JVC XV-SA600BK manual

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    STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON PROGRESSIVE PAUSE PLAY STOP 38 7 OPEN/CLOSE 0 SKIP ¢ 4 DVD AUDIO/DVD VIDEO/SUPER VCD/VCD/CD PLAYER DVD AUDIO[...]

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    Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’él ectrocutio n, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlever les vis ni[...]

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    1 English English T able of Cont ents Introduction Page 2 Supplied accessori es .................. .............. .............. ............2 Notes on handling .............. .............. .............. .............. ......3 Important cautions ............................................................... .... 3 Safety precautions ............[...]

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    2 Introduction Intr oduction Supplied accessor ies • Audio/video cabl e (Y ello w/White/R ed) (x 1) • Component video cable (Red/Green/Blue) (x 1) • Audio cable (White/Red) (x 2) • Remote Control Unit (x 1) • A V compulink cable (x 1) • R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) battery (x 2) • AC power cord (x 1) • AC power pl ug adaptor (x 1) (for PX mod[...]

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    Introduction 3 Introduction English Not es on handling Installati on of the u nit • Select 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). • Leave sufficient distance be tween the unit and the TV . • Do not use the unit in a pl ace subject to vibrations. Pow e r c o rd • Do not ha[...]

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    Introduction 4 Introduction About discs Playable disc types are as follows: The DV D Logo is a tra demark. • CD-R and CD-R W discs recorded with the S VCD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3 or JPE G format can be play ed bac k, though some may not be pl ayed bac k be cause of the disc c haracteristics or recording conditions. Note that unfinaliz ed discs c[...]

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    Introduction 5 Introduction English (F or D VD A UDIO) A DVD A UDIO disc is comprised of “groups,” and eac h group is comprised of “tra c ks.” Some D VD AUDIO discs also contain a “bonus group” that can be played bac k by entering the “ke y number” (a kind of password ). Usually the contents of a “bonus gr oup” are not o p ened [...]

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    6 Getting started Getting star ted Connections *Before using the unit , you have to connect th e unit to a TV and/or amplifier . • Do not connect the A C po wer co rd until all other connections h av e been made. • Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit dir ectly t o the video input of y our TV . Connecting VIDEO OUT of the uni t to a T V via a V CR may[...]

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    Getting started 7 Getting started English Connection to a T V equipped with component jacks Y ou can enjoy high picture quality by conn ecting the unit’ s COMPONENT VIDE O OUT jac ks to the COMPONEN T VIDEO IN jac ks of your TV with the vi deo cables. • Connect “Y” to “Y , ” “P B ” to “P B ”(C B ), “P R ” to “P R ”(C R )[...]

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    Getting started 8 Getting started T o mak e the Pr ogr essive scanning mode select ion activ e fr om the re mote contr ol unit The unit suppor ts the P rogressive scanning system as well as the con ventional Interlaced scan ning system. If your television or monitor suppor ts the progressive video input, you can en joy a high quality picture by mak[...]

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    Getting started 9 Getting started English Y ou can enjoy high-quality audio by connecting the unit’ s audio output to your amp lifier or receiver . Connect the unit’ s AU DIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jac ks to any line-level inputs (suc h as AUX, D VD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or recei ver . The unit supp orts t he linear PCM multic hannel forma[...]

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    Getting started 10 Getting started Y ou can enhance the sound quality by con necting either of the unit’ s DIGIT AL OUT jac ks to the dig ital input of an amplifier , etc. by using an optical or a coaxial digital c abl e (optional). The dig ital audio signal from a disc is directly transferred. If you connect the unit to a Dolby Di gital or DTS d[...]

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    Getting started 11 Getting started English When all the audio/vi deo connections hav e been made, insert the smaller plug of the suppl ied AC power cord to the[...]

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    Getting started 12 Getting started Using the r emote contr ol unit Using the remote control u nit, you can oper ate not only all the function s of the unit but also basic functions o f your TV and amplifier /receiver . The bat tery compartm ent is located on the bac k of the remote control unit. 1 Pres s down on the point shown by the arrow at the [...]

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    Getting started 13 Getting started English Y ou can operate your TV from the remote control uni t. Set ting the r emot e contr ol signal f or operating y our TV 1 Set the TV - DVD switc h to “TV .” 2 Hold down TV/VIDE O - CANCEL until step 4 is finished. 3 Enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed belo w by using the numeric button s (0 to [...]

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    14 Basic operations Basic operations In the followin g description, we assum e that the buttons on the remote control unit are mainly used, however , you may use the corresponding buttons on the front panel if availabl e. Bef or e opera tion Pres s DVD S T ANDBY/ON on the remote contro l unit or press S T ANDB Y/ON on the front pa nel. When the uni[...]

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    Basic operations 15 Basic operations English W e recommend you to set the display language, TV monitor ty pe, analog audio output an d digital output before using the unit, depending o n circumstances, by fol lowing the procedure b elow. When turning on the unit for the first time, the DVD PLA YER SET UP displ ay automatically appear s. In suc h a [...]

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    Basic operations 16 Basic operations 7 Press ENTER. The pull-dow n menu of th e “DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT” appears. DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT selectio n 8 Use 5 / ∞ to select a desired digital output signal type. Y ou must set this item co rrectly wh en you conn ect the unit to an external su rround decoder or D/A conver tor (including an[...]

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    Basic operations 17 Basic operations English Basic pla ybac k This section describes basic operations for playbac k of DVD AUDIO , D VD VIDE O , SV CD, V ideo CD and Audio CD discs. For MP3 and JPE G disc playbac k, see the sepa rate c hapter on and after pages 47 and 51. 1 Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . 2 Place a disc in the tray . 3 P[...]

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    Basic operations 18 Basic operations Press 3 . The unit star ts playbac k from the begi nning. About scr een sav er function • A television monitor screen may be burned ou t if a static picture is displayed for a long time. T o prevent this, the unit automatically activates the scr een saver functi on if a static picture, suc h as an on-screen di[...]

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    Basic operations 19 Basic operations English Resuming pla ybac k The unit can memoriz es the position on a disc where you interrup t playbac k, and resume playbac k from that position later . There are two resume modes (DISC RESUME and ON) you can set on the preferen ce display . See page 63 for details about how to set the resume mode. • When pu[...]

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    Basic operations 20 Basic operations When the r esume mode is set t o “DISC RESUME” ¶ While stopped, or n o disc is inser ted 1 Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE to insert a disc whose interrupted position is memorized. After loading the disc, th e display window on the front panel show s “---- RESUME” and “RESU ME ST OP” appears at the bot tom of th[...]

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    Basic operations 21 Basic operations English V ar iable speed pla ybac k Y ou can play bac k slowly or fast, or advance a picture frame by frame. ¶ During playbac k Method 1 (fr om the r emo t e contr ol unit only) Press 1 or ¡ . Eac h press of 1 or ¡ increases the playbac k speed. Y o u can select the speed among 2 x, 5 x, 1 0 x, 20 x and 60 x [...]

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    Basic operations 22 Basic operations T o locat e the beginning of the scene or song Y ou can locate the desired gr oup or trac k (for DVD A UDIO), title or c hapter (for DVD VIDEO), or trac k (for SV CD/V ideo CD/ Audio CD) from whic h the unit starts p laybac k. ¶ For D VD A UDIO/Au dio CD: During playb ac k or wh ile stopped For D VD VIDEO: Duri[...]

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    Basic operations 23 Basic operations English . ¶ For D VD AUDIO/DVD VIDEO/Audio CD: During playback or while stopped For SVCD / Vid eo CD : During playbac k without PBC function or wh i le st o pp e d Use the numeric buttons to specify the number . Depending o n the disc type and the unit status, what is specif ied differs. * 1 Pressing the numeri[...]

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    Basic operations 24 Basic operations Other con v enient functions Y ou can c hec k the playbac k status, as well as c hange the bright ness of the display window . Also, you can mo ve bac k the playbac k positi on 1 0 seconds from the current position. Y ou can see the current select ion nu mber (the group/trac k number for DV D A UDIO, the title/c[...]

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    Basic operations 25 Basic operations English The indication on the right mos t of the status bar shows the unit's t ransport status as follow s: Note that pressing ON SCREEN again brings up the menu bar under the st atus bar , from whic h you can access various functions. (Example of the menu bar for DVD VIDEO) See page 42 for details about th[...]

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    26 Advanced operations Advanced operations This c hapter describes oper ations for various advanced functions of DVD A UDIO, D VD VIDEO, SV CD, Video CD and Audio CD discs. For MP3 and JPE G disc playbac k, see the separate c hapters on and after pages 47 and 51. Pla ying fr om a specific position on a disc Y ou can pl ay a disc from the sele cted [...]

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    Advanced operations 27 Advanced operations English 1 Press 3 or TOP MENU. A disc menu appears on the TV screen (the PBC function is activated). “ PBC “ is indicated in the displ ay window on the front pane l. 2 Use the numeric buttons to select the desired item. • T o select a number between 1 and 1 0: Press th e corres ponding but ton for th[...]

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    Advanced operations 28 Advanced operations Y ou can play a disc from the desired po sition by specifying the elapsed time from the beginning of the cur rent group (for DVD A UDIO) , the cur rent title (for D VD VIDEO) or the disc (for SVCD/V ideo CD/Audio CD) using the time searc h function. Note that some D VD VIDEO discs do not contain time infor[...]

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    Advanced operations 29 Advanced operations English The unit can displa y the opening scene of eac h title or c hapter on a DVD VI DEO or eac h track of an S VC D/V ideo CD. Y ou can select a desired scene from those displayed on the TV screen. ¶ For D VD VIDEO: During pl aybac k or while stopped For S VCD/ Video CD: In any conditi on except SV CD/[...]

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    Advanced operations 30 Advanced operations Most DVD A UDIO dis cs include still pictures, whic h usually appear in turn auto matically during playb ac k according to the playbac k se quence. However , there are other page(s) of the current still picture and you can c hange the pi cture (turn the page) manuall y . • At the beginning of a part wher[...]

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    Advanced operations 31 Advanced operations English Changing the pla ybac k or der Y ou can play trac ks on a DVD AUDIO , SVCD, V ideo CD or Audio CD in the desi red order or in random order . By programming trac ks, you ca n play up to 99 trac ks in any order . Y ou may progr am the same track more than once. ¶ While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twic[...]

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    Advanced operations 32 Advanced operations 4a (for DVD AUDIO) Specify selections in the desired order by group and track numbers using the numeric buttons. • For eac h program step, using the numeric but tons, specify a group fi rst, then specify a trac k. • For example, to specify “tra c k 1 4 in group 2,” Press 2 → +1 0 → 4. 4b (for S[...]

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    Advanced operations 33 Advanced operations English Y ou can play trac ks on a disc in random order by using the random function. ¶ While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The menu bar appears on the TV screen. (See page 42 fo r details about the me nu bar .) 2 Use 2 / 3 to move to . 3 Press ENTER. The unit star ts random playbac k. With a DVD A UDI[...]

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    Advanced operations 34 Advanced operations • T o stop r epeat playback Pre ss 7 . When a DVD A UDIO , SV CD, V ideo CD or Audio CD disc is set, the unit stops playbac k but does not quit the repeat mode. When a DVD VIDEO disc is se t, the unit stops playbac k and quits the repeat mode. • T o quit r epeat play back Press REPEA T until the repeat[...]

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    Advanced operations 35 Advanced operations English 4 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). The pull-dow n menu turn s of f. The repeat icon shows . 5 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B). The repeat icon shows . The unit locates “ A” and star ts repeat playbac k between “ A” and ?[...]

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    Advanced operations 36 Advanced operations 2 Use SUB TITLE or 5 / ∞ to select the subtitle. Eac h time you press SUB TITLE or 5 / ∞ , the subtitle language c hanges. See the following examples for subtitle selection. • For D VD A UDIO/D V D VIDEO Pressing SUB TITLE or 5 / ∞ cycles among the subtitles recorded on the disc. Example: • F o r[...]

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    Advanced operations 37 Advanced operations English • For S V CD/Video CD Eac h time you press AU D I O - f s / Ra t e o r 5 / ∞ , the playbac k audio c hanges as follows. 3 Press ENTER. Y ou can h ear the selected audi o. The audio select ion window is dismis sed. Y ou can enjoy a variety of sce ne angles if the DVD VIDEO disc contains “multi[...]

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    Advanced operations 38 Advanced operations Fr om the angle list ¶ During DVD VI DEO playbac k 1 Press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 second. Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc appear on the TV screen. 2 Use 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 to select the desired angle. 3 Press ENTER or 3 . The unit star ts playbac k by the selected angle on the full-sized [...]

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    Advanced operations 39 Advanced operations English ¶ During playbac k or while paused 1 Press ZOOM + or − . The unit zooms in by pressi ng ZOOM + or zooms out by pressing ZOOM − . Eac h time yo u press ZOOM +, the magnification is doubled (up to x 1 024). Eac h time yo u press ZOOM − , the magnification is halved (down to x 1/8). At the top-[...]

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    Advanced operations 40 Advanced operations 3 T o define a user setting, select a parameter to be edited using 5 / ∞ from the followings. •G A M M A Controls the bri ghtness of a sh aded portion without c h anging the br ightness of the entire picture. This control i s optimu m when you adjust the pictures of sof tw are whic h generates subdued [...]

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    Advanced operations 41 Advanced operations English 3 Press 5 / ∞ to adjust the effect level. Y ou can select the effect level among “1” to “5.” The higher value enhances the effect. . Chec king the sampling fr equency and bit r ate Y ou can c hec k the sampling frequency and bit rate of digital audio du ring playbac k. ¶ During playbac k[...]

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    Advanced operations 42 Advanced operations Menu bar functions This section describes th e functions you can perform via the menu bar . The available menu bar functions dif fer depending on the disc type. ¶ When a disc is inser ted 1 Press ON SCREEN. The status bar , according to the disc type, appears on the TV screen. See page 24 about the status[...]

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    Advanced operations 43 Advanced operations English Menu bar functions for DVD AUDIO Selected Icon Operation Not e 1 Time mode selection (During playbac k only) Selects the time mode shown in the display window on the front panel and in the status bar. Press EN TER to select the time mode among the following. TIME REM T O T AL T .REM Retur n to init[...]

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    Advanced operations 44 Advanced operations Selected Icon Operation Not e 7 A udio selection (During playbac k only) Selects the audio language o r sound. 1 P ress EN TER to open the pull-down wi ndow. 2 Use 5 / ∞ to select a desired audi o language or sound. Example: 1/3 ENGLISH j 2/3 FRENCH j 3/3 SP ANISH 3 P ress EN TER to play bac k wit h the [...]

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    Advanced operations 45 Advanced operations English Selected Icon Operation Not e 5 A udio selection (During playbac k only) Selects the audio language o r sound. 1 P ress EN TER to open the pul l-down window. 2 Use 5 / ∞ to select a desired audi o language or sound. Example: 1/3 ENGLISH j 2/3 FRENCH j 3/3 SP A NISH 3 P ress EN TER to play bac k w[...]

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    Advanced operations 46 Advanced operations Selected Icon Operation Not e 3 Time sear ch (Except during SVCD/V ideo CD playbac k with PBC) Specifies the elapsed time from the beginning of th e disc, from whic h the unit star ts playbac k. 1 P ress EN TER to open the pull-down wi ndow. 2 Use n umeric but tons to enter a desired time. 3 P ress EN TER [...]

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    47 MP3 disc playback English English English MP3 disc playback The unit can pl ay bac k MP 3 files on a private CD-R/R W disc or commercial CD. W e re fer to a disc that contains MP3 file as an “MP3 disc” in this manual. Though available functions wi th MP3 discs are limited, operations for the available fu nctions are similar to those with Aud[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 48 MP3 disc playback When loading an MP3 disc, after the disc contents are read, the MP3 CONTROL disp lay automatically appears on the TV screen. Y ou can specify the desired Gr oup/T rac k from the display by the followin g procedure. ¶ When the MP3 CON TROL display is shown. 1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the lef[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 49 MP3 disc playback English English English Y ou can sel ect a desired Group directl y by specifying the Group number . ¶ During playb ac k or while stopped 1 Press TITLE/GROUP. “--” is shown in the Gr oup display area of the display window . (Example for the indi cation of window) 2 Use the numeric buttons to specify a desi[...]

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    MP3 disc playback 50 MP3 disc playback Y ou can c hec k the sampling freq uency and bit rate of digital audio duri ng playbac k. ¶ During playb ac k 1 Press and hold down AUDIO-fs/Rate for a few seconds. The sampling frequency and bit rate of the cur rent digital audio are shown in the displ ay window temporarily . (Example) * The meaning o f the [...]

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    51 JPEG disc playback English English English JPEG disc playback The unit can play bac k JPEG files on a private CD-R/RW disc. W e refer to a disc that contains JPE G files as a “JPE G disc” in this ma nual. Note that, if a disc contains both of MP3 and JPE G files, you can only play bac k files of either type selected by the MP3/JPE G setting [...]

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    JPEG disc play back 52 JPEG disc playback Basic oper ations When loading a JPE G disc, after the disc contents are read, the JPE G CONTROL disp lay automatically appears on the TV screen. Y ou can select a desired file for playb ac k via this display . ¶ When the JP E G CON TRO L display is show n 1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the [...]

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    JPEG disc playback 53 JPEG disc playback English English English ¶ During JPEG picture is shown on the TV screen 1 Press ZOOM + or − . The unit zooms in by pressi ng ZOOM + or zooms out by pressing ZOOM − . Eac h time yo u press ZOOM +, the magnification is doubled (up to x 1 024). Eac h time yo u press ZOOM − , the magnification is halved ([...]

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    JPEG disc play back 54 JPEG disc playback Fr om the JPEG CONTROL display ¶ During JPEG CON TROL display is shown 1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the left (Group) column. If it is in the right column, p ress 2 to move it to the left co lumn. 2 Use 5 / ∞ to move the bar to a desired Group. On the right column, files in the selected G[...]

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    JPEG disc playback 55 JPEG disc playback English English English In the slide show mode, you can repeat playback of JPE G files in a Group or on the disc. ¶ While the JPE G contro l display is shown 1 Press REPEA T. Pressing REPEA T switc h es the repeat mode. If you press RE PEA T while stopped, you need to press 3 to start repeat playbac k. The [...]

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    56 Changing the initial settings Changing the initial settings Selecting pr ef er ences This c h apter refers to the settings whic h are already made when you pu rc hase the unit. Read this section when you want to connect th is mac hine to a wide-vision TV set or c hange the sett ings according to the envi ronment you use this mac hine. The prefer[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 57 Changing the initial setti ngs English NO TES • T o dismiss a pref er ence display: Press CHOICE. • While an MP3 or JPEG disc is loaded, you cannot bring up an y pref erence display . • When a pref erence display is shown on a wide TV screen, the upper and lower par ts of the TV pictur e sometimes may be cut [...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 58 Changing the initial settings T able of languag es and their abbr eviations AA Afar FA P ersian KM Cambodian OM (A fan) Oromo SU Sund anese AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KN Kannada OR Oriya SV Swedish AF Afrik aans F J Fiji K O K orean (KOR) P A Panjabi SW Swahili AM Ameharic FO Faroese KS Kashmiri PL Polish T A T amil A[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 59 Changing the initial setti ngs English PICTURE page This page allows you to sele ct desired options concer ning with a picture or monitor screen. Menu items Set ting options Not es/examples MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can select the monitor type to matc h your TV when you playbac k DVD VIDEO discs reco rded for wide screen [...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 60 Changing the initial settings Digital output signal char t Menu items Set ting options Not es/examples SCREEN SA VER Y ou can select the screen saver function ON or OFF. See page 18 for detai ls about screen saver function. •O N The curr ent picture gets dark. •O F F The screen saver function is of f. MP3/JPEG [...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 61 Changing the initial setti ngs English Menu items Set ting options Not es/examples ANAL OG OUT T o play bac k a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround multic hannel audio cor rectly , this settin g must be properly made according to your audio system. • 2-CH DOLB Y SURROUND Should be selected when you enjoy multic[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 62 Changing the initial settings SPK.SETTING page This set ting allows you to select desire d options concerning with the speakers. Menu items Set ting options Not es/examples MODE Y ou can select the speaker configuration type according to your speaker systems. Normally , set to “5.1 CH.” • 5.1 CH. When you con[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 63 Changing the initial setti ngs English OTHERS page This page allows you to select d esired options concerni ng with the system. Menu items Set ting options Not es/examples RESUME Y ou can select the resume playbac k mode. •O N The unit can resume playbac k of the disc from the position you interrupted playbac k l[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 64 Changing the initial settings Making fine t uning f or y our speak ers Y ou can make fine tuning to matc h your speaker system. This adjustment is available only when “ANAL OG OUT” is set to “MUL TI CHANNEL” in the “AUDIO” preference display and “MODE” is set to “EXPER T” in the “SPK. SETTING?[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 65 Changing the initial setti ngs English 1 Use 5 / ∞ to move to [DELA Y] and press ENTER. The DELA Y display page appears on the TV screen. points to [CEN TER SPEAKER]. See page 56 fo r details about how to bring up the “SPK.SETTI NG” page. 2 Use 5 / ∞ to select the speaker to be set and press ENTER. CENT ER [...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 66 Changing the initial settings Limiting pla ybac k b y c hildr e n This function restricts pl aybac k of DVD VIDEO discs whic h contain violent (a nd other) scenes accordin g to the level set by the user . For example, if a movie whic h includes violent scenes supp or ts the parental loc k feature, suc h scenes whic[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 67 Changing the initial setti ngs English 5 While points to [S ET LEVEL], press ENTER to bring up the pull-down menu. In the pull-down m enu, “NONE” and level “1” through “8” ar e ava ilable. “NONE” does not restrict playbac k. Level “1” is the strictest level. Discs rated hi gher than the selected[...]

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    Changing the initi al settings 68 Changing the initial settings 3 T o change the “COUNTRY CODE” or “SET LEVEL”, press ENTER to bring up the associated pull-down menu while points the appropriate item. T o select the item to b e set, use 5 / ∞ when no pull- down menu is sh own. 4 Use 5 / ∞ to select a desired option and press ENTER. Note[...]

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    69 Additional information English Additional infor mation Names of par ts and contr ols Refer to the cor respondin g page s indicated in () for details. Front panel 1 ST ANDB Y/ON butt on (14) 2 ST ANDB Y/ON indicat or (1 1, 14) 3 Disc tra y (1 7, 1 9, 20) 4 0 OPEN/CL OSE butt on (1 7, 19, 20) 5 7 ST OP butt on (1 8, 1 9, 47) 6 3 PLA Y button (1 8,[...]

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    Additional information 70 Additional information Remote control unit 1 OPEN/CL OSE butt on (1 7, 1 9, 20) 2 Numer ic buttons 3 RETURN butt on (27) 4 P AGE butt on (30) 5 T OP MENU button (26) 6 Cursor select ion ( 5 Up, ∞ Down) - CH (+/–) but tons (13) 7 Cursor select ion ( 2 Left, 3 Right) - V OL (+/–) butt ons (13) 8 CHOICE button (15, 56) [...]

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    Additional information 71 Additional information English A V COMPU LINK r emote contr ol syst em The JVC A V COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video or audi o with the simplest operation.If your vide o/audi o player (suc h as a DVD player , CD player and V CR) and television or/and amplifier/re ceiver support the JV C A V COMPU LINK system and [...]

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    Additional information 72 Additional information T r oubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not alw ays be serious. Please go through the followi ng list before requesting service. POW ER Sympt om P ossible cause Remedy Power does not come on. P ower plug is not inserted securely . Plug in securely . OPERA TION Sympt om P ossible cause [...]

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    Additional information 73 Additional information English PICTURE Sympt om P ossible cause Remedy No picture is disp layed on the monitor . Connection of video cable is i ncorrect. Connect the cable co rrectly . Input selection of TV is incorrect. S elect correctly . Disc is not playable. Use a playable disc (see page 4). No picture is display ed on[...]

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    Additional information 74 Additional information F r equently Ask ed Questions Question Answer Ref . pag e Can I play bac k DVD VIDEO and Video CD purc hased abroa d? Y ou can play bac k the DVD VIDEO discs with th e Reg ion Code (local code) containin g “ ALL” or “1” reco rded in the NTSC or P AL system (P AL disc signals are reproduced by[...]

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    Additional information 75 Additional information English Specifications *Specifications and appearance subj ect to c hange without prior notice. General Readable discs: DVD A UDIO , D VD VIDEO, D VD-R (V ideo format), S VCD, V ideo CD, Audio CD (CD-D A), MP3 Fo rmat, JPE G, CD-R/RW (CD-D A, S V CD, Vi deo CD, MP3 F ormat, JPE G) Video format: N TSC[...]

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    Additional information 76 Additional information Appendix A: Country/Ar ea code list for P ar e ntal Loc k This list is used for th e P arental Lo c k operatio n. For det ails, see page 66. AD Andorra AE Un ited Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbud a AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Ang ol a AQ Antar ctica [...]

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    Additional information 77 Additional information English Appendix B: Glossary 480i/480p Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an image signal. 480i indicates 480 scanning lines with interlace format, and 480p indicates 480 scanning lines with progressive format. Aspect r atio A ratio whic h defines the shape of the rectangul[...]

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    Additional information 78 Additional information Le tte r b ox A type of picture playb ac k with the normal (4:3) TV screen. Blac k bar s are shown at the top and bottom of the image to allow playing of wide-screen (16:9) DVD movie without cut ting of f an y sides of th e image on a 4:3 TV . Linear PCM audio Stands for “pul se code modulatio n.?[...]

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    Additional information 79 Additional information English Appendix C: Index Numer ics 3D PHONIC .............. ........... ............. ............. ........... .. 40, 41, 61 480i........ .......... .......... ........... .......... ......... ............ ...... 6, 7 , 73, 75 480p ............. ........... .......... ........... ........... ......[...]

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    BT -51005-5 (0301) QUALITY SER VICE HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SER VICE CENTER Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase,please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.In the event that repairs are necessary , please call 1 (800)537-5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www [...]

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    THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY IS V ALID ONL Y IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED ST A TES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND IN COMMONWEAL TH OF PUERTO RICO. WHA T WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner . Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during norma[...]

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    VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN. J V C 0402KTYMDWJSC S600(J).book Page 8 5 Friday, May 3, 2002 5:52 PM[...]