F or SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition e xcept SVCD/ Video CD playbac k with PBC Press REPEA T . If you press REPEA T in stop mode, press 3 to start play back. Each ti[...]

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    Advanced operations 15 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advanced operations Changing the language, sound and scene angle T o select the subt itle language (SUBTITLE) Some D VD VIDEO and SVCD discs contain more than one subtitle language. Y ou can choose a d esired one from them. Hint At the beginning of the par t where the subtitles are recorded, [...]

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    Advanced operations 16 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advan ced ope rations Special picture/sound effect T o zoom in pictures 1 During playbac k or while paused, press ZOOM. Pressing ZOOM causes the unit to zoom in on the image. At the top left of the screen, the information for the current magnification appears for about 5 seconds . Each time y[...]

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    Advanced operations 17 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advanced operations T o dismiss the VFP mode selection window Press VFP . NO TES • The window f or VFP mode selection and parameter setting disappear if no operation is made for about 10 seconds. • While zoomed, the VFP function cannot be used. T o simulate surround sound (3D PHONIC) Usin[...]

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    Advanced operations 18 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Advan ced ope rations Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO Time mode selection During playback, selects the time mode shown in the displa y window and in the status bar . Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following. • T OT AL: Current title elapsed time • T .REM: Current title rema[...]

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    19 MP3 disc playba ck XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English MP3 disc pla ybac k Operations The unit can play bac k MP3 files on a personally recorded CD-R/ RW disc or commercially a vailab le CD . W e refer to a disc that contains MP3 files as an “MP3 disc” in this manual. About MP3 discs On an MP3 disc, each song is recorded as a file (tr ack). Fi[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 20 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English M P3 disc playback Hint Y ou can also select a desired track b y pressing 3 to mov e the blac k bar to the r ight (track) column then using 5 / ∞ . NO TES • If an MP3 file name includes any 2-byte character , the unit cannot show the file name correctly . • Only MP3 files are shown on the[...]

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    21 Changing the initial settings XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Changing the initial settings Selecting preferences This section refers to the settings which are already made when you purchase the unit. Read this section when you w ant to connect this unit to a wide-visi on TV set, or when you want to otherwise change the settings according to y[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 22 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Changing t he initial s ettings LANGUAGE menu MENU LANGUAGE Y ou can select the default menu language to be displa yed if it is contained on a D VD VIDEO disc. Set ting options ENGLISH, SP ANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, IT ALIAN, JAP ANESE, language code from AA to ZU • If the di[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 23 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Changing the initial settings SCREEN SA VER Y ou can set the screen sav er function to ON or OFF . (See page 10.) Set ting options ON, OFF AUDIO menu DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT T o connect the unit’s digital output to an e xternal device equipped with a digital input, this item must be[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 24 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Changing t he initial s ettings P ARENT AL LOCK When this option is selected, pressing ENTER on the remote control unit brings u p the P ARENT AL LOCK display shown below . This allows you to restrict children from playing D VD VIDEO discs. • See this page for details about the pa[...]

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    Changing the initial settings 25 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Changing the initial settings T o change the settings Y ou can change the parental lock settings later . 1 Bring up the O THERS menu. 2 Press 5 / ∞ to mo ve to sele ct [P ARENT AL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-scr een display appears on the TV screen. 3 While is poin[...]

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    26 Addit ional in formation XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Ad ditional inf ormation Names of parts and controls Front panel 1 ST ANDBY indicator (6) 2 0 button (7) 3 7 button (7, 8) 4 3 button (7, 9) 5 8 button (8, 9) 6 4 button (9, 10) 7 ¢ button (9, 10) 8 ST ANDBY/ON button (6) 9 Remote sensor (5) 0 Display windo w (see the illustration below[...]

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    Additional information 27 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Additional information Remote control unit 1 DISPLA Y button (8) 2 OPEN/CLOSE button (7) 3 Numeric buttons 4 RETURN button (11) 5 T OP MENU button (11) 6 Cursor selection ( 5 Up , ∞ Down) buttons 7 Cursor selection ( 2 Left, 3 Right) buttons 8 CHOICE button (21) 9 4 /PREVIOUS button (9, [...]

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    Additional information 28 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Addit ional in formation A V COMPU LINK remote control system The JVC A V COMPU LINK system allows y ou to enjoy video or audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio pla yer (such as a D VD pla yer , CD player and VCR) and tele vision or/and amplifier/receiver support the JVC A [...]

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    Additional information 29 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Additional information T roubleshooting Power P ower does not come on. P ower plug is not inser ted securely . Plug in securely . Operation “REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen. Region code of the inser ted disc does not match the unit. Check the region code of the disc p[...]

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    Additional information 30 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Addit ional in formation Appendix A: Countr y/Area code list for Parental Lock (for page 24) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emi rates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barb uda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Ar menia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ A n ta r ct i c a AR Argentina AS American S amoa [...]

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    Additional information 31 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Additional information Appendix B: T able of languages and their abbreviations Appendix C: Digital output signal chart AA Afar F A P ersian KM Cambodian OM (Af an) Oromo SU Sundanese AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KN Kannada OR Oriya SV Swedish AF Afrikaans FJ F iji KO K orean (K OR) P A P anjabi[...]

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    Additional information 32 XV -N33SL/GNT0 024-0 1 4B/English Addit ional in formation Appendix D: Glossary Aspect ratio A ratio which defines the shape of the rectangular picture in a TV . It is the width of the picture rela tive to the height. A conv entional TV picture is 4:3 in aspect ratio . Bitstream The digital form of multichannel audio data [...]

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    XV -N33SL/GNT0024 -0 1 4B/English VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN. J V C 0203KTYBICJSC ©2003 VICT OR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, LIMITED N33SL(USUBUGUXUWA).book Pa ge 33 Monday, February 24, 2 003 7:26 PM[...]