TH-S66-S55[B].
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 1 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others 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-S66-S55[B].book Page 2 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 1 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Table of contents Introduction ..................................... 2 Playback ........................................ 20 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 Basic playback ....................................................................20 One Touch Replay .....................................................
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 2 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 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.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 3 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM About discs Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD/SVCD Audio CD • DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. • The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 4 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM About discs Notes on 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” MPEG-4: “.ASF”, “.asf” DivX: “.DIVX”, “.DIV”, “.divx”, “.div”, and “.AVI”, “.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 5 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Description of parts and controls The illustrations of the center unit, the subwoofer and satellite speakers used in this manual are of TH-S66 unless otherwise noted. Front panel (center unit) Display window pg. 25 pg. 39 pg. 21 pg. 25 FM AM MHz P L PCM SURR CH kHz WMA MP3 RESUME PROGRESSIVE B.S.P. CHAP. TRK PG PL BONUS ST MONO RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND pg. 21 pg. 18 pg. 22 pg. 39 pg. 21 pg. 29 pg. 40 pg. 21 pg. 23 pg. 31 pg. 42 pg.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 6 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Description of parts and controls Powered subwoofer SP-PWS66/SP-PWS55 pg. 13 FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66 4Ω Do not block the ventilation openings. 16Ω pg. 10 POWER ON lamp: pg. 16 Power cord: pg. 13 Front Rear NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 7 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Description of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control AUDIO OPEN/CLOSE pg. 20 pg. 14 TV/VIDEO MUTING pg. 17 DVD pg. 30 FM/AM pg. 16 pg. 14 pg. 15 TV VCR AUX TV SOUND AUDIO SUBTITLE SURROUND FL DISP. pg. 29 TV VOL CHANNEL AUDIO VOL AUDIO pg. 14 TV pg. 21, 40 R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) type dry-cell batteries (supplied) pg. 25 pg. 17 pg. 14 – 42 VCR pg. 14 TUNING TUNING SLOW pg. 27 pg.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 8 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. If reception is poor 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) If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 9 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Assembling the front and surround speakers This page is for TH-S66 3 Red White The following procedure explains the front speaker assembly. The assembly of both the front and surround speakers are done in the same manner.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 10 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. This page is for TH-S66 Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Speaker cord (supplied) Powered subwoofer SP-PWS66 • Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 11 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. This page is for TH-S55 The satellite speakers are equipped with their speaker cords attached directly to their speaker unit instead of having speaker terminals on their cabinet. Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 12 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Speaker layout Connecting a TV Center speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker Powered subwoofer • Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to 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. (A pg.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 13 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the powered subwoofer Connecting to a digital component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component. Center unit Powered subwoofer System cord (supplied) Center unit DBS* tuner MD player FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66 Align the 5 marks. Align the 5 marks.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 14 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Operating external components with the remote control The buttons described below are used on pages 14 and 15. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 0, then 7. For a Toshiba TV: Press 2, then 9.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 15 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Operating external components with the remote control 7 Operation Operating the VCR Aim the remote control at the VCR. 7 To set the manufacturer’s code You can operate a JVC VCR without setting the manufacturer’s code. 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR. 2 Press and hold VCR. Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 16 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 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. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press AUDIO. On the center unit: Press .
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 17 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 16 for button locations. Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND). DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (A pg. 20) FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. (A pg. 39) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 18 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 16 for button locations. Basic operations 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: Adjusting the bass sound [BASS] Press BASS and then LEVEL +/–. NOTE • The adjustments take effect for all sources.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 19 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 16 for button locations. Basic operations Optimizing the speaker settings [Smart Surround Setup] NOTE • When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener, or replace the supplied speakers with other ones, perform Smart Surround Setup again. 7 While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your position where you listen to the sound. 2 Press and hold SMART S. SETUP. “SETTING” appears on the display window.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 20 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Playback DVD • The icon such as VIDEO shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD. Basic playback 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. • 0 on the center unit can also be used.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 21 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 20 for button locations. Playback NOTE • (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even though you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen. • If you do not want the on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 38.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 22 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 20 for button locations. Playback DVD VR disc Example: During playback on the Original program* Fast-forward/fast-reverse search Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Title number 7 During playback 2 2 0: 2 0: 3 6 DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR On the remote control: PG Press y or 1. Pressing FL DISP. To return to normal speed playback Press 3 (play button).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 23 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 20 for button locations. Playback Locating a desired title/ group using number buttons 7 During playback or while stopped 1 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 2 While the display window shows “_ _” or “_”, use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 24 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Advanced operations DVD shows the disc formats or file types the • The icon such as VIDEO operation is available for. Using the surround mode IMPORTANT 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-S66-S55[B].book Page 25 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 All Channel Stereo (DSP) 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-S66-S55[B].book Page 26 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch DVD AUDIO Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch 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. G Select this to change time information (E).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 27 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations 2 Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to Playing from a specified position on a disc select the number of the desired item. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” (A pg. 22). You can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify. You can also play a disc from specified time.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 28 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations Locating a desired position by specifying the time 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function 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-S66-S55[B].book Page 29 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations Resume Playback When Resume Playback is set to “ON” (A pg. 38) and you stop playback by the following operations, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. (“RESUME” appears on the display window.) • Turning off the power (A pg. 16) • Pressing 7 once • Changing the source (A pg.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 30 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations Selecting the audio 7 During playback of a disc containing audio in several languages Special picture playback DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR When using the AUDIO button: 1 Press AUDIO. Frame-by-frame playback 7 During playback Press 8 repeatedly. DivX DVD DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO VR Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 31 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations 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). 7 During playback and while the B.S.P.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 32 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations 4 Press ENTER. 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen to program the desired chapters/tracks. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting. • 6 Press ENTER. • • The current VFP settings appear again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 33 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations Display window Random Playback You can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order. DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO TV screen REPEAT GROUP 7 While stopped Repeats the current group for DVD AUDIO/MP3/WMA/ JPEG/MPEG-4/DivX. Repeats the current title for DVD VIDEO. 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until appears on the TV screen. 2 Press 3 (play button).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 34 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations To cancel Select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER. 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). DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR NOTE • When playing back a DVD VIDEO, A-B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title. • “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 35 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 24 for button locations. Advanced operations Sound and other settings 3 Press Cursor 3/2 to make an adjustment or selection. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. Example: NOTE Before you start operation; The adjustment is set and the display automatically disappears a few seconds later. • There is a time limit when doing the following steps.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 36 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 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” below. Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 37 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 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 fixed on 16:9 (wide TV).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 38 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM 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 cross over frequency levels according to the bass sound quality from the front/center/surround speakers.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 39 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM Tuner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press FM/AM. 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. 7 To preset the stations NOTE • When FM or AM is selected as the source, you can select All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mode.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 40 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 39 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 PS (Program Service): Shows commonly known station names. PTY (Program Type): Shows types of broadcast programs.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 41 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 39 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 (A pg. 39) by specifying the PTY codes. 7 To search for a program using the PTY codes NOTE Before you start operation; • The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 42 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM See page 39 for button locations. Tuner operations Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another convenient RDS service is called “Enhanced Other Network”. This allows the system to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of your choice (TA, NEWS, and/or INFO) from a different station except in the following cases; • When you are listening to non-RDS stations (all AM – MW stations, some FM stations and other sources).
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 43 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM References To clean the disc Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. 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.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 44 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM References Specifications 7 Subwoofer (SP-PWS66/SP-PWS55) Amplifier section Front: 7 Center unit (XV-THS66/XV-THS55) Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference. Digital input*1: DIGITAL IN: (OPTICAL) –21 dBm to –15 dBm (660 nm E30 nm) *1 Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround (with sampling frequency — 32 kHz, 44.
TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 45 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM References 7 Satellite Speakers Front speakers (SP-THS55F) Speaker unit: 8.0 cm Bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity: 140 W Impedance: 4C Frequency Range: 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions (W M H M D): 106 mm M 119.5 mm M 102 mm Mass: 0.51 kg Center speaker (SP-THS55C) Speaker unit: 5.
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