TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 1 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH-C30 Consists of XV-THC30, SP-PWC30, SP-THC40F, SP-THC40C and SP-THC40S TH-C20 Consists of XV-THC20, SP-PWC20, SP-THC20F, SP-THC20C and SP-THC20S INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 1 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 2 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANT POUR PRODUITS LASER 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION: Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 1 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Table of contents Introduction ....................................................2 Playback ........................................................ 17 Notes on handling ..................................................................... 2 Supplied accessories .................................................................. 2 Basic playback ...........................................................................
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 2 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM 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.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 3 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM 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 DVD AUDIO VCD/SVCD Audio CD Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • This system can play CD-Rs or CD-RWs recorded with ISO 9660 format. • This system supports “multi-session” discs (up to 20 sessions). • This system cannot play “packet write” discs.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 4 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM 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” DivX: “.DIVX”, “.DIV”, “.divx”, “.div”, and “.AVI”, “.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 5 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Description of parts and controls Front panel (center unit) The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 6 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Description of parts and controls Rear panel (center unit) 11 8 11 10 10 10 11 37 11 Powered subwoofer SP-PWC30/SP-PWC20 Note that the illustration below is for SP-PWC30. 10 POWER ON lamp: 14 9 Power cord: 11 Front Rear NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer. * Do not block the ventilation openings to allow proper air circulation by the cooling fan.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 7 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Description of parts and controls Remote control 15 Putting batteries in the remote control 14 12, 13 17 12 R03 (UM-4)/AAA (24F) type dry-cell batteries (supplied) 12 Number buttons: 20 12 12 - 35 21, 25 21, 25 16, 33 12, 15 CAUTION 23 • Do not expose batteries to heat or flame.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 8 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the FM and AM antennas 7 AM loop antenna If reception is poor Center unit AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 9 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the satellite (front, center and surround) speakers to the subwoofer Note that the illustration below is for SP-PWC30. Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Speaker cord Powered subwoofer TH-C30: SP-PWC30 TH-C20: SP-PWC20 • Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 10 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Speaker layout Connecting a TV To obtain the best possible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the same distance from the listening position.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 11 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting to an analog component You can enjoy the sound of an analog component. Connecting a USB mass storage class device You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a USB flash memory device, hard disc drive, multimedia card reader, digital camera, etc. to this system.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 12 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Operating external components with the remote control The buttons described below are used on pages 12 and 13. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 1, then 0. For a Toshiba TV: Press 0, then 8.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 13 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Operating external components with the remote control 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). 5 Examples: For a GI Jerrold product: Press 0, then 1. For a Sony product: Press 2, then 0. 6 See page 12 for button locations. Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Philips VCR: Press 0, then 9. For an NEC VCR: Press 2, then 5.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 14 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM 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. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press F AUDIO. IMPORTANT On the center unit: Before using the remote control for the following operation; Press F.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 15 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, USB MEMORY, FM/AM, VCR or DBS). DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 17.) USB MEMORY: To playback a file in a USB mass storage class device. (See page “To play a file in a USB mass storage class device” on page 17. FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM station. (See page 35.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 16 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Basic operations See page 14 for button locations. Sleep Timer [SLEEP] The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. Example: minutes Changing the scan mode The system can be accommodated to your TV’s scan mode.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 17 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Playback • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. IMPORTANT Basic playback 7 To play a disc Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD or USB MEMORY. The buttons described below are used on pages 17 to 21. 2 Press the desired DISC (1-5) 0 on the center unit. • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 18 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Playback See page 17 for button locations. 7 On-screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback, the following guide icons may appear for a while on the TV screen; • : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-subtitle languages. • : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-audio languages. • : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-angle views.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 19 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Playback See page 17 for button locations. 7 Disc information on the display window ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX file Example: When an ASF file is played. The disc indicators on the display window show the current status of the corresponding disc tray. Track number Example: When the discs are loaded to disc trays 1, 2 and 5, and the disc in the disc tray 5 is selected.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 20 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Playback Fast-forward/fast-reverse search 7 During playback On the remote control: Press y or 1. Each time you press the button, the search speed changes (x2, x5, x10, x20, x60). To return to normal speed playback Press 3 (play button). On the center unit: Press and hold x or 4. See page 17 for button locations. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” below.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 21 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Playback Playing back a bonus group Some DVD AUDIOs have a special group called “bonus DVD AUDIO group” whose contents are not open to the public. The bonus group is always assigned to the last group of a disc. To play back a bonus group, you have to enter the specific “key number” (a password). The way of getting the key number depends on the disc.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 22 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations • The icon such as shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. Using the surround mode IMPORTANT You can enjoy more realistic sound field than a stereo sound by using the surround mode. Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. • There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a case, follow each instruction.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 23 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. 7 DSP • STADIUM STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium. • All Channel Stereo 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.
TH-C20-30-03Body[JC].fm Page 24 Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:42 PM Advanced operations 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO See page 22 for button locations. 7 Shows playback status. : appears during playback. / : appears during fast forward/reverse. / : appears during playback in forward slow-motion/ reverse slow-motion. DVD AUDIO 8 9 0 K VCD L M N O P SVCD Q : appears when paused. : appears when stopped. Select this to change time information (F).
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 25 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. 2 Playing from a specified position on a disc • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons”. (See page 20.) You can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify. You can also play a disc from specified time.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 26 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. Locating a desired position by specifying the time 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR: During playback 7 For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function 7 For CD: During playback or while stopped DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR Using the file control display You can search and play desired groups and tracks/ files using the file control display on the TV screen.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 27 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. NOTE Resume Playback • During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the video part. When Resume Playback is set to “ON” (see page 35) and you stop playback by the following operations, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. (RESUME indicator lights on the display window.) • Turning off the power (See page 14.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 28 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. Selecting the audio Special picture playback 7 During playback of a disc/file containing audio in several languages Frame-by-frame playback When using the AUDIO button: 7 During playback 1 Press 8 repeatedly. Press AUDIO. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded. Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 29 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. Selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most DVD AUDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S.P.), which usually appear by turns automatically during playback according to the playback sequence. You can change the picture (turn the page) manually when the current group/track has selectable pictures (pages).
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 30 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations 4 Press ENTER. See page 22 for button locations. 2 Example: 5 6 7 8 • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons”. (See page 20.) • The content’s numbers that you have to specify for programming varies depending on the disc/file type: Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting. Press ENTER.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 31 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. Display window Random Playback You can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order. TV screen REPEAT GROUP 7 While stopped 1 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until appears on the TV screen. Press 3 (play button). • When more than one discs are loaded, the system starts Random Playback of the next disc after completing current disc playback.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 32 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Advanced operations See page 22 for button locations. Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] You can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning (point A) and ending (point B). Sound and other settings DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 7 During playback 1 2 3 Press ON SCREEN twice. • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 33 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description” below. NOTE • See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each language, such as “AA”, etc.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 34 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Setting DVD preferences : Audio menu (AUDIO) : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 MONITOR TYPE 7 D. RANGE COMPRESSION 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 fixed on 16:9 (wide TV).
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 35 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Setting DVD preferences 7 Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER) LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the -6 dB to +6 dB range. 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 in the speaker is about 8 cm.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 36 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM Tuner operations 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 stations. 7 To preset the stations 1 2 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” on the right. Example: When the system is tuned in to 103.5 MHz.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 37 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM AV COMPU LINK remote control system The AV COMPU LINK remote control system allows you to operate JVC TVs and VCRs through the center unit. This system is equipped with the AV COMPU LINK-III, which adds a function to operate JVC’s video components via the video components terminals. To use this remote control system, you need to connect the video components you want to operate as follows.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 38 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM 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, temperature extremes and moisture.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 39 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM References Specifications 7 Center unit (XV-THC30/XV-THC20) Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference. Digital input*1: DIGITAL IN (DBS): –21 dBm to –15 dBm (OPTICAL) (660 nm E30 nm) *1 Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround (with sampling frequency — 32 kHz, 44.
TH-C20-30[JC]5.book Page 40 Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:29 AM References 7 Satellite Speakers — SP-XTHC30 7 Satellite Speakers — SP-XTHC20 Front speakers (SP-THC40F) Type: 2-way 2-speaker Bass reflex type (Magnetically shielded Type) Speaker: 8.0 cm (3-3/16 inches) cone M 1 1.5 cm (5/8 inches) dome M 1 Power Handling Capacity: 170 W Impedance: 3Ω Frequency Range: 80 Hz to 20 000 Hz Sound Pressure Level: 77 dB/W·m Dimensions (W M H M D): 104.
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