XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page i Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM DVD PLAYER XV-N318S Before operation 15 2 Preparations 4 Basic playback 8 Various kinds of playback 11 Audio/Video files playback 20 KARAOKE operation 24 Changing the initial settings 28 Additional information 33 VIDEO Region code of DVD VIDEO DVD players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 1 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others 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. Caution –– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote controlled.
XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 1 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English Supplied accessories Table of contents Check that you have all the following accessories supplied to you. If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately. Supplied accessories................................................................1 About this manual .....................................................................1 Precautions ...................................................................
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 2 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Before operation Digital audio formats The player supports the following digital audio formats (see page 37 “Glossary” for descriptions of each audio format): Linear PCM, MPEG Multichannel, Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater Systems) NOTE Depending on the player’s [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] setting, digital audio signals may not be output as they are recorded on the disc.
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XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 4 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Before making connections Preparations • Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. • Connect VIDEO OUT of the player directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT of the player to a TV via a VCR may cause a monitor problem when playing back a copy-protected disc. You may also have a monitor problem when connecting the player to an integrated TV/ Video system.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 5 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM C Connecting to a TV with component jacks NOTES • Connect “Y” to “Y,” “PB” to “PB” (CB), “PR” to “PR” (CR) correctly. • When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, do not connect the S-VIDEO output jack on the player. • If your TV has component video input jacks of BNC type, use an adapter which converts a pin jack to a BNC jack (not supplied).
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 6 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Connecting to optional audio equipment Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier/receiver Connect the player’s AUDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or receiver.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 7 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Connecting the power cord When all the audio/video connections have been made, connect the AC power plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are inserted firmly. The STANDBY/ON indicator lights in red. Warning • Disconnect the power cord: - if you are not going to use the player for a long time. - before cleaning the player. - before moving the player.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 8 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Basic playback The opening display appears on the TV screen, and the following messages may appear at the bottom of the opening display. NOW READING Message area STANDBY/ON 0 3 STANDBY/ON indicator • NOW READING (The player is reading the disc information.) • REGION CODE ERROR! (The region code of the DVD VIDEO disc does not match the player. The disc cannot be played back.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 9 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM 3 Press ENTER. The second page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the [MONITOR TYPE] is already open. 3 Press 0 on the player (or OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control unit) to close the disc tray. 4 Press 3 on the player or 3 (SELECT) on the remote control unit. DVD PLAYER SET UP MONITOR TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACK GROUND SELECT The player starts playback from the beginning.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 10 Friday, May 28, 2004 3:54 PM Changing the resume mode 0 738 The player has three resume modes; ON, OFF and DISC RESUME. • You can select the mode using the preference display (see page 30). When the resume mode is “OFF” Playback always starts from the beginning. When the resume mode is “DISC RESUME” The player memorizes interrupted positions for the last 30 discs played.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 11 Monday, May 31, 2004 11:07 AM NOTES Various kinds of playback QUICK PLAYBACK 38 4¢ • x1.5 Quick Playback can also be achieved by pressing ¡ once. (See next section.) • At the x1.5 Quick Playback mode, the digital sound is output in stereo linear PCM format. • Depending on a disc, the sound may not be in tune, or the sound quality may alter during the x1.5 Quick Playback mode.
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XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 13 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM 2 Press the numeric buttons to select the desired item. Screen example for DVD VIDEO The player starts playback of the selected item. To return to the menu, press RETURN. TITLE 33 CHAP 33 8.5Mbps To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. OFF CHAP.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 14 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM To check the program contents During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program table is shown. During playback or stop, you can check the program contents via the menu bar. Numeric buttons CANCEL 5/∞/2/3 ON SCREEN ENTER 7 To stop program playback Press 7. To clear the program While stopped and the program table is shown, press 7.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English Various kinds of playback.fm Page 15 Friday, May 28, 2004 11:17 AM 3 4 Repeat playback Press 5/∞ to select [A-B]. Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). The pull down menu disappears. To repeat the current selection or all tracks The repeat icon shows 5 For DVD VIDEO: During playback For SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition except SVCD/ Video CD playback with PBC Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B).
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 16 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM To select a scene angle of DVD VIDEO (ANGLE) You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 17 Monday, May 31, 2004 11:07 AM 4 NOTES Press ENTER. A window for setting parameters appears. • While zoomed, the picture may look coarse. • This function may not work with some DVD VIDEO discs. • When the KARAOKE function is turned on, you cannot zoom in pictures even if the KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control player is set to “DVD.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 18 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Basic operation procedure 1 Press 2/3 to select the icon you want to work with. The selected icon is pointed by Numeric buttons 2 . Press ENTER. With many icons, an appropriate pull-down window appears, however, there are some exceptions. 5/∞/2/3 ENTER ON SCREEN NOTES • A mark or text on the menu icon for the function or mode currently selected is shown in green.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 19 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO Menu bar functions for SVCD/Video CD/ Audio CD Time mode selection During playback, selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar. Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following. • TOTAL: Current title elapsed time • T.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 20 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Audio/Video files playback • The player recognizes up to 999 files per group, and up to 250 groups per disc. Files other than MP3/JPEG/MPEG-4 files also count in the 999 total. Max. 250 groups per disc File 1.mp3 File 2.mp3 File 3.mp3 Max.999 files per group Group 1 Group 2 Group 4 File 1.jpg File 2.jpg File 3.jpg File 4.jpg File 4.jpg File 5.jpg File 6.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English Audio_Video files playback.fm Page 21 Monday, May 24, 2004 11:25 AM To pause playback When you insert a disc with groups and files, the Control display that shows the contents of the disc automatically appears on the TV screen. You can specify and play back the desired group/file from the Control display using the following procedure. 1 Make sure that the cursor bar is in the left (group) column on the Control display.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 22 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM To play back in a specific order (Program play) By programming files, you can play up to 99 files in any order. You may program the same file more than once. ENTER 5/∞/2/3 SET UP 4 7 CANCEL MENU - THUMBNAIL/ LIST ¢ 8 3 (SELECT) ANGLE SLIDE EFFECT 1 In stop mode, press 2 to select the current playback mode (such as [NORMAL]). 2 Press ENTER repeatedly to select [PROGRAM].
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 23 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM To stop slide show playback in the middle You can display files (still pictures) one after another automatically. Press 7. The TV screen returns to the Control display. • Pressing 3 (SELECT) resumes slide show playback from the last picture displayed. Press 3 (SELECT) while a JPEG file is selected on the Control display. To keep showing the current picture The slide show starts from the beginning of the disc.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 24 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM NOTES KARAOKE operation • During program or random playback, you cannot turn on the KARAOKE function. • When an MP3 disc is played back, the KARAOKE function cannot be turned on. • When the KARAOKE menu is displayed on the TV screen, the DVD VIDEO disc picture cannot be manipulated with 5/∞/2/3 on the remote control unit. • The A-B repeat playback cannot be made when the KARAOKE function is turned on.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 25 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Press the numeric buttons to specify tracks in the desired order. To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. NO Track 1 5 2 4 3 2 4 3 5 6 6 To correct the reservation Press 5/∞ to move to the song to be corrected, then press CANCEL. The song is erased and the subsequent reserved songs move up. Pressing 7 clears all the reserved songs.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 26 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Using the REPEAT - KARAOKE SOUND button You can select sound without activating the KARAOKE menu. 1 Press REPEAT - KARAOKE SOUND. The [KARAOKE] selection window appears on the TV screen. KARAOKE 5/∞/2/3 L+R ENTER SOUND EFFECT VOCAL SUBTITLE - ECHO REPEAT KARAOKE SOUND ZOOM - KEY+ 2 3 DIMMER - KEY Press 5/∞ to select the desired sound. Press ENTER, or wait until the [KARAOKE] selection window goes off.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 27 Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:55 PM NOTES • If [KARAOKE] is set to [L] or [R], the “MASK” and “REPLACE” functions do not work correctly. • With some materials, such as those recorded in monaural and sung by multiple voices, the voice may not be satisfactorily masked. • When playing back a disc with the multiplex audio or with multisound KARAOKE, the guide vocal is not played back at all. With other discs, the voice may not be satisfactorily masked.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 28 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM AUDIO Changing the initial settings AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT STREAM/PCM ANALOG DOWN MIX STEREO D RANGE CONTROL NORMAL OUTPUT LEVEL STANDARD SELECT USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT, PRESS SETUP. ENTER OTHERS OTHERS RESUME ON ON SCREEN GUIDE ON AUTO STANDBY OFF AV COMPULINK MODE DVD1 PARENTAL LOCK SELECT USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT, PRESS SETUP.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 29 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM LANGUAGE menu MENU LANGUAGE [4:3 LB] (Letter Box conversion): select when you connect the player to a normal (4:3) TV. When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture format, the picture is shown with black bars at the top and bottom. You can select the default menu language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD VIDEO disc.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 30 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM BACKGROUND OUTPUT LEVEL You can change and set the opening display to your favorite image using this menu. This setting allows you to attenuate the level of the signal output from the player’s analog AUDIO OUT terminals. Setting options Setting options STANDARD, USER, SAVE AS BACKGROUND [STANDARD]: select when you use the JVC original image as the opening display (initial setting).
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 31 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM 6 Press ENTER to bring up the pull-down menu. In the pull-down menu, [NONE] and levels [8] to [1] are available. [NONE] does not restrict playback. Level [1] is the strictest level. Discs rated higher than the selected level are restricted.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 32 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM To temporarily release the Parental Lock Numeric buttons 5/∞ ENTER If the parental level is set to a strict value, some discs may not play at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the following parental lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen, asking you whether you want the parental lock to be temporarily released or not. 1 Press 5/∞ to move to [TEMPORARY RELEASE], then press ENTER.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 33 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM • If you connect the player to a television and VCR via AV COMPU LINK, set the VCR’s Remote Control Code and the player’s AV COMPU LINK setting as follows.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 34 Tuesday, May 11, 2004 5:54 PM Troubleshooting Power Power does not come on. \ Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely. Operation “REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen. \ Region code of the inserted disc does not match the player. Check the region code of the disc printed on the disc jacket. Operation is not possible. \ Microcomputer malfunction due to lightning or static electricity.
XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 35 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM Specifications Specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice.
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XV-N318S(USUBUGUX).book Page 37 Friday, May 7, 2004 12:19 PM XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English Appendix D: Glossary 525i/525p/625i Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an image signal. 525i indicates 525 scanning lines with interlace format, 525p indicates 525 scanning lines with progressive format, and 625i indicates 625 scanning lines with interlace format. JPEG A popular file format for still image compression and storage. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
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