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THS33-11[B]-02warning.fm Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:56 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. CAUTION 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. To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2.
THS33-11[B]-02warning.fm Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:56 PM Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface.
THS33-11[B]-03toc.fm Page 1 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:56 PM Table of contents Introduction ..................................... 2 Playback ........................................ 16 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 Basic Playback ....................................................................16 One Touch Replay ................................................
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 2 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM Introduction 7 Safety precautions Notes on handling Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV. • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 3 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM About discs Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-RW. • This system accommodates the PAL system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system. Note that an NTSC video signal on a disc is converted to the PAL60 signal and output. • This system can also play finalized DVD-R/-RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 4 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM About discs For all playable files • The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lower case; MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JPEG”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg” DivX: “.DIVX”, “.DIV”, “.divx”, “.div”, and “.AVI”, “.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 5 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:12 PM Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described. Front panel (center unit) Display window 21 34 17 21 FM AM MHz P L PCM SURR CH kHz WMA MP3 AAC RESUME PROGRESSIVE B.S.P. CHAP.
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THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 7 Monday, February 14, 2005 Connections 2:57 PM power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas Center unit AM (MW) loop antenna 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up supplied AM (MW) loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 8 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM Connections Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers and the subwoofer 7 Assembling the front speakers for TH-S33 Front speakers Precautions for daily use • When moving the speakers, do not pull the speaker cords; otherwise, the speakers may fall over, causing damage or injury. • When holding a speaker, always grasp the lower portion.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 9 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM 7 Connecting speakers for TH-S33 Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (-) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals. Front speakers Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 10 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM 7 Connecting speakers for TH-S11 Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (-) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals. the speaker cords; insulation coat off and remove.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 11 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM Connections Speaker layout Connecting a TV Center speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker • Distortion of picture may occur when connecting the TV via a VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR. • You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV. (See page 32.
THS33-11[B]-04start.fm Page 12 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM Operating the TV You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC’s TV. • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV. • To operate the TV, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV.
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 13 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted. The buttons described below are used on pages 13 to 15. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press STANDBY/ON . On the center unit: Press .
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 14 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM See page 13 for button locations. Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD/CD3, FM/AM or TV SOUND). DVD/CD3: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 16.) FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. (See page 34.) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW).
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 15 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM See page 13 for button locations. Basic operations Sleep Timer [SLEEP] The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP, with SHIFT pressed. Each time you repeat the procedure, the shut-off time changes. Example: minutes Adjusting the sound 1 Press BASS/TREBLE to show “BASS” or “TREBLE” on the display window.
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 16 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM Playback • The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available Basic Playback for. The buttons described below are used on pages 16 to 19. 1 Press 0 on the center unit. • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. STANDBY/ON REPEAT A-B RPT SLEEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 TV Number buttons 2 Place a disc.
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 17 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:13 PM Playback See page 16 for button locations. 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Chapter number 1 2. L PCM SURR Signal and speaker indicators 3: 3 1 1 : 2 3: 3 1 2 4.
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 18 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM See page 16 for button locations. Playback Fast-forward/fast-reverse search When a DivX file is played. Track number 7 During playback 1 2 3. 1 0: 3 1 Press y or 1. Elapsed playing time (minute:second) (during playback only) To return to normal speed playback Press 3 (play button). Pressing FL DISPLAY Group number G 1 2.
THS33-11[B]-05basic.fm Page 19 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:57 PM See page 16 for button locations. Playback Locating a desired title/ group using number buttons 7 During playback or while stopped. Press TITLE/GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window. Example: During DVD VIDEO playback _ _. 1: 2 3: 4 5 Selecting the desired title/playlist from the control display 7 During playback or while stopped. 1 Press TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 20 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM Advanced operations • The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available Using the surround mode for. 7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURR) The buttons described below are used on pages 20 to 30. This function automatically selects the appropriate surround mode according to the input signals. For example, a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 21 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 All Channel Stereo 7 When playing back 2 channel source All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II (MOVIE/ MUSIC) or the DSP (ALL ST) mode.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 22 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:14 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch DVD VR disc DVD-VR Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch PG 1 CHAP 3 TOTAL 0 : 00 : 34 ON VCD SVCD F Shows playback status. : appears during playback. / : appears during fast forward/reverse. / : appears during playback in forward slow-motion/ reverse slow-motion. : appears when paused. : appears when stopped.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 23 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations Playing from a specified position on a disc You can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify. You can also play a disc from specified time. Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene by using these menus.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 24 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations Locating a desired position by specifying the time You can locate a desired position by specifying the time from the beginning the disc (while stopped) or the current title/track (during playback).
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 25 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM 7 For MP3: During playback or while stopped For JPEG/DivX: While stopped Press Cursor 3/2/Y/5 to select the desired group/track/file. • For MP3, playback starts from the selected track. • For JPEG, proceed to perform the following operation. 2 Press DVD/CD3 or ENTER. • Track playback/slide-show starts from the selected track/ file. • When you press played back.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 26 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 20 for button locations. Selecting the subtitle Selecting the audio 7 During playback of a disc containing subtitles in several languages 7 During playback of a disc containing audio in several languages When using the SUBTITLE button: 1 Press AUDIO. When using the AUDIO button: 1 Press SUBTITLE. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 27 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 20 for button locations. Special picture playback Frame-by-frame playback During playback 8 repeatedly. Changing the VFP setting The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preference. 7 During playback 1 Press VFP. Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 28 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM Advanced operations 4 ENTER. To clear the programs one by one from the last entered number Press CANCEL repeatedly. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting. To clear all programs Press 7. You can also clear the program by turning off the system. 3 Press DVD/CD3 to start Program Playback. 6 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appear again.
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 29 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 20 for button locations. When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/ JPEG/DivX): Repeating the current selection Press REPEAT, with SHIFT pressed. 1: 3 1: 0 1 Each time you press , the Repeat mode changes. TV screen REPEAT GROUP 1 You can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning (point A) and ending (point B).
THS33-11[B]-06advanced.fm Page 30 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM When using the on-screen bar: Balance Setting 1 ON SCREEN twice. 2 Press Cursor /2 to highlight Press ENTER. . Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch 4 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select You can adjust the balance between the front left and front right speakers. part you want to repeat (point A). Dolby D 2/0 .
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 31 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus NOTE • See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each language, such as “AA”, etc. • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description”.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 32 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM Setting DVD preferences : Audio menu (AUDIO) : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 D. RANGE COMPRESSION 7 MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9 (Wide television conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV). • 4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (conventional TV).
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 33 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM Setting DVD preferences : Other setting menu (OTHERS) 7 Delay menu (DELAY) Example: 7 RESUME (See page 25.) Center speaker 1 ms Subwoofer You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 34 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM Tuner operations The buttons described below are used on pages 34 to 37. REPEAT A-B RPT SLEEP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM (MW) stations.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 35 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 34 for button locations. Tuner operations With the system, you can receive the following types of RDS signals: Selecting the FM reception mode When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy, you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception. 7 While listening to an FM station NOTE Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode appears on the display window.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 36 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 34 for button locations. Tuner operations Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 34) by specifying the PTY codes. 7 To search for a program using the PTY codes NOTE Before you start operation; • Press FM/AM on the remote control to select an FM station.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 37 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM See page 34 for button locations. Tuner operations Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another convenient RDS service is called “Enhanced Other Network”.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 38 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM References To clean the disc Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. 7 Handling Discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. • Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case.
THS33-11[B]-07settings.fm Page 39 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:59 PM References Specifications 7 Center unit (XV-THS33/XV-THS11) 7 Subwoofer (SP-WS33) Audio section Front/Center/Surround: Type: 1-Way Bass-Reflex Type Speaker: 16.0 cm cone M 1 Power Handling Capacity: 40 W Impedance: 4C Frequency Range: 30 Hz to 150 Hz Sound Pressure Level: 75 dB/W·m Dimensions (W M H M D): 129 mm M 284 mm M 337 mm Mass: 3.3 kg Subwoofer: 33 W per channel, RMS at 6 C at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion.
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