! TV 2 Preliminary knowledge 5 Getting started 14 Basic operations 21 Advanced operations 25 MP3 disc playback 41 Initial settings 44 Additional information 51 DVD STANDBY/ON TV DVD OPEN /COSE REPEAT Introduction 3D TV/VIDEO PHONIC CANCEL RETURN TV1 TV2 1 2 TV4 TV5 4 5 TV7 TV8 TV3 3 TV6 6 TV9 7 8 9 TV -/-- TV0 MUTING 10 0 +10 VFP ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO PROGRESSIVE SCAN – ZOOM
Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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.
Introduction English Table of Contents I Introduction Page 2 Features...............................................................................2 Supplied accessories..........................................................2 About this instruction manual ..........................................3 Notes on handling ..............................................................4 Preliminary knowledge Page 5 Names of parts and controls ..........
Introduction Features Supplied accessories This unit is a compatible player for DVD VIDEO, Audio CD and Video CD discs. • Audio/video cable (x 1) Picture functions Introduction 7Progressive Scan system • Component video cable (x 1) Supports the Progressive scan system, as well as the conventional (current) Interlace scan system.
Introduction English About this instruction manual To playback in random order [RANDOM] You can play tracks on an AUDIO CD or Video CD discs in random order by using the Random function. TV These symbols indicate the types of discs which the operation can be used for. DVD STANDBY/ON TV DVD OPEN /CLOSE REPEAT Introduction • This instruction manual is written in the following manner.
Introduction Introduction Notes on handling Important cautions Safety precautions Installation of the unit • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5oC and 35oC, 41oF and 95oF). • Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV. • Do not use the player in a place subject to vibrations. Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the unit in moist or dusty places.
Preliminary knowledge English Names of parts and controls Refer to the corresponding pages indicated in () for details.
Preliminary knowledge Remote control unit ! Infrated signal-emitting window @ TV STANDBY/ON Preliminary knowledge 1 OPEN/CLOSE button TV DVD STANDBY/ON TV DVD OPEN /CLOSE 2 REPEAT button REPEAT 3 3D PHONIC button TV1 TV2 TV3 1 2 3 TV4 TV5 TV6 4 5 6 TV7 TV8 TV9 4 Numeric buttons 5 ANGLE button 3D TV/VIDEO PHONIC CANCEL RETURN 7 8 9 TV -/-- TV0 MUTING 10 0 +10 PROGRESSIVE SCAN - ZOOM + DIGEST 7 DIGEST button 8 4/PREVIOUS
Preliminary knowledge 9 7/CLEAR button (22, 24, 31, 41) Stops playback. Also used to clear all the programmed selection for the program play. 0 1/SLOW– button (23, 30) Pressing this button during playback reverses playback rapidly. Pressing this button while a DVD VIDEO disc is paused reverses playback slowly. - TITLE button (25) Displays the title menu of a DVD VIDEO disc on the TV screen.
Preliminary knowledge Display window 1 Disc indicator VCDVD 2 Title/track/chapter indicators 3 Repeat mode indicators 1 A-B TITLE TRACK CHAP PROGRAM RANDOM 5 Multi-information window 4 PROGRAM/RANDOM indicators Preliminary knowledge 1 Disc indicator Indicates the type of the disc set in the tray. When a DVD VIDEO disc is set, “DVD” lights up. When a Video CD disc is set, “VCD” lights up. When an Audio CD is set, “CD” lights up.
Preliminary knowledge English Operational Principles On-screen displays You can set preferences and perform advanced playback functions via various on-screen displays, including the Opening, Preference, Parental lock and Control displays.
Preliminary knowledge PREFERENCE (1, 2) displays (see page 44) (PREFERENCE 2) (PREFERENCE 1) You can set preferences via these displays. PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2 MENU LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ON SCREEN GUIDE MONITOR TYPE PROGRESSIVE MODE • To bring up the PREFERENCE 1/PREFERENCE 2 display 1 When a DVD VIDEO disc is set and stopped or no PRESS disc is inserted, press CHOICE.
Preliminary knowledge VCD CONTROL display English AUDIO REPEAT ALL The display shown on the right appears when an MP3 disc is set. You can select the desired Group or track to be played back. Current relative position of the track Current track (St: start, End: end) number REPEAT St. End 0 10 Mb PRESS TRACK ENTER 3 TIME 4 : 58 EXECUTE A-B REPEAT St.
Preliminary knowledge On-screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. : Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles. (See page 35.) : Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages. (See page 37.) Preliminary knowledge : Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages. (See page 36.
Preliminary knowledge English About discs Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs DVD VIDEO Video CD Audio CD • CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded with the Audio CD or MP3 format can be played back. • Some disc may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording condition. • DVD VIDEO players and DVD discs have their own Region Code numbers.
Getting started Connections *In the following description, “TV” may be substituted with “monitor” or “projector.” *Before using the unit, you have to connect the unit to a TV and/or amplifier. Before making any connections • Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. • Since different components often have different terminal names, carefully read the instructions supplied with the component you are going to connect.
Getting started English To connect to a TV with the component video input jacks You can enjoy high picture quality by connecting the unit’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of your TV with the video cables.
Getting started NOTES • Connect “Y” to “Y”, “PB” to “PB”, “PR” to “PR” correctly. • When the component video input jacks of the TV is of the BNC type, use an adapter to convert a pin jack to a BNC jack (optional). • When the Progressive scan mode is active, the VIDEO and S-VIDEO outputs do not feed the correct signals. About SCAN MODE To display video on the monitor (television) screen, the conventional scanning method is called “Interlaced scan”.
Getting started English To connect to audio equipment with a digital input You can enhance the sound quality by connecting either of the unit's DIGITAL OUT jacks to the digital input of an amplifier, MD, etc. by using an optional digital cable (OPTICAL or COAXIAL). The digital audio signal from a disc is directly transferred.
Getting started Using the remote control unit Using the remote control, you can operate not only all the functions of the unit but also basic functions of your TV. To install batteries in the remote control unit The battery compartment is located on the back of the remote control unit. 1 Press down on the point shown by the arrow at the top of the compartment cover, and pull up the cover to open the compartment.
Getting started English To use the remote control unit for TV operation You can operate your TV from the remote control unit. Setting the remote control signal for operating your TV.
Getting started The following buttons can be used for operating the TV: To use the CURSOR (CH–, CH+, VOL–, VOL+), TV/VIDEO - CANCEL and numeric buttons for TV control, set the TV - DVD switch to “TV”. TV DVD TV Turns the TV on or off. TV/VIDEO CANCEL TV1 1 Switches the TV input mode between TV and VIDEO. Selects the TV channels directly.
Basic operations In the following description, the buttons on the remote control unit are mainly used, however, you may use the corresponding buttons on the front panel of the unit if available. English Turning on/off the unit Press DVD STANDBY/ON TV on the remote control unit or press STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON DVD on the front panel.
Basic operations Basic playback Note that this section describes basic operations for playback of DVD VIDEO, Audio CD and Video CD discs. For MP3 disc playback, see the independent chapter on and after page 41.
Basic operations To advance or reverse playback rapidly while monitoring English 7 During playback Method 1 (from the remote control unit only) Press 1 or ¡. Each press of 1 or ¡ increases the playback speed. You can select the speed among 2x, 5x, 20x and 60x the normal speed. Pressing 3 returns the unit to normal playback. Method 2 Hold down 4 or ¢.
Basic operations Resuming playback The unit can memorize the position on a disc where you interrupt playback, and resume playback from that position later. To memorize the interrupted position 7 During playback Press 7, or press DVD STANDBY/ON panel. on the remote control unit or STANDBY/ON on the front The unit memorizes the interrupted position. • If you interrupt playback by pressing 7 and then turn off the power, the memory is not cleared.
Advanced operations • Note that this section describes operations for playback of DVD VIDEO, Audio CD and Video CD discs. For MP3 disc playback, see the independent chapter on and after page 41. • Make sure that the TV - DVD switch is set to “DVD” when using TV DVD the CURSOR 5/∞/2/3, numeric and TV/VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for controlling the unit.
Advanced operations The unit starts playback of the selected item. You can return to the menu by pressing the RETURN button. When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” appears on the TV screen, the unit generally works as follows: • Pressing ¢ advances to the next page. • Pressing 4 returns to the previous page. * The method of the operation is different depending on the disc. Depending on the disc type and the unit status, what is specified differs.
Advanced operations • To skip forward chapters/tracks, press ¢ as many times as required. • To skip to the beginning of the current track/ chapter, press 4 once. • To skip back chapters/tracks, press 4 as many times required. 4 Press ENTER. English The unit starts playback from the selected chapter. • The “10” and “+10” buttons are not used in this function. NOTES NOTES • This function may not work with some DVD VIDEO discs.
Advanced operations 3 Use the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter the time. NOTES The specified time appears in the message area. The unit starts playback from the specified time.
Advanced operations • While a DVD VIDEO disc is stopped: The opening scene of each title appears on the TV screen. • During DVD VIDEO disc playback: The opening scene of each chapter in the current title appears on the TV screen. • When a Video CD disc is loaded: The opening scene of each track appears on the TV screen.
Advanced operations To zoom in/out [ZOOM] • Pressing 8 when the nine still pictures are shown will advance pictures frame by frame. TV1 • To cancel strobe play Press and hold 8 for more than 1 second.
Advanced operations Up to 24 tracks can be programmed. You may select the same track more than once. Changing the playback order English STOP PRESS NUMERIC KEY You can play tracks on a disc inserted in the desired order (for Audio CD) or in random order (for Audio CD/ Video CD).
Advanced operations To playback in random order [RANDOM] Repeat playback You can play tracks on an Audio CD or Video CD disc in random order by using the Random function. You can repeat playback of the current selection or all disc contents (except DVD VIDEO). You can also repeat playback of a desired part.
Advanced operations Method 2 • Audio CD/Video CD (for Audio CD) MIN TV TRACK DVD 8 TIME SEC 0 : 58 EACH TIME SELECT STANDBY/ON TV DVD OPEN /CLOSE English (for Video CD) AUDIO REPEAT ALL ST REPEAT 3D TV/VIDEO PHONIC CANCEL RETURN TV1 TV2 2 3 TV5 TV6 4 5 6 TV7 TV8 TV9 RANDOM 7 8 9 TV0 MUTING 10 0 +10 – S PREVIOU 3 LE PROGRESSIVE SCAN ZOOM TRACK A-B REPEAT 3 TIME 34 : 58 EXECUTE TIME SEARCH PBC CALL Sele
Advanced operations To repeat a desired part [A-B REPEAT] NOTES • To turn off on-screen display Press ON SCREEN.
Advanced operations Selecting a scene angle of DVD VIDEO 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. • At the beginning of a “ multi-angle” part, TV screen. appears on the English NOTES • The Angle selection display will automatically disappear if you do not change the angle for several seconds.
Advanced operations To select a scene angle from the angle list display [ANGLE] TV REPEAT 3D TV/VIDEO PHONIC CANCEL RETURN TV1 1 TV2 TV3 1 2 3 TV4 TV5 TV6 4 5 6 TV7 TV8 TV9 7 8 9 TV -/-- TV0 MUTING 10 0 +10 – DIGEST 7 SELECT 3 LE STROB E 8 SLOW+ ¡ 1 CH+ ME 5 ENTER VOL + ∞ CH OIC CHE ON 3 From normal screen NU 5 5 VOL - + ¢ SLOW– TIT PROGRESSIVE SCAN ZOOM NEXT 4 CLEAR To select the subtitle language
Advanced operations From on-screen display TV DVD STANDBY/ON TV DVD OPEN /CLOSE REPEAT TV2 TV3 By AUDIO selection, you can choose the audio language of movies or enjoy KARAOKE with or without the vocal.
Advanced operations 2 Use CURSOR 5/∞ or AUDIO to move to Miscellaneous functions [AUDIO]. (for DVD VIDEO) (for Video CD) To adjust the picture character [VFP] ANGLE 1/3 AUDIO 2/3 SUBTITLE 1/3 AUDIO REPEAT REPEAT A-B REPEAT St. End TITLE 3 0 10 Mb TIME 1 : 34 : 58 TIME SEARCH ENGLISH CHAP.SEARCH SELECT KEY CHAPTER 3 ST St.
Advanced operations • GAMMA Controls the brightness of neutral tints with maintaining the brightness of dark and bright portions. 2 Select the desired mode by using 3D PHONIC. English Each time you press the 3D PHONIC button, the 3D PHONIC mode changes as follows: ACTION • TINT Controls the tint of the screen. DRAMA • COLOR Controls the color depth of the screen. 3D PHONIC THEATER • Y DELAY Controls the color gap of the screen.
Advanced operations To check the disc time [TIME SELECT] • While stopped EACH (Elapsed time of the current track) You can choose the time display mode for an Audio CD or Video CD disc in the display on the front panel and in the on-screen display.
MP3 disc playback This unit can playback CD-R/RW discs recorded by the MP3 format (we refer to those discs as MP3 discs in this manual). Though available functions with MP3 discs are limited, operations for the available functions are similar to those with Audio CD discs. English Operations English English Basic operations What is MP3? TV MP3 is the abbreviation of “MPEG1 Audio Layer 3”.
MP3 disc playback Specifying the desired Group and Track 4 Press ENTER or 3. The unit starts playback from the specified Track. During playback, the bottom row of the display shows something like below. When loading an MP3 disc, after the disc contents are read, the MP3 CONTROL display automatically appears on the TV screen. You can specify the desired Group and Track for playback via this display.
MP3 disc playback English Repeat playback English You can repeat playback of the current track or group.
Initial settings NOTES Selecting preferences • To returns the normal screen: Press CHOICE. You can set various preferences for playback via two preference displays. How to set preferences You can bring up a preference display at any time except the unit is turned off.
Initial settings SUBTITLE Examples of “on-screen guide” icons or characters: You can select the default subtitle language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD VIDEO disc. • ON The on-screen guide will be displayed.
Initial settings PROGRESSIVE MODE You can select the progressive mode from the following options. PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2 MENU LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ON SCREEN GUIDE ENGLISH MONITOR TYPE PROGRESSIVE MODE 4:3 LB SELECT ENGLISH OFF ON AUTO KEY • AUTO The unit recognizes the picture type (film or video source) of the current disc according to the disc information.
Initial settings DOWN MIX SCREEN SAVER To playback a DVD VIDEO PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2 disc recorded with DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT surround multichannel DOWN MIX COMPRESSION AUTO STANDBY audio correctly, the DOWN SCREEN SAVER AV COMPULINK MODE MIX setting must be SELECT KEY properly made according to your audio system.
Initial settings Limiting playback by children 4 While points [Set Level], use CURSOR 2/3 to select the parental lock level. PARENTAL LOCK US Country Code This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user.
Initial settings To change the settings [PARENTAL LOCK] You can change the Parental lock settings later.
Initial settings To temporarily release the Parental lock [PARENTAL LOCK] When you set the parental level strictly, some discs may not be played back 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.
Additional information English AV COMPU LINK remote control system The JVC AV COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video or audio with the simplest operation.
Additional information IMPORTANT! You connect the component video output to your TV: • Set the DVD player’s AV COMPULINK setting to DVD1. • Make the video/audio connection between the DVD player and your receiver using the supplied audio/video cable, and do not make the S-VIDEO connection.
Additional information English Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, the images and sound will not be picked up correctly, and such a disc may cause the player to malfunction. Label side Do not damage the label side, stick paper to or use any adhesive on its surface.
Additional information Troubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go through the following list before requesting service. Symptom Possible case Remedy Power does not come on. Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely. Too far from the unit. More closer to the unit. The tip of the remote unit is not pointed in the right direction.
Additional information English Specifications General Readable discs: Video format: DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, Video CD NTSC, 525i/525p selectable Other Power requirements: Power consumption: Mass: Dimensions (W x H x D): AC 120 V , 60 Hz 15 W (POWER ON), 1.5 W (STANDBY mode) 2.6 kg (5.8 lbs) 435 mm x 68 mm x 267.
Additional information Appendix A:Table of languages and their abbreviations Additional information When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. To select the desired language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to.
Additional information English Appendix B:Country code list for parental lock AD AE AF AG AI AL AM AN AO AQ AR AS AT AU AW AZ BA BB BD BE BF BG BH BI BJ BM BN BO BR BS BT BV BW BY BZ CA CC Andorra United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla Albania Armenia Netherlands Antilles Angola Antarctica Argentina American Samoa Austria Australia Aruba Azerbaijan Bosnia and Barbados Bangladesh Belgium Burkina Faso Bulgaria Bahrain Burundi Benin Berm
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