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TH-U1[B]-02warning.fm Page 1 Tuesday, July 3, 2007 6:21 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others EN_Safety_ IMPORTANT for the U.K. 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. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally fitted.
TH-U1[B]-02warning.fm Page 2 Tuesday, July 3, 2007 6:21 PM Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Table of contents Introduction ...........................................2 Playback ...............................................16 Notes on handling ......................................................... 2 Supplied accessories ...................................................... 2 Basic Playback ..............................................................16 One Touch Replay .......................................................
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Introduction Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best possible performance from the system. I 7 Safety precautions Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. Avoid high temperatures Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near a heating device.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM About discs Notes on DVD-R and DVD-RW This system does not support “multi-border” disc. Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO Audio CD VCD SVCD The √ in the list below shows the available disc types and recording formats. Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • This system can play CD-Rs or CD-RWs recorded in ISO 9660 format. • This system supports “multi-session” discs (up to 20 sessions).
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM About discs Playable file types 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” WMA: “.WMA”, “.wma” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JPEG”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg” ASF: “.ASF”, “.asf ” MPEG-2/MPEG-1: “.MPG”, “.MPEG”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”, “.mod” (MPEG-2 only) DivX: “.DIVX”, “.DIV”, “.divx”, “.div”, and “.AVI”, “.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described.
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EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 7 Connections Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the speakers and the subwoofer 7 Basic speaker connection—for speaker layout A (see page 8) The supplied center surround speaker reproduces the sound of center channel, surround right channel and surround left channel by one speaker.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Connections 4:06 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. The front speakers can be placed vertically as follows. CAUTION • If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER IMPEDANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit. • DO NOT connect more than one speaker to each speaker terminal.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas If reception is poor Center unit AM (MW) loop antenna (white) 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up the supplied AM (MW) loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) 7 FM antenna If the antenna cord is covered with an insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting a TV • Picture distortion 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.) Center unit TV To SCART connector* SCART cable (not supplied) * Some TV’s SCART connectors emit audio signals.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Operating the TV You can use the remote control to operate not only this system but also JVC TVs. • Refer also to the manuals supplied with the TV. • To operate the TV, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV. 7 To operate a JVC TV You can perform the following operations on the TV. TV: 11 Turn on or off the TV. TV VOL +/– while holding SHIFT: Adjust the volume.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Basic operations In this manual, the operations using the remote control are mainly explained; however, you can use the buttons and controls on the main unit if they have the same (or similar) name and marks. The buttons described below are used on pages 12 to 15. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press AUDIO. On the center unit: Press .
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: See page 12 for button locations. Listening with headphones (not supplied) Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD 3, USB MEMORY 3, FM/AM or TV SOUND). CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume: DVD 3: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD, etc.). (See page 16.) USB MEMORY 3: To play back a file on a USB mass storage class device. (See page 16.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM See page 12 for button locations. Basic operations Sleep Timer [SLEEP] Changing video output mode The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. The system can be accommodated to your TV’s video input mode. Press SLEEP while holding SHIFT. 7While DVD or USB MEMORY is selected as the source and before playback Each time you repeat the procedure, the shut-off time changes.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Basic operations Switching the speaker position mode Switch the speaker position mode to “S. SPK R” only when you connect optional speakers (see pages 7 and 8). 1 Press AUDIO. The system turns off. 2 Press and hold SETTING while holding SHIFT. 3 See page 12 for button locations. 2 Press LEVEL +/– to adjust the output level from –6 to 6. NOTE • When the speaker position mode is “S.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Playback • Icons such as show the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. The buttons described below are used on pages 16 to 19. Number buttons For MP3/WMA files The file control display (see page 25) appears on the TV screen. For JPEG files Each file (still picture) is shown on the TV screen for about 3 seconds (slide-show). When stopping playback, the file control display (see page 25) appears on the TV screen.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 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 Chapter number VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back Signal and speaker indicators Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) NOTE Signal and speaker indicators (See page 20.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Playback See page 16 for button locations. JPEG file NOTE File number • When a CD or MP3/WMA is played back, the sound is intermittent and low during fast-forward/reverse search. • This feature may not work for some discs/files. • For MP3/WMA, the search speed is not shown. • The search speed for DivX is y1, y2, y3 for forward search, and 11, 12 and 13 for reverse search.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Playback See page 16 for button locations. The control display is shown on the TV screen and the system starts playback of the first program/playlist. • The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR disc. Skipping by intervals of about 5-minutes While playing back a long file, you can skip within the file by intervals of about 5 minutes. TOP MENU/PG: shows the ORIGINAL PROGRAM. Example: 7During playback Press Cursor 3/2.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations • Icons such as show the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. The buttons described below are used on pages 20 to 31. Number buttons 7 Indicators on the display window Digital signal format indicators LPCM: Lights when Linear PCM signals comes in. GD: Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in. C: Lights when DTS signals come in.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations 7 When the speaker position mode is "S. SPK R" (Only when you connect optional speakers) 7Auto Surround (AUTO SUR) This function automatically selects the appropriate surround mode according to the incoming signals. For example, a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel surround.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 22 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO DVD VR disc VCD See page 20 for button locations. G Select this to change the time information (E). See “Changing the time information” below. H Select this for Repeat Playback. (See page 29.) I Select this for the time search. (See page 24.) J Select this for the chapter search. (See page 24.) K Select this to change the audio language or channel. (See page 27.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 23 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations Playing from a specified position on a disc You can start playing a specific title, chapter or track. You can also play a disc from a specified time. Locating a particular scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene by using these menus. See page 20 for button locations.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations Locating a particular chapter using the onscreen bar 7During playback 1 2 3 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . Press ENTER. Example: During DVD VIDEO playback See page 20 for button locations. 7 When specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the disc Perform the following procedure while stopped.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 25 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Using the file control display You can search for and play particular groups and tracks/files using the file control display on the TV screen. NOTE Example: When the source is DVD Current group / total group number * 2 To skip the file during playback Press x/4 or Cursor 5/Y.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 26 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations Selecting a view angle 7During playback of a disc containing multi-view angles When using the ANGLE button: 1 Press ANGLE while holding SHIFT. Example: The first view angle is selected out of the 3 view angles recorded. See page 20 for button locations. Selecting the subtitle 7During playback of a disc/file containing subtitles in several languages When using the SUBTITLE button: 1 .
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 27 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations Selecting the audio See page 20 for button locations. Special picture playback 7During playback of a disc/file containing audio in several languages Frame-by-frame playback When using the AUDIO button: 7During playback 1 Press AUDIO. Press 8 repeatedly. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of the 3 audio languages recorded. Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 28 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations 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. 7During playback 1 Press VFP. The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen. Example: See page 20 for button locations. 6 7 8 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appear again. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 29 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations 3 Press DVD 3 to start Program Playback. If all of the programmed tracks/files have been played back, playback stops and the program window appears again. Note that the program setting remains. To clear the programs one by one from the last entered number Press CANCEL repeatedly. To clear all programs Press and hold CANCEL. You can also clear the program by turning off the system.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 30 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/WMA/ JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX): 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . Press ENTER. Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select the Repeat mode. Press ENTER. Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. To cancel Repeat Playback Select “OFF” in step 4. See page 20 for button locations.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 31 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Advanced operations When using the on-screen bar: 1 2 3 Press ON SCREEN twice. See page 20 for button locations. Tray lock The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. You can lock the tray and prohibit unwanted disc ejection. Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . Press ENTER. On the center unit ONLY: While the system is on standby mode, press 0, while holding 7. Press and hold 4 5 6 7 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select “A-B”.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 32 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description”. Basic operation on the setup menus * When the language you have selected is not recorded on a disc, the original language is automatically used as the initial language. Some languages are represented with the language codes (ex.: “AA” for Afar) instead of their names.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 33 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Setting DVD preferences 7 SCREEN SAVER (See page 18.) You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver. 7 FILE TYPE When several types of files are recorded on a disc/device, you can select which files to play. • AUDIO Select this to play MP3/WMA files. • STILL PICTURE Select this to play JPEG files. • VIDEO Select this to play ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX files. : Audio menu (AUDIO) 7 D.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 34 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Setting DVD preferences 7 Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER) LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer from –6 dB to +6 dB. CROSS OVER The signals below the preset frequency level will be sent to and be reproduced by the subwoofer. Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of the small speaker connected. • 120Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built into the speaker is about 8 cm.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 35 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Tuner operations The buttons described below are used on pages 35 to 38. Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number, it can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM (MW) stations. Number buttons 7 To preset the stations 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. • If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM reception mode”.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 36 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Tuner operations 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. 7While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode appears on the display window. Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode changes. • AUTO: When a program is broadcast in stereo, you will hear stereo sound.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 37 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Tuner operations 1 Press PTY SEARCH while holding SHIFT, while listening to an FM station. “PTY” and “SELECT” flash alternately in the display window. 7While “PTY” and “SELECT” is flashing alternately: 2 Press PTY 9 or PTY ( repeatedly while holding SHIFT, until the PTY code you want appears in the display window. • For details, see “Description of the PTY codes”. Description of the PTY codes NEWS: News.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 38 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM Tuner operations See page 35 for button locations. Switching to a broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another convenient Radio Data System service is called “Enhanced Other Network”.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 39 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:06 PM References Maintenance 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. • Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, extreme temperature and moisture.
EN_TH-U1[B]-03body.fm Page 40 Thursday, August 2, 2007 10:56 AM References Specifications 7 Center unit (XV-THU1) Center: Subwoofer: 40 W per channel, RMS at 3 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. 100 W, RMS at 4 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. 100 W, RMS at 4 Ω at 30 Hz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion.
TH-U1[B]-04cov4.fm Page xliv Tuesday, July 3, 2007 6:22 PM “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment. Do ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and interconnections between pieces of equipment) are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Switch off and withdraw the mains plug when making or changing connections.
